I absolutely HATE those dumb hypothetic questions people sometimes ask you that serve no purpose whatsoever. It's different if somebody is asking what you would do if, say, you caught your brother taking drugs. That could be a case where somebody needs help but is too afraid to ask directly, and that's fine. But it's another thing entirely when someone makes up the most random thing they can think of to ask you. IE: "If the only way to keep the world from certain destruction was to run around the streets naked yelling, 'I'm a burrito!'... would you do it?" I mean, what's the point of these questions? It's not like anything like that would EVER happen.

The results of these types of questions are almost always negative. Let's say that the person who was asked that little "end of the world" question answered with a resounding "NO!!!". Then the asker would probably respond with something like, "You horrible person! You would let us all die. I'm going to tell everybody you suck so that they'll all hate you!" Ok, maybe not that harsh, but that's the gist of it. I mean, I would definitely do it to save the world but I respect that running around nude might be so against someone's beliefs that they wouldn't do it for anything.

See, the reason this bugs me is that some of my friends asked me the other day, "If it would end world AIDS, would you eat a live kitten?" And, being a vegetarian and an animal lover I said "No." But I continued by saying that I would feel horrible that the people are dying, but that that is never going to be a real situation!!! I mean, I hate AIDS as much as the next person. It's terrible that 43 million people are suffering from it. I know someone who died from complications with his AIDS medicine! (It was a slight chemical reactions between 2 medications he was taking, but AIDS had weakened his immune system so much it killed him.) So it's not like I'm trying to be selfish or say they deserve to die. Here's my reasoning:

• Why should I be the one to decide that this kitten deserves to die? I don't believe in ever directly taking a life. Sure, if this scenario could come true, I wouldn't be preventing many other deaths, but I wouldn't cause them. And like I said, perhaps this one kitten deserves to live more than anyone else (not saying I like kittens better than everyone in the world, but just what if)? Being a Christian of course I would *gulp* eat the kitten if God Himself came down to order me to.
  
• Ewww. Just ewww.
  
• Since I haven't eaten a bite of meat or anything that contains any type of white, red or whatever color of meat (not even ANY seafood or fish!) for 4 or more years, I doubt I could keep it down if I could even work up the nerve.
  
• Poor kitten! I must admit, I find kittens adorable. As I find just about any animal. I can't stand to kill them!
  
• Would you eat a live human baby to end AIDS? That sounds horrible, and it is. But to me animals are equal to humans. We just have an extreme superiority complex. So to me, eating a kitten is like eating a baby.
  
• And I could go on and on for hours about it but I'm already typing waaaaaaay too much. Sorry, I just have to vent. You'll see why at the end.

Then my friends all kept harassing me about it for a couple of hours and were trying to make me feel bad. Trust me, they're good friends, they just get very carried away with their strong opinions sometimes. And it was working... I was reeeeeeally getting P/O'd. They were like, "You wouldn't even eat a kitten to stop AIDS?!?!?!? Not a cow? NOTHING?" And they were making me sooo annoyed that I got fed up with it. By the time they started asking, "Not even a dead kitten?" I was so disgusted and grouchy that I just screamed, "NO FOR THE LAST TIME NO!!! I WOULDN'T DO ANY OF THAT!" Of course, I kinda regret saying this later, because I can never be absolutley positive I wouldn't even eat something that had already died. But I just said no to everything to get them off my back.

Didn't work. Then, knowing my absolute obsession with Orlando Bloom (I would do almost anything for him... say I'm crazy if you want but no one can understand unless they know me. All my good friends know I am so serious when I say I love him with all my heart. And yes, I HAVE met him, so it's not a "celeb crush". You can't imagine how strongly I feel! I don't care what he looks like, how rich & famous he is, or any of that. We're just so... compatible!), my friends decided to ask, "Would you eat a kitten to save Orlando Bloom?". Being super grouchy I sarcastically said, "Oh yeah sure, when I wouldn't eat it for all the rest of the world. I'll do it for him! In fact, let's make that a baby instead of a kitten!" Biiiig mistake. I was so not serious and I even said repeatedly that I was just joking after everyone actually thought I was serious. I had mentioned earlier in the convo with them that eating a kitten was to me like eating a baby, so that's why I said that. Just so ya know.

