What would you die for?

[Epee_Pox]

What ideas, principles or beliefs are so important to you that you would be willing to die for them? It's more important to you that they persist, than that you continue to exist.

[Meteoric Iron]

Mr. Pox, should you not prime the pump with this saturnine invito?

Alright, I'll extend--
Truth, freedom, healthy honeybees, frogs and cows.

[Neinteen]

Neinianity.

[jjefferies]

Originally Posted by Neinteen

Neinianity.

You lose that soon after nineteen.
Nothing! And particularly not any government I've seen. Not any Religion or philosophy. Though speaking of philosphy there's a vlog of Maddy Prior talking about the centralness of "Be Kind". About as good a philosophy as I've heard of.
URL of Maddy Prior if you've no clue as to who she is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zzwbYyvWiU
And the bit on "Be Kind" From "The Quest"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G81Vi8W39o

If there is any thing it is the right to be me, curmudgeon and all.
Though on second thought I would get extremely upset if anyone was to harm my cat or my friends. But I don't think I'd be willing to die over it, rather I would be willing to have the perpetrator(s) die.

[D'Art]

My family and close friends only.

[KidLazy]

Earth and everyone on it.
(Something I am doing right now... slowly killing myself for it)

[telkanuru]

There are many things for which I'd risk my life, but none for which I'd be willing to face certain death.

[Stormbringer]

On the subject of exchanging life and limb for an idea or person(s), I happen to particularly like the idea behind this quote:

"It's easy to find something worth dying for. Do you have anything worth living for?" - Lorien (Babylon 5)

That being said, my feeling on the matter is somewhat similar to telkanuru's: while there are a number things for which I'd risk my life, there are very, very few for which I'd willingly march into the jaws of death - and only then, after any and every viable alternative has been exhausted.

Anything truly worth dying for is worth coming back to...

[Neinteen]

(waiting for Inq to post....Fencergrl's going to manipulate this post....)

[Lemonaide]

That is a very good question. I would hope that I would go out like a lady for my religion. [gulp]

[trafl926]

The Sermon on the Mount and a few people

also, of course, the prevailing ideas and beliefs that we all find good and, of course, most mathematical reason(would you die to save 100 people, yadda yadda)

[Lady Quindecim]

There are some that would say that dying is easy. With no other stipulation, the assumption is that is would be relatively quick and painless. Then, there is nothing else to do. It is over. No commitment.

For whom would you donate a kidney? Bone marrow? or ___? (fill in the blank)

What would you suffer for... for possibly the rest of a very long life?

Or, would you adopt a severely handicapped child?
volunteer at a nursing home?
build a house? (a la habitat for humanity)

I think I have a new subject for a top fifteen list: fifteen things to do before I could die happy.

[D'Art]

Originally Posted by Lady Quindecim

For whom would you donate a kidney? Bone marrow? or ___? (fill in the blank)

What would you suffer for... for possibly the rest of a very long life?

Still the same answer as before.

Or, would you adopt a severely handicapped child?

My mother fosters them, so it's the nearest thing to it.

volunteer at a nursing home?
build a house? (a la habitat for humanity)

Nope, and nope.

[Lady Quindecim]

ok, d'art...
There is a stranger in front of you in line at a supermarket.
Wearing jeans and a t-shirt, but they are clean and tasteful (but not from The Gap)
They are buying 1 unit of baby formula.
This person is not related to you and you have never seen them before.
This person is in a hurry.
So are you.
They are paying cash, but are short.
How much would you be willing to give them to make up the difference?
More or less than a quarter? than a dollar? than $5 (but $5 kinda blows the formula part of the scenario)?

What if it was alcohol or cigarettes?
What if it was candy?

I am not singling you out, D'art. I am stretching the question a bit for everyone... pushing the point of "well I would do this but not that?"

Would anyone commit adultery to save their own life - and no one would know but the "participants"?

Would anyone commit adultery to save the life of their spouse - and no one would know but the "participants"?

Or the same 2 questions, if the spouse would find out after?

Or what about to save the live of a non-spouse family member?

Or what if the tables were turned? What if you were the spouse?

[Some say I spent too much time in therapy, other say not enough.] [oops... tmi, I know]

[bxtr]

There are many things for which I'd risk my life, but none for which I'd be willing to face certain death.

Actually, that's a good point. Does "willing to die" for something mean doing something that will definitely result in your death, or can it mean doing something that's risky and could conceivably get you killed?

As for myself, I have no idea. I'll know when and if the moment ever arrives. I'm also a little skeptical when someone says they'd die for something. I'll only truly and completely believe it when they do.

[D+F+P=Hadouken!]

To free scotland.

[Timo]

I don't know as the chance hasn't come up yet, but I like to think I would die for love.

[latenight]

Only for a VERY few people.

[BAKER/the/swd/grl]

Mankind...yep

[BAKER/the/swd/grl]

You are all welcome.