If you had to save a child or an old person, who would you choose and why????

Question: If you had to save a child or an old person, who would you choose and why????
- Keywords:
  child,
  ethical,
  old
Asked by to Claire, Ian, Sergey, Vicky, Zena on 19 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
- Sergey Lamzin answered on 19 Jun 2014:
  
  Can I have both?
  
  If not I would take the child. Will get more practical use out of him with a longer lifespan than an old person.
- Vicky Schneider answered on 19 Jun 2014:
  
  ahhh not a dilemma I want to have…
- Ian Simpson answered on 26 Jun 2014:
  
  Hobson’s choice, but ultimately unless there were special circumstances (maybe for example the old person was the sole provider for a large family of other children for example) I would save the child.

Question: If you had to save a child or an old person, who would you choose and why????