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Do whatever it takes to survive, if I still had a reason to.
Agree. I'm not sure of what setting are you suggesting, different circumstances = different survival techniques. But ultimately, is there a reason for me to survive? If the world ends, and all of my family/friends are dead, I will just jump down from somewhere => wanna try to fly before i die.
For revenge, hmm... I would go quite far if it worth it.
I don't mind killing people as a method of self-defense...
Pretty much my answer to this pole, except for the suicide part. I would probably not suicide out of hopelessness and try to make some meaning out of my final act. Maybe my opinions are a little different, because at work I'm in a situation where I'm held directly responsible for the survival of about three dozen people. (
and I hope uall realize personal survival is usually tied and dependent to the survival of the people around you, especially in a crisis situation and my line of work) Personally, my own survival in itself is fairly insignificant in the face of a reason to live. Meaning I would rather die knowing that I kept the hope of civilization safe for children or a future generation than kill off all my enemies and hoard a big supply of end of the world rations
we'll all grow old and die eventually anyway!
What meaning is a few more hours, months, or years of our own existence against hope for a better future? I'd prefer to not live propagating such selfish arrogance.
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Boy, remind me never to be stuck with some of you guys in a survival situation. 0.o
agreed
im surprised to see the majority here would kill to survive
i would never do that...i think..
even under survival situations i would probably stay sane and keep my morals and pride heh
i think i would try my best to survive without doing anything extreme,if im going to die then so be it ...
yeah i'm pretty disapointed so many people jump to killing and looting right away, we're not chimpanzees - we are humans, we change the environment to suit our needs, So long as we are alive have the potential to rebuild and progress civilization. Only dumb monkeys would digress in the other direction for any reason other than to protect our own kind and defense.
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Are you talking about survival in the wilderness, during an accident or something else? To me, survival in different surroundings = different tactics required.
Well, I won't mind killing animals or eating wild plants for survival and that's only if they're safe to eat. I wouldn't eat another human though 'cos human meat carries a lot of diseases and bacteria. Plus, I'm totally NOT into cannibalism(except for its usage in stories, to scare or creep out people).
Also, I wouldn't drink my own urine unless I've got a water purification system(tablets, filters, etc.) that'll purify it and make it safe for consumption. In Singapore, some of our water is recycled from urine so it's not like it's a big deal. Besides, fresh water these days is heavily contaminated with all sorts of crap. To preserve water in my body, I'd probably try to avoid salt and too much heat and might even discard most of my clothes.
I'm not really into the act of killing others since I'm terrified of blood and gore(irl) and strongly abhor the act of taking someone's life. But if I have to, I'd first try to wound the person instead of trying to kill him. Plus, I've heard time and time again, that killing someone deadens a part of you and I'm not crazy enough to go that far, unless the person really intends to kill me.
I wouldn't help someone kidnap a person, hurt a person's family, etc. nor am I going to wound a child or use a child as a bombing target, just for the sake of luring an enemy out.
yeah harming children for personal reasons of any kind is a big no no
Exactly, even though there's this big craze with bottled water nowadays - purifying water to drink is not that difficult!, even from stagnant puddles -provided you have fire. (use to have much outdoorsy fun adventures back in school days) However, I would not recommend drinking unfiltered urine as some people mentioned, it contains poisonous ammonia and waste that your body discards for a reason... If there is life of any kind in an area (bugs, fauna, wildlife, etc) then you will probably able to obtain much needed protein from them (as humans we are gifted as being omnivorous).
as for cutting off own limbs... well i guess i'm at a cross between if i was in a situation like that guy at the end of Mad Max or that guy who hacked his arm off from being trapped under a boulder and cauterized his own wound knowing he would die slowly of exposure if he didn't do that
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