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Alice October 27th, 2010 4:56 PM

Would you sacrifice your morals?
 
Say you have 1 day left to live. Would you sacrifice your beliefs/morals to enjoy the rest of your time to the fullest? (This could mean something as small as my answer, or as intense as killing someone that you hate, or raping everyone around you... although I hope no one would do that. lol) It could also be an issue of, it's something that you want to do, but wouldn't because you would die/be arrested/etc.

Personally, I would not. My friend asked me this question on the phone a few years back, when I told him that I don't eat unhealthy food... at all. As he put it, "If you had just, one day to live, would you pig out on all of your favorite, unhealthy foods, since it didn't if you were healthy or not anymore?" My answer was no, simply out of principal, I would never sacrifice my morals for any reason. (Not sure if you would even count that as a moral though. lol) That's probably not an issue for most of you, as I'm sure most people already eat like that anyway.

Captain Hobo. October 27th, 2010 5:07 PM

No, I wouldn't I would just spend my last time of my life good.

Stellar October 27th, 2010 5:41 PM

Wow, this is a really interesting question...
In short, no, I wouldn't. Not so much because I choose to stay inhibited, but because nothing that I see as immoral really appeals to me. I might tell a few people what I really think about them, but that's as "bad" as it would get.

Sammi October 27th, 2010 5:59 PM

No. Sure, I'd get away with in in this world, but I would fear for possible retribution in the afterlife. (If there is one, but I don't take chances. Plus, it's wrong.)

That, and I would be too worried about saying goodbye and putting my affairs in order to have time to sacrifice my morals to begin with. :/

Cherrim October 27th, 2010 6:32 PM

I wouldn't do anything illegal but I might but I might be a bit more honest with certain people than I usually am.

But like Sammi said, I'm sure I'd be spending far too much time making the most of my last 24h with my friends and family to bother going ahead and doing anything crazy.

Shanghai Alice October 27th, 2010 6:37 PM

No... not really.

I'd rather love my family than go to Vegas.

Garouga! Bare Your Fangs! October 27th, 2010 6:45 PM

Nah. My morals are set so I can have plenty of fun while staying within their bounds.

Arc October 27th, 2010 8:10 PM

No. I would rather have a perfectly fine arm, than a broken one.

PlatinumDude October 27th, 2010 8:27 PM

I wouldn't sacrifice my morals if this happened because I would still die one way or another.

Melody October 27th, 2010 8:55 PM

I would not get too fast-and-loose with my values...even if I only had a day left to live.

I certainly would not harm anybody innocent...meaning raping, and killing would be out of the question. Now if I were presented with a chance to face my worst enemy, someone so heinous they deserve every possible death in the book, then I might do something and make damn sure they thought they were certainly gonna die a slow, painful, and tortuous death by my hand before I let them go. Naturally, I don't have an enemy like that, and likely never will meet someone who deserves that in my opinion...so it's unlikely.

Overall however, the more minor morals would be dropped in favor of enjoyment.

I'd admit my love to any woman/man I might be in love with at the time...even if they happened to be married. (none currently...but it's not impossible)

I'd let any woman/man who confessed love to me enjoy my company and have an 'affair' with me whether they were married or not.

If I could be certain of getting away with stealing something I want from someone obviously too well off to be harmed by it, I'd do it. Like Robin Hood, though, I'd never steal from the poor or average person...and I'd probably not steal anything of huge value. (Jewels and such do not interest me...but I've yet to meet someone that has something I'd want badly enough to steal, and it's less likely...because I am usually quite a moral person)

I would certainly throw certain morals to the wind in order to do things to equalize the world in small ways. Any way I could get back at those who have done harm to people I care about, I'd probably do it, so long as it were not overly illegal or destructive. (Honestly, it'd probably be nothing more than a harmless prank...I do happen to feel that people deserve a chance to improve...and they'll hardly be encouraged to improve if you harm them or make them lose something, or damage something of theirs greatly.

In summary, unless some minor moral of mine got in the way of living out my "Ultimate-Go-Out-With-A-Bang-Last day" of life, I would NOT throw it out of the window.

