Whether it's reaching for the cookie jar on the top shelf or donating to those living in poverty, every individual faces certain issues that require the guidance of an older or stronger person. Without the guidance of these people, it would be more difficult for the individual to effectively resolve any issues they may encounter. The question of whether the strong should support the weak is a topic that has sparked much debate, with many fictional and real-life examples. Even though society now insists that the strong should support the weak, many still oppose this way of thinking. The strong in society should support the weak because of the various health benefits for themselves and society. From a scientific point of view, the elimination of the weak, who constitute a massive part of the human population, will reduce the individual's protection against more dangerous diseases. . For example, sickle cell disease, a common disease among African Americans, confers immunity to malaria and is also hereditarily transmitted. As science continually evolves, a way to harness the properties of these people's DNA will be developed, helping to create vaccines. Eliminating a huge majority of the population would thus prevent racial immunities such as sickle cell anemia from surviving across generations. One situation that has been documented repeatedly is the creation of a vaccine using a person's genetic information. In the video game The Last of Us, the person who holds the only immunity and cure to a global pandemic is a fragile young girl. By harnessing this girl's genetic information, a cure could have been produced. If society had eliminated her because she was a weak girl, humanity would have lost its only hope. Fur...... middle of paper ......ience of difficulties in their lives and only with the support of other stronger people can they overcome these difficulties in order to become stronger, more productive than they were. Before. The more productive and strong workers there are, the better society will be. The strong should support the weak because of the health benefits to themselves and society. Eliminating the weak will lead to a reduction in the individual's protection against hereditary and viral diseases, they should be supported. Additionally, the fulfillment and respect one gets from oneself and society is another reason to support the weak. Finally, because of the benefits that society derives from supporting the weak, the strong should support them. Imagine a world where no one helps children reach cookie jars and no one helps others less fortunate than them. What a sad world it would be.