This
is a game which I played yesterday with my friends while we’re trying to learn
English together, and I’m writing this with English, too. Otim, you must be regret because you missed this. The name of the
game is Play God, sounds interesting, right? Because here, we played a role as
a God [WOW!], we have right to make very important decisions that seriously
affect other people’s live.
This
case remembered me several years ago, when I joined AIESEC LC Undip recruitment
in Focus Group Discussion (FGD) step, we divided into group, and did this thing
with different case, the case was about what should we bring in outer space.
Fun!
The
Case
STARTING
A NEW CIVILIZATION
A
nuclear was has just taken a place! Soon, most of the world will be destroyed
by radiation. However, you, the delegates of the United Nations, have just
learned that due to unusual wind patterns one small, uninhabited island 300
miles off the coast of Australia will not be completely destroyed. Scientists
think that the plants on the island will be damaged, but the soil will not be
ruined.
Unfortunately,
there is only time for one small airplane at an Australian airport to make it
to the island. Aside from the pilot, the plane can carry only six people. But there
are 10 people at the airport who want to get on the airplane. As delegates of
UN, you have one hour to decide which six of the following people will live,
and which four must die.
Remember,
as you decide on a basis for selecting people, that the six people you choose will
have to start a new civilization. Give reasons why decide possible survivors,
reasons in favor of survival, and reason against survival!
The
Possible Survivors:
1. A
man of religion (age unknown)
2. A
homosexual doctor (male, age 46)
3. A female
singer (age 30)
4. A
policeman with a gun (age unknown)
5. The
chief of an African tribe (age unknown)
6. The
chief pregnant wife (age unknown)
7. A
judge (male age 41)
8. A
university professor (female age 32)
9. A
warrior from a near by South Pacific with a spear (male, age unknown)
10. An
alcoholic agricultural scientist (female, age unknown)
Well
actually, the real condition was not as easy as I imagine before. We discussed
and argued, the end we got different perception. These were the result of our discussion,
with my modification.
First thing first, we
have to know what should we do aftermath, in this case is a nuclear war.Just
do the the best, think that we are smart, because we are God (UN delegate
actually). I made this situation like Adam and Hawa little verion, because
earth is like a new place, but here we had some qualified people, and we need
to choose who will be the next Adam and Hawa (with adding 4 more people haha).
There are several things we should do aftermath, which are:
Of course, the first
important thing is how to survive in the new world, how they can live longer to
start a new civilization with only six people inside.
2. Food
To live longer, we need an
ammunition to our body: food. But think again, how come? A nuclear war has just
happened.
3. Someone
who makes us not to give up
It must be hard to make
themselves keep in good spirit, I believe some of them may be give up, or may
be want to suicide. So, what they need is someone who makes them not to give
up. Who? Find out later!
4. Regeneration
This is the most important thing: a
regeneration. By what? Man and woman do *sensor*. Because of a new live, they
need man, woman, family, society, civil, and new civilization. That’s what
people do in the world.
There
are ten people, but plane can carry only six people. The possible survivors we
chose:
1. A
female singer (female)
2. The
chief of an African tribe (male)
3. The
chief pregnant wife (female)
4. A
university professor (female)
5. A
warrior from a near by South Pacific Island with a spear (male)
6. An
alcoholic agricultural scientist (female)
Reasons
in favor of survival:
In
a community we need to choose a chief, the most qualified candidate was the
chief of an African tribe, because when we see his title, we knew he had long
and good track record, didn’t you? He was born and live from Africa, he knew
how to live a new live with followers. He got a natural leader that came from
his self, very natural, because he was from nature, the real nature which has
yet contaminated. Absolutely, he knew how to survive and lead a tribe.
A
warrior male from a near by South Pacific Island, he had spear to fish or hunt
animal (still hope there’re still healthy animal remnants from a nuclear war). And
usually, a warrior was taught how to survive when they’re in war, and know how
to coordinate each other. Those will help others to survive.
It
said the plants on the island will be damaged, but the soil will not be ruined,
that’s why they need a soil scientist, at least agricultural scientist who
knows little bit about soil and know how to cultivate the land. And here she
is, an alcoholic agricultural scientist. Hope this scientist will help them to
make some food.
There
were two men and four women, as I said, they need regeneration to create a new
civilization, that’s why women was more important than men in case of
regeneration. In calculation, one baby born in 9 months, so four woman will
make it faster. Although, there were two women we didin’t know the age, one of
them is the chief pregnant wife (although it will make the man hard to do
‘that’ thing, and what do you think if we don’t choose the chief’s wife, we’ll
die) and another one is an alcoholic, and maybe it will be hard to make a
healthy baby from an alcoholic. Oh yaa, the new place is nothing, it means
there is no alcohol, and she won’t be an alcoholic ever. But, the others was in
fertile age: The singer is in 30, we think she’s fine, and the young university
professor, 32, was brilliant, she will born a smart baby. Just make a fortune
:))
Reasons
against survival:
A
man of religion. First, we think they need someone who will lead (in religion)
and make them not to give up, the religion man could handle this. But again, we
think without this man, they can support each other. About the religion? We can’t force them to
choose the same religion like the religion man, they can keep their previous
religion. Let God send His messenger to this new civilization, then let it
flow.
A
homosexual doctor. We hesitate to throw away this homo, but after long
discussion, we decide to let him go, not because of his homosexual, we just
think there is nothing he can do, because they already got the chief of an
African tribe and wife, a warrior with a spear, and an agricultural scientist.
If they combined in one, they can help sick people with organic concoction.
A
policeman with a gun. We don’t need him so much, really. What for the gun for a
new live?
A
judge. My friend said that they need a judge to make a regulation or law, but again
I said: what for? Because they live with only six people inside, small
regulation is ok, and it can be made by themselves. Judge is for civilization
with big society.
***
Nuclear
energy is the world’s largest source of emission-free energy, and so much
advantages can we get from it. What makes it dangerous is when we don’t know
and do not use it carefully, but disaster is still disaster, we don’t know when
and where it will be happened. As long as nuclear weapons exist, there are
always be positive or negative effects. If we don’t want to make this case
really happened, please do it wisely.
The End.
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