Should we value family first?

[Prince_Imrahil]

Since most people do, and cite that it is their obligation and duty to put their family first, I want to ask, in circumstances where we can help more people instead of just our family (whether its donating to charity instead of buying those toys or saving your one kid from drowning instead of three strangers)
Why do you think we have an Obligation towards our family or even ourselves, especially if more good to others can come from us serving them first?

 

[Stylesrj]

Blood is thicker than water. We care about our immediate families more because they're close to us. Why should we help out a large number of people we don't know when your daughter/brother/older relative is in danger?

We just have a more caring perspective to our families

 

[Prince_Imrahil]

I know we do, but do we ought to? Why? Which is more important, whats in it for US or whats better for Humanity?

 

[Stylesrj]

I don't know why we do it. What use does it have? We save our own bloodlines. Why should we save some stranger? We can't do anything about them, unless they're a friend or something. We can't teach a stranger the same things you can teach your son or daughter because you'd be neglecting your family.

What's in it for us? Well we save our own bloodline, that's what!

 

[Jawz II]

You gotta take care of yourself first, If you have the best intentions to help others, but starve to death, you arent gonna be around to feed many hungry people, are you?

If everyone took care of people in need after their own was properly taken care of, there would be no people in need. Problem is, most rich people, even after having enough money so theyre well off, for ever, and so are their kids and grand kids and generations to come, still just try to get more money for themselves.

 

[Prince_Imrahil]

Why should we save our bloodline? Why is our main obligation to our bloodline instead of, say, three other bloodlines if we had to choose?

 

[Stylesrj]

What if your bloodline was of hot women while the other 3 bloodlines were of ugly ones.

It depends on the situation. If your bloodline was ugly and if you were to save 3 and all of them were hot, well I'd save the 3 hot ones. It just depends on what the person's situation is

 

[Tee Kay]

Family first, other people a very very close second.

 

[GenMarshall]

Family should be the first primary concern.

 

[Prince_Imrahil]

Ok but the thing is, why?

 

[Jawz II]

Youre not gonna get an answer to "why".

Why is the biological goal of all things alive to make sure theyre genes are passed on? are we here for that reason alone? what is the point of it? work of god? is there a god? etc?

If you ever find a satisfying answer let me know.

 

[Gr3yL3gion]

Because a functional family will be there when you need them, while strangers don't?

 

[warpus]

I know we do, but do we ought to? Why? Which is more important, whats in it for US or whats better for Humanity?

We have more in common with the DNA of people in our family, therefore our instincts tell us to put them first.

 

[potatokiosk]

Some stupid stranger is probably the reason those people are in danger in the first place.

 

[skadistic]

Should we value family first?


Not mine.

 

[Hygro]

How far do we want to take family first?

Part of the strength of the United States is that we place Civic duty above Tribal duty. Thus while we maintain, usually, close ties to immediate family and many of us to 1st extension family, family beyond that point is largely a novelty. Furthermore we don't usually put our cousins and uncles well above the common good.

Family is important, but so is civil society.

 

[Prince_Imrahil]

Should we value family first?


Not mine.

What about your loved ones, close friends, etc. Should you value them first over even greater numbers of other people and if so, then at the bottom of it, was is this?

How far do we want to take family first?

Part of the strength of the United States is that we place Civic duty above Tribal duty. Thus while we maintain, usually, close ties to immediate family and many of us to 1st extension family, family beyond that point is largely a novelty. Furthermore we don't usually put our cousins and uncles well above the common good.

Family is important, but so is civil society.

By making the structure of society beneficial to ALL people, the common good, equally, that means we get equal consideration, which is what we're after, the benefits that we get from society. If society was structured so that it benefits one group than the other groups would not be part of that society, and thus there would be no benefits for the one group that would have been getting the most benefit. That's why government and law and morals are applicable to everyone, because we could be a part of it and get something in return, while everyone else allows us to get this return because they are getting the same returns as well.

 

[Swedishguy]

We should value ourselves first.

 

[Azash]

Since most people do, and cite that it is their obligation and duty to put their family first, I want to ask, in circumstances where we can help more people instead of just our family (whether its donating to charity instead of buying those toys or saving your one kid from drowning instead of three strangers)
Why do you think we have an Obligation towards our family or even ourselves, especially if more good to others can come from us serving them first?

Family members are either ways for us to continue our genealogy, or the results of said continuation (not counting parents and grandparents).

 

[Perfection]

Why should we save our bloodline? Why is our main obligation to our bloodline instead of, say, three other bloodlines if we had to choose?

Family is not bloodlines.

Family deserves value more because it's mostly better to help a small group of people a lot then a large group of people superficially.