Who Would You Save?

[Wayne C.]

I love these sort of scenarios and think about them all the time (Scary huh....)


Assuming I too would be in the life boat and have my Water Buffalo Killer Knife (yes- I always have that and other things with me)..

I would save

1. Dr. Dane-a botanist has a fair understanding of food plants and pharmacology
4. Mrs Victor-tough enough to survive a lot of hardships
6 Mary Evans-young (durable) and creative
7. Mr. Newton-med background and physically fit
8. Mrs. Clark-young enough to survive, skills of little use based on descrip
9. Mr. Blake- possible designer for escape and shelter
10.Father Frans-obvious farming skills but also a good moderator for the population

I would leave behind (sorry)-
2. Mrs Dane- probable non-survivor
3. Bobby- tough choice- could probably survive but as limited contributor to the survival of the rest ( I might change my mind here and drop Mrs. Clark)
5. Jeanne Garcia- how would you feed a 3 month old without a milk source?
11. Dr. Gonzales- for a doctor he doesnt seem to have very good health and probably would be of little help. The med student probably knows enough to deal with first aid type situations.


Assuming a reasonable part of the world as a place to land on a small island with a seacoast might support 8 people indefinitely. There is always food. There is an ocean for water if you can refine it. It wouldn't be fun but it is possible. And , like Gilligan, we could eventually escape

WC

[Herodotus]

Thinking entirely logically and with no emotion involved,and working within the usual rules for these thought problems, here are my choices.

I didn't think about who I'd want most, but who I'd want least. 3 and 5 were the first to go because they are both too young and wouldn't be able to add as much as the others to survival. My next thought was 2 or 11 because of their health problems, and ultimately I'd choose to leave behind 2, because theoretically 11 can get into better health to keep from having a heart attack, but if 2 doesn't have a ready source of insulin there might be some problems. Finally after leaving behind both 2 and 3 I figured 1 would be the least useful because of the psychological trauma of having to leave behind both his wife and child.

Now, in reality I would put eight people on the raft, giving one of them my seat, including the most unhealthy ones. I would then rip some wood planking from the ship and build small rafts for myself and the three healthiest other people, likely 1, 7, and 10.

[Molten]

I honestly think 3 is underestimated. Sure, he doesn't have the best mental facilities. However, do you really want to be climbing trees and stuff?(Think fruit). Sometimes it helps to have a kid. Especially if you need small fingers or such.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Molten

I honestly think 3 is underestimated. Sure, he doesn't have the best mental facilities. However, do you really want to be climbing trees and stuff?(Think fruit). Sometimes it helps to have a kid. Especially if you need small fingers or such.

Yea if he doesn't climb the trees, how are you supposed to make coconut radios?

[JaneYoung]

So, just taking a guess here but, will the results show the percentages of those who are driven to survive at all costs, regardless of the dim or grim prospects - to the point of losing all compassion and kindness when facing catastrophe? It boils down to survival of the fittest, period?

It would be interesting to see who firefighters would save and why.

This assignment isn't pointless and it does create opportunities to think and to use a system of logic to 'justify' your choices, shifting allegiances and changing, suspending, or dropping biases if the end result better insures your survival. It also creates opportunities to reveal sides of yourself and your society that you may not have thought about.