Many people become a part of an accident that isn’t caused by something they can control. Thus, they shouldn’t be held responsible for what happened. I understand that these people didn’t put themselves in the situation, for they shouldn’t have to pay for something they didn’t cause. Things such as fires and earthquakes can sometimes be unavoidable and cause a lot of damage, “Yes, accidents do happen. There are medical emergencies and acts of nature for which no one can plan.”(Survival Is Your Own Responsibility P.6) But with them involved, does blame automatically point back at them unavoidably? Overall, i think they shouldn’t have to pay for being in the situation. Things could pop out of nowhere, without any signals in advance, “At a place
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Most make these decisions because they believe it was the best choice at the time, but people end up regretting what they did. The people who make mistakes like this may not of wished upon such incidents, so they tend to feel guilt towards their action. “The guilt begins an endless loop of counterfactuals--thoughts that you could have or should have done otherwise…”(The Moral Logic of Survival Guilt Pg. 153 P.2) But they know they cannot take back what they did no matter what, so they feel bad for what they’ve done. Because of these actions, should they be held accountable for their wrong doings? I believe they should because it was their own fault, and there is nothing that could take that back. Maybe they should receive forgiveness due to their situation they were in, but they walked into it unprepared, yet still continued to walk on. Others shouldn’t have to pay for someone’s faults. Specifically, in the story, “To Build a Fire,” the man refuses to take the advice from an experienced old man of a trail, which puts him in a difficult area. “Perhaps the old-timer on Sulphur Creek was right. If he had only had a trail mate he would have been in no danger now.”(To Build a Fire P.24) Because of his hasty attitude, it cost him his life. It is unfortunate that he lost his life, but if he only listened to the old-timer on Sulphur Creek, he would of survived. Earlier
Most make these decisions because they believe it was the best choice at the time, but people end up regretting what they did. The people who make mistakes like this may not of wished upon such incidents, so they tend to feel guilt towards their action. “The guilt begins an endless loop of counterfactuals--thoughts that you could have or should have done otherwise…”(The Moral Logic of Survival Guilt Pg. 153 P.2) But they know they cannot take back what they did no matter what, so they feel bad for what they’ve done. Because of these actions, should they be held accountable for their wrong doings? I believe they should because it was their own fault, and there is nothing that could take that back. Maybe they should receive forgiveness due to their situation they were in, but they walked into it unprepared, yet still continued to walk on. Others shouldn’t have to pay for someone’s faults. Specifically, in the story, “To Build a Fire,” the man refuses to take the advice from an experienced old man of a trail, which puts him in a difficult area. “Perhaps the old-timer on Sulphur Creek was right. If he had only had a trail mate he would have been in no danger now.”(To Build a Fire P.24) Because of his hasty attitude, it cost him his life. It is unfortunate that he lost his life, but if he only listened to the old-timer on Sulphur Creek, he would of survived. Earlier