Well then they had to tell everyone. My friends swear they're not mad at me, and even go so far as to say they thought it was awesome that I stood up for my beliefs. They told everyone else as a joke but no one took it that way. Now like half of the freshman class thinks that I said I wouldn't even eat a piece of meat to end AIDS but I would kill a baby for Orlando Bloom, and that I think it's their own fault that they have the disease anyway. God, I am stupid sometimes! I wish I had never said anything, just declined to comment. Because in that way this whole thing is my fault, although the rumor is an extreme exaggeration. I WOULD eat just a piece of meat to cure AIDS, even though I would hate it!

So, in conclusion to my million page essay here, I really, really dispise those hypothetical situations. Now several people think I am an absolutely horrible person. It was never their business to get involved with anyway, but even so they should respect my opinion, not bash me. I would respect theirs! And if any of you ever ask those dumb questions, think of who you're asking and don't keep on bugging people about it. Leave them alone and let them have their beliefs! I just pray that this whole mess gets cleared up, but if not, at least I learned to keep my big mouth shut. Obviously people aren't as receptive as I had hoped. I know what I believe and why I believe it, and that's all that matters. And I can rest easy knowing that that situation will never become a reality!

P.S. Thanks if you actually read all this, and if not, I understand! Sorry I said so much. And one more thing: you can disagree with me, but please respect my opinions and don't think I am a selfish, terrible person! Thanks again.

I see where your going with the whole kitten thing and all.Those questions can get kind of annoying , but they probably never would have asked if they knew you would be this upset about it. it was probubly just out of randomness.

WorthWaitingFor- yeah I know I was getting annoyed but I was reeeeeeeally stressed that day anyway, and I had to vent. I'm not worried about it now I just had to get it off my chest. Like you said, it's fine if the questions aren't taken too seriously. But when people seriously tell you they hate you and that you won't go to heaven because of that... I mean, come on, that's not taking it lightly. And yeah, that really irked me. But I'm fine now and I don't normally freak over stuff like that.

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Originally posted by Barkid:
You friends asked you this question specifically to prove the point that you are so vegetarian and animal loving that you would rather let the kitten live than save thousands or millions of lives. They are just pushing your buttons and apparently they are quite good at it.

I hoped so too at first, but no it went so far that people were actually getting mad at me. Actually like half the other people that got involved didn't even know I was a vegetarian at first. I go to a high school where so many people are eclectic and unique that people don't care about stuff like you being a vegetarian. I mean, we probably have more gay people than all the other high schools around combined, and nobody cares. So they weren't actually doing it for that reason... I know, it sounds like it, but you would have to have been there. I usually put up with a lot without getting annoyed but other people I didn't even know were like telling me they hated me because I said that and stuff... really weird considering where I go to school.

You friends asked you this question specifically to prove the point that you are so vegetarian and animal loving that you would rather let the kitten live than save thousands or millions of lives. They are just pushing your buttons and apparently they are quite good at it.

I understand what you're saying but...I think you're getting a little too carried away and worked up over this. Yes, your friends shouldn't have bugged you so much, especially knowing that you're a vegetarian. But they were just asking you a question. It's not like they were trying to force you to actually eat a live kitten. (and, by the way, what kind of question is that...come on, live kitten...I'm not a vegetarian and I wouldn't do that.)

I actually think the questions are fun if not taken too seriously. Yes, the near impossible ones (though everything is possible until proved impossible and then it may only be so for a short period of time) are kind of annoying but it's fun as long as no one gets so serious about it.

Basically, just chill.

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Originally posted by papercranberry:
i agree with you.
good statements.

Thanks. You rock!

i agree with you.
good statements.