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Who would you save between your cat and your worst enemy? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 7 months ago by atotayo@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've been discussing with my sister (a big fan of her cats) about what lives we would save in an emergency. I think a human live is worth more than an animal's no question asked but she thinks otherwhise. So to end this discussion I'm writing here.

Who would you save between your cat and your worst enemy?
What if it was between your cat and a stranger?
Why?

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[–] Alice@beehaw.org 3 points 7 months ago

I don't think there's an objective way to measure the worth of a life, but for me, length plays a factor. It would feel shitty to save my cat over a small child, because that child has over ten times the amount of time left as my cat and I'd feel like I was robbing them of more experiences than I would be robbing my cat of.

Fortunately, both the men I consider my enemies are older and not in great health 👍