I certainly wouldn't go out and do any serious or lasting harm to anyone. The harm principal is my BIGGEST moral...if something does irreparable and tangible harm to someone either directly or indirectly within two steps down the cause/effect chain by affecting something over which I have complete willful control over...what other people do does not count as indirect, I cannot ever hope to control a person fully.

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ October 27th, 2010 10:44 PM

I have a list of things that I would like to do if I've got 24 hours to live. I don't think anything on my list is particularly immoral. I have it planned out so my last day on earth will be fun and exciting without me doing something that's any meaner than what my norm is.

King Gumball October 27th, 2010 11:08 PM

I personally would. I would want to do things I have always wanted (not criminal things.... Maybe steal a monkey from a zoo which sounds fun lol) but could never do due to the high risk etc.

Charizard★ October 28th, 2010 2:52 PM

No, I'd still live by my morals. Just because I have one day left to live doesn't mean I should break them. :/

jujuju October 28th, 2010 7:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sammi-san (Post 6251838)
No. Sure, I'd get away with in in this world, but I would fear for possible retribution in the afterlife. (If there is one, but I don't take chances. Plus, it's wrong.)

The way I look at it, it can't possibly hurt to believe in an afterlife and stick to your morals. If you live this way then you will go to what is "heaven" because you spent your last moments with your morality intact and beliefs still there, but if there is no afterlife, then it won't matter anyway.

Ninja Caterpie October 28th, 2010 11:52 PM

If I was going to die the next day, I'd have a lot more on my mind than doing anything illegal that I may or may not have wanted to; I'll put it that way. In the end, I'd probably not do it anyway (probably because my conscience is strong enough that it'll probably make me think I won't die, so I won't do it. lol)

Zodiac Realm October 29th, 2010 2:40 AM

No way. I'd just live out my last day like any other. I don't know any better. xD

Ivysaur October 29th, 2010 12:28 PM

I think I can live to my fullest without breaking my morals.

I'd just spend all my money though. Not like I'm going to need it later.

Mario The World Champion October 29th, 2010 1:35 PM

Honestly, I would sacrifice morals if I'm going to die in 24 hours. But I hate waiting. I'd rather beat down a cop, steal his gun, put it to my head and pull the trigger. Problem solved.

Lumina October 29th, 2010 3:22 PM

You see, but what if you were told you only had one day left, then you do all this random sh--, and then it turns out you were lied to, and continued living? What then, eh?

But provided that whoever was telling me this was in fact telling the truth...HELL YES. I would go around hitting people with my wooden pole until it breaks, then I would get another, and repeat over and over again until I died.

Corvus of the Black Night October 29th, 2010 4:00 PM

Honestly, if I had one day to live, I'd live it like normal, because if I didn't know, I would be doing the exact same thing.

Rogue planet October 29th, 2010 4:11 PM

No I wouldn't, I don't really think rape and murder is very fun tbh. I'd probably just tie up any loose ends and make plans for the disposal of my body so there's nothing left for other people to deal with once I am dead. Maybe I'd dig my own grave then just an hero whilst laying in it.

Eliminator Jr. October 29th, 2010 5:42 PM

I probably wouldn't do anything differently. I wouldn't do study or homework or anything, I'd go out and meet a few friends and have a fun time. I think I'm a pretty moral person but I'm not having any less fun because of it. Breaking my morals would make me feel bad, not good.

Zeffy October 30th, 2010 5:57 AM

No, for the love of food, no. I'd rather spend my last day with all of my friends, including old ones from my childhood, and family. Now that is heaven for me. ;D

Rucario October 30th, 2010 6:23 AM

I wouldn't be breaking many of my morals because most of my morals are not to believe in Satan and his acts and to commit sins. I don't really know why I would really commit sins on the last day of my life and I sure wouldn't believe in Satan especially on that day. I'd say no, I would not be.

mikey November 9th, 2010 5:29 PM

Nah, I'd spend that last day with friends and family probably.


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