Are you morally obliged to withstand torture in order to save the life of your child?

[cantata]

If someone is made to choose between severe physical torture for themselves, or a quick, painless death for their child, I would certainly admire them for undergoing the torture and saving their child, but I wouldn't condemn them for giving in.

What do you think?

 

[spartacus1984]

Women haven’t been having babies for more then 100000 years?
It isn’t safer now to have a baby then it has ever been?
You don’t have the courage to have a baby?
don’t your mother have the courage to have a baby?

 

[Polycarp_fan]

If someone is made to choose between severe physical torture for themselves, or a quick, painless death for their child, I would certainly admire them for undergoing the torture and saving their child, but I wouldn't condemn them for giving in.

What do you think?

Let me look at my children and I'll be right back to you.

I'll suffer torture.

 

[LittleNipper]

Thank GOD for MOMMIES!

 

[LoisGriffin]

I don't think I could. Not really a mothering type so don't really understand the parent/child bond though.

 

[spartacus1984]

LoisGriffin


It is just an evolutionary process, those that don’t have children will go extinct.
In Briton , thousands of "immigrants" are being welcomed in to the country
Because the “native” British people don’t have the courage to have more babies.
Over time the “native” British people will die out and will be replace by more "immigrants". which isn't a good thing, is it?

Because It is just an evolutionary process.

 

[acropolis]

If someone is made to choose between severe physical torture for themselves, or a quick, painless death for their child, I would certainly admire them for undergoing the torture and saving their child, but I wouldn't condemn them for giving in.

What do you think?

Is this question meant to examine whether or not there could exist anything more important to an individual than their own well-being? That seems like the deciding factor.

 

[keith99]

Withstand torture or try to? I have no issue with anyone who tries and fails. Actuallly as long as it is a painful decision I have no issue with someone. Now if it is an easy decision that your own child's life is not worth your discomfort then I have an issue.

 

[LoisGriffin]

LoisGriffin


It is just an evolutionary process, those that don’t have children will go extinct.
In Briton , thousands of "immigrants" are being welcomed in to the country
Because the “native” British people don’t have the courage to have more babies.
Over time the “native” British people will die out and will be replace by more "immigrants". which isn't a good thing, is it?

Because It is just an evolutionary process.

It doesn't bother me one bit. We are all created by God so who cares who is having the babies?

 

[spartacus1984]

It doesn't bother me one bit. We are all created by God so who cares who is having the babies?

Genesis 9:7
As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it."
and Then God said

 

[LoisGriffin]

And man was fruitful and multiplied so Gods command was followed.

 

[spartacus1984]

LoisGriffin

Your right, there isn’t any more room left in the universe for more humans babies.

the universe just isn’t big Enough for more and more humans babies.


the universe just isn’t a really big place.

 

[LoisGriffin]

? I didn't say that. I just said Gods command was followed.

 

[spartacus1984]

LoisGriffin

and at what point did you Decide that you shouldn’t follow Gods command?

 

[Belk]

LoisGriffin

and at what point did you Decide that you shouldn’t follow Gods command?

Spartacusbot, at what point will you be addressing the OP?

 

[LoisGriffin]

LoisGriffin

and at what point did you Decide that you shouldn’t follow Gods command?

His command to me is to not have them. His plan for everyones lives are different.

 

[spartacus1984]

Belk

When will you?

Western women haven’t been brain washed in to believing that have babies isn’t a really good idea.

 

[visionary]

I thought my giving birth was like the biggest [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] that I ever experienced. But then I had God take me through it. It was His Hands that were squeezing the womb and squirting the baby out. I trusted Him. I relaxed and let Him do His thing. We were in this together... and it was over before I knew it. Great experience... That is the way to go. God will get you into the right frame of mind, when you are with Him.

 

[wanderingone]

If someone is made to choose between severe physical torture for themselves, or a quick, painless death for their child, I would certainly admire them for undergoing the torture and saving their child, but I wouldn't condemn them for giving in.

What do you think?

I don't think it's necessarily morally wrong if they can't do it not sure how I feel about won't do it.

Based on my own beliefs I'm inclined to believe I'm supposed to submit myself over allowing the suffering another (my child or not) Don't know if I could live up to that, fortunately I've never had to make a decision. When I meet people who HAVE (particularly refugees from various civil wars) I am astounded at the things that people have submitted themselves to in order to just attempt to save a child, a spouse, or a friend. I also don't condemn anyone who can't handle the torture.

 

[spartacus1984]

Spartacusbot, at what point will you be addressing the OP?

don’t you see that this is just a thinly veiled metaphor for giving birth or decide that a person shouldn’t allow their baby to live?