I suppose one way to approach this is to do the math and save the most lives, but I don’t do well with mathematics, so this is not an option for me.
Therefore, another approach would be to carry out additional research based on the following thoughts:
If saving a life means keeping someone alive, then perhaps the question I should try to answer is: How long will they be kept alive with the suggested solution? I mean, if someone survives disease A today and dies from disease B tomorrow, then all I did was give them one extra day. Then again, should this matter? Is it more important to help, let’s say 10 people gain one extra day of life than 1 person gain 10 more days of life? I apologize for my phrasing. I know it sounds awful.
To figure all these things out, I will have to conduct my own research to gather additional information about the people who receive these support solutions, what else threatens their lives, and many other factors. Of course, this will require a great deal of time, and then again I will have to consider whether all that time spent on research could cost those people by preventing me from earning the amount of money that would actually help any. In the end, I will choose randomly, hoping that I made the right choice.
Unable to make a choice.
I suppose one way to approach this is to do the math and save the most lives, but I don’t do well with mathematics, so this is not an option for me.
Therefore, another approach would be to carry out additional research based on the following thoughts:
If saving a life means keeping someone alive, then perhaps the question I should try to answer is: How long will they be kept alive with the suggested solution? I mean, if someone survives disease A today and dies from disease B tomorrow, then all I did was give them one extra day. Then again, should this matter? Is it more important to help, let’s say 10 people gain one extra day of life than 1 person gain 10 more days of life? I apologize for my phrasing. I know it sounds awful.
To figure all these things out, I will have to conduct my own research to gather additional information about the people who receive these support solutions, what else threatens their lives, and many other factors. Of course, this will require a great deal of time, and then again I will have to consider whether all that time spent on research could cost those people by preventing me from earning the amount of money that would actually help any. In the end, I will choose randomly, hoping that I made the right choice.