Would you die to save your mother's life?

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This question was posed to me recently, and I'm curious as to how others would answer it. More specifically, if there was no doubt one of you was going to die, and your mother (or father - some parental figure you love) was in the position of first risk (eg, they're the ones in front of the bus) - would you give your life to save them? No BS or 'socially acceptable' answers, please.

My answer was 'No'.

If they were older than 40 and had no children younger than 18, then no.

Yes. I would give my life for hers. However, she is the type that would no allow me to do such. So, I would not do actually do it; as it would cause her guilt.

Ha! What a question! Especially considering so many of us have somewhat spoiled relationships with our parents, or no relationship at all.

I wouldn't die for my mother and I wouldn't expect her to die for me either. Why should a parent expect a child to die for them? Isn't that canceling out the reason people breed?

I wouldn't either, though she said I have saved her life a few times, and I WILL die eventually.

Yes.

Yes, without even thinking about it, I would for my sisters too, after a little pause.

Yeah, i would. Nevermind our relationship or whether she'd want me to or not, that's not the point.

If it's not her choice whether she dies, but mine that decides which of us does, then as a situational question as a human being I'll choose to expend my life to prolong another's. Relative age, relationship, etc. don't mean much because you can't judge what exactly the value of a person's life is.

For my brother I would, willingly.

Can't say truthfully for anybody else, friend, family, or otherwise.

I guess I would.

Since I cannot know beforehand if I die or not, I'll jump at the chance since I'm younger, a lot healthier, have the potential to easily recover faster than them.

And if I'm dead in the end... well, then at least I don't get panic attacks about death anymore. Being dead = non-existent.

I act on impulse, so good chances I'd get myself killed in such a scenario.

Yes.

no i have my self protection

No. I have young children. I would never put myself at risk, because it would put my children at risk of growing up without a mother.

Yes i would die to save a complete strangers life, its jsut the way i am.

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No and I don't believe anybody would be able to do it in such a situation (and even if, it's mostly because he'd be afraid of others' opinion or opinion of his parent whose life would be endangered). My own life is the most important thing to me, the most valuable thing I have and will ever have even if I were as rich as Bill Gates.

It's only stroking one's ego - "I'm so noble, I'd be able to sacrifice my own life". Even if you did, you wouldn't even be able to see the result of your noble deed. It's highly unhealthy and simply indecent to feel such strong attachment to whatever living being