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> all things being equal and outside of coercion. I think that covers mental illness, war, dying in a fire while rescuing kittens, emo cutting, etc.
by woodman 11y ago
> all things being equal and outside of coercion.
I think that covers mental illness, war, dying in a fire while rescuing kittens, emo cutting, etc.
- dragonwriter 11y agoI don't think it covers any cases of voluntary suicide not motivated by percieved impacts on others, irrespective of mental illness. Unless you define coercion so broadly that the whole statement becomes meaningless.
- woodman 11y ago>> all things being equal If you could stop the pain without dying, would you still kill yourself? If you could escape depression without dying, would you still kill yourself? If you could find meaning in your existence without dying, would you still kill yourself? If you could go to heaven (or whatever magic place you believe is better than your present situation) without dying, would you still kill yourself? If you could kill yourself without dying, would you still kill yourself? (Weird I know, but for the sake of completeness) Did I miss any good reasons to kill yourself?