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ashtonvex t1_iu4724k wrote

no, i don't. to me, it's the same as "would you love me if i were a worm?" type questions. sorry sofía, but realistically, if you were a worm i would either put you in my compost bin or feed you to my magpie friends.

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Hexiix t1_iu4b31z wrote

“If you had a gun to your head right now, would you rather me shoot you or answer a hypothetical question with a gun to your head?”

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MisterHonkeySkateets t1_iu4ddw7 wrote

I mean, you can choose that gun option once, but depending on who’s behind the gun, you’ll get two bullets so it can be ruled a suicide.

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nucumber t1_iu4dz1y wrote

are you just now thinking this through?

why do you think someone would hold a gun to your head if not to threaten to shoot you

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TacoThingy t1_iu4ewcc wrote

Well yes but no. Look at something like Sophie’s choice. You get to pick one of two kids, or you don’t pick and you all get shot and killed.

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seemypinky t1_iu4eyi3 wrote

I don’t think people are forgetting that, they just assume that in the vast majority of circumstances getting shot in the head would not be the option most people would choose

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sold_snek t1_iu4ft5w wrote

Uh, I don't think anyone with a gun to their head is forgetting that getting shot is an option. It's an option no one wants.

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BushyOreo t1_iu4i0gd wrote

I mean get shot or answer often times a stupid/embarrassing question? Like I don't think much people would rather die then answer a question

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possiblycrazy79 t1_iu4ixrf wrote

Not really. "Shoot me then" is a common answer that I myself & many others have used

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Cleaglor t1_iu4jfzo wrote

In real life though, like a hostage situation, that "question" is more often than not something that they want to hear or you're getting shot, so it's not really a question at all. The question is do you wanna live or not, and how far are you going to go for it.

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provocative_bear t1_iu4kdnu wrote

“WILD TURKEY 101 OR RARE BREED, YOU ONLY GET ONE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, PRICES AT MSRP, WHAT’S IT GONNA BE?”

“I, uh, I choose death”

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grazerbat t1_iu4kekw wrote

Cogi qui potest nescit mori. - Seneca the Younger

Literally, he who can be compelled has not learned how to die

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Fay55 t1_iu4kr7b wrote

What if you took the gun and shot them instead, pulling one of those youtube tutorial tricks.

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gibertot t1_iu4mhry wrote

No we don't. The whole point is gun to your head you have to chose or you would die. That's why you have to make an impossible choice. The gun is there to force you to make that choice. Nobody is choosing the "well just shoot me in the head" choice because they can't decide between fried chicken and sushi.

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boomheadshot7 t1_iu4ne2u wrote

I hate people who, after engaging in the discussion with an opinion, refuse to answer hypothetical would you rather questions about the topic.

It’s like they can’t realize it’s not about the question, it’s about their answer. ‘Neither’ or ‘I’d rather die’ is just a puss out. It’s an either or question, you don’t get to weasel out of them when you don’t like the options.

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farrenkm t1_iu4nkb6 wrote

I've always taken it to mean there's one right answer, or I just need to make a decision -- any decision. But that's the framing in which I use it. "If I had a gun to my head and had to make a decision this second, I would choose insert option here." It helps me get past those times when I'm just waffling and can't decide.

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TDA792 t1_iu4nkiu wrote

Replying to Hexiix (#283,662)

"Padraic, every time you speak to me now, I'm going to cut one of me fingers off with me pair of shears at home, and give em t' ye. Starting now."

...

"Padraic, what'd'ye do? He'd rather maim himself than speak to ye, ye must've done something"

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paulusmagintie t1_iu4np0n wrote

I don't forget because i say it then they say its not an option

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PrinceJustice237 t1_iu4nutl wrote

I’ve often said “Put a gun to my head and asked me to choose … you’d have to shoot me. But tie me to a stake and light a fire under me and I’d choose [insert favourite movie of the day here].”

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recriminology t1_iu4o95c wrote

Replying to BushyOreo (#285,144)

“…if these texts weren’t enough to prove that, I would like to present my client’s Internet search history from that evening.”

“I’d rather just confess to the murder.”

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BooBs_In_My_Inbox t1_iu4odw7 wrote

No, we don't. That's what makes the thing work, the idea of getting shot if you don't take one of the other choices. It is simply generally accepted that being shot is the obvious worst option no one is supposed to take.

This is idiotic.

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potpro t1_iu4olu5 wrote

Ok.. gun to your head.. crunchy pb or creamy?

You gonna pull that trigger with all that peanut butter out there?

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lgndryheat t1_iu4oy6t wrote

Replying to nucumber (#284,280)

Pretty sure they meant that you always have a third option. Like if you'd rather die than take either option in the hypothetical. Most people interpret it as "which of these two options, you have to pick one" which is absolutely the point of the phrase. OP is saying you can get out of it by saying fuck it, pull the trigger.

I don't think they meant that they never realized that a gun to your head forces you to make a decision.

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HomieScaringMusic t1_iu4puff wrote

Idk who forgets that. It’s the option I pick about half the time and then she’s like “NO! You HAVE to pick one” and I’m like “then why did you tell me there’s a gun to my head?”

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SallyHeap t1_iu4qww7 wrote

I had a mentor once who told me that you ALWAYS have a choice to do something, even if a gun is to your head, so before you do something big, you have to consider the consequences. And then, whatever you choose, you have deliberately decided to accept those consequences. Sure you fight them if you can (don't plead guilty if it was self-defense) but you can't act shocked (when you get arrested and have to plead self defense). I think people forget their own agency sometimes. We are autonomous beings and we have free will.

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lgndryheat t1_iu56df9 wrote

Replying to nucumber (#287,753)

Have you never heard the expression "Gun to your head, (insert two choices here)?"

It's extremely common, and it's just an expression that means "if you had to choose right now, which of these two options would you pick?" Not "Answer this question or I'll murder you."

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YoungJack23 t1_iu5aqk5 wrote

In the realm of possibility, you could potentially refuse to answer and the person with the gun to your head could just put it away.

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ashtonvex t1_iu6pqrz wrote

Replying to immaownyou (#286,455)

not really, i don't like worms. my hypothetical worm-gf will either be helping the environment from the inside of my compost bin or stimulating the "circle of life" (the food chain). why would i keep it in a jar, anyway? that seems kind of possessive.

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JustPlayDaGame t1_iudt123 wrote

Replying to Fay55 (#285,712)

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