moral/ethical question

[project.one]

You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
2. An old friend who once saved your life.
3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could only be one passenger in your car? Think, before you continue reading.


You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first. Or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back. However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again.

What would you choose to do?

[cubed]

I would choose the one who would leave the biggest impact on their life.

I'd take the old lady and save her life.

The friend would understand because they're a friend.

If they are the perfect partner they will somehow find their way back into your life if it was meant to be.

i would run them all over in my car cause i have roadstar, therefore allowing for a free accident, and that way i wouldn't have to choose.

[Guineveire]

the old friend.

the hag will die anyway, and if it was meant to be, you'll meet that special partner again later on in life.
or some cheesy shit like that.

[Magi]

Originally Posted by project.one

You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
2. An old friend who once saved your life.
3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could only be one passenger in your car? Think, before you continue reading.


You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first. Or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back. However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again.

What would you choose to do?

I'm assuming that I'm forced to offer a ride to someone (I can't say that I'm not going to offer anyone a ride, which I kind of want to say).


Regarding the old lady:

First of all, if she only looks like she's about to die, I probably wouldn't take her. Chances are if she looks that way it's not because of the weather, but either disease or old age, or some other reason. I would take her only if I knew for certain that, if she was indeed dying, removing her from the terrible weather would save her life. Otherwise I would probably mind my own business and let her be.


Regarding our old friend:

Well, given what little context we have, I would say that this person is probably the front runner for the seat in my car. However, I wouldn't offer my seat because of the fact that this person once saved my life. I would probably do it because I know this person, and it is less weird to be picking up an old friend than it is to pick up a random stranger from a bus stop.


Regarding this so called perfect partner:

Let's just assume that you know this person is your perfect partner based on your brief glance of them (otherwise this example just wouldn't fly). If and only if I knew this was the perfect person for me, and if and only if I knew this was the only chance I would ever get to meet this person, and if and only if I knew that the happiness I would experience with anyone else would not even be close to the happiness I would experience with this so called perfect partner, then I would offer them a ride. Otherwise, no.




I don't know if I would have titled this thread as a moral/ethical question. For instance, I don't know if I would shame someone for not picking up one of the aforementioned people during a storm of some sort. Chances are that people don't drive around randomly during these storms looking for people to taxi to their destinations. Usually people drive because they need to go somewhere, and to pick someone up and drop them off at their locations in lieu of their own for me is to go above and beyond any sort of obligations one should have . . .

[ebbomega]

I'd aim for a large puddle next to them and give them all the finger as I drive by.

[G3N3R4L]

id have my old friend (cuz he would understand) take the old lady to the hospital in my car - after grabbing his number to keep in touch

id hop out and chill with my soul mate in the rain

[Carrie]

my car seats 5, i could pick up all three and still have room for one more.

who drives a car with only one seat available?

[G3N3R4L]

/\ meeee!!

i drive a 2 seater crx.. ;/

[*SunShyne*]

Originally Posted by Guineveire

the old friend.

the hag will die anyway, and if it was meant to be, you'll meet that special partner again later on in life.
or some cheesy shit like that.

Absolutely!

I can get some luvins from some random I'd pick up at a bar that night with my old friend... old people die all the time... it's part of life!

[lildonkey]

Originally Posted by Avana

i would run them all over in my car cause i have roadstar, therefore allowing for a free accident, and that way i wouldn't have to choose.

Post of the month. (i know it's the 5th... but i'm pretty sure this will hold up till the end)

[BAL1STOPHER]

i would get out of the car and wait with the girl and tell my friend to drive the old hag home.....

ps. 16 blocks?

[MC Hammered]

I'd pick up the old friend.

The old lady is going to die anyway and that perfect partner gets 'fucked'

[t-skywalker]

i would call 911 for the old lady, an ambulance can get thru traffic alot faster then me and help her on the ride!!!
tell the friend take my car and ill call them to pick me up cause im going dancing in the rain with my soulmate:love:(if they were men't for me they would dance in the rain with me, walk with me, smile with me and enjoy every moment with me no matter how misserable out it is;) )

[lildonkey]

I would pretend to call 911 for the old lady, but actually just check my voicemail and pretend i was getting her help.

Then i would tell my best friend that i would BRB and take the girl of my dreams to my car to bone her (14 seconds... or maybe 32 seconds if i have already jacked off previously in the day) .. then after i busted i would tell her i'm gay and kick her out of the car.. then pick up my friend and drive to 7-11 and get those nachos they have there... but instead of pouring just cheese in the dip side... i'll mix it with cheese + chili

and then high 5 my best friend and call it a night

[.LxT]

Heh my 'soul mate' is a dear old friend, coincidentally, so my choices just got better. And if I were lucky enough to see her - fuck, who needs going home after that?

YouTube - kissing in the rain - great expectations

[Magi]

Excellent clip!

If only such a thing would happen to me, just once in my life, I would die a happy and content man.

I guess I can only dream . . . (or YouTube)

[Segued]

I'd pick the old friend, their irreplaceable.

[Lush]

^^^ that scene always gives me chills, I love that movie

It's a storm, assuming my friend and 'perfect' partner are in relatively good condition they could probably wait for the bus and it wouldn't be a big deal.

I would give them both an umbrella and drive the old lady home or to the hospital depending on which was necessary.

Also, the 'perfect partner' concept is so vague - if they were perfect for me we would probably already be together and you can't really make that sort of assumption based on a glance or a brief instant (well I suppose you could but it's rare).

[Speechless]

Hey lush, asl? lol

[Ms.Tarantula]

I basically stop, and open the door and let them fight to the death for it.

survival of the fittest.

[anewlife]

I have no driving license so why bother anyway?

[Paroxysm]

i'd probably keep driving and ask myself "i thought i was coming down".

[Only_Glory]

after a minute of thinking,
the answer came quite easy to me,

my friend and the old lady can have my car, they can drive, it does not matter if they'll come back.

the forest, the night, and the perfect partner
what else do i need?

[Ms.Tarantula]

you can date divinity, but she won't let you fuck.