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Skybird · 05-24-06, 06:55 AM

Do I get this right - they ignored the wounded man on their way UP, not DOWN...???

I could eventually - depending on the situation - understand to leave a man behind if already in retreat, for example to get help, or to save the life of the others if there a threatening weather coming in pursue and there is no chance perceived to get the man down before the whole group is in danger. However, such decision cannot be made in advance, and cannot or should not be designed as a general blueprint. In that scenario I would respect both possibel decison being made by a crew: to leave the man, or to risk all and averything by staying with him, or taking him with them.

But ignoring a man like this while still on the way up, just because one is craving for the fame and is putting that above human life is... well, being a human means more than a body, two legs, two arms, a head - humanquality is defined by intentions, motivations, feelings, thinking, and doing. Seen this way, this creature that let that man die to continue with it's own climb is no human being, in my eyes.

And even some higher animals do not leave their dying ones behind that easily.

05-24-06, 06:55 AM	#6
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,632 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Do I get this right - they ignored the wounded man on their way UP, not DOWN...??? I could eventually - depending on the situation - understand to leave a man behind if already in retreat, for example to get help, or to save the life of the others if there a threatening weather coming in pursue and there is no chance perceived to get the man down before the whole group is in danger. However, such decision cannot be made in advance, and cannot or should not be designed as a general blueprint. In that scenario I would respect both possibel decison being made by a crew: to leave the man, or to risk all and averything by staying with him, or taking him with them. But ignoring a man like this while still on the way up, just because one is craving for the fame and is putting that above human life is... well, being a human means more than a body, two legs, two arms, a head - humanquality is defined by intentions, motivations, feelings, thinking, and doing. Seen this way, this creature that let that man die to continue with it's own climb is no human being, in my eyes. And even some higher animals do not leave their dying ones behind that easily. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.