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Easy answer: because we want to believe life is precious and that you only live once. Mental health is taboo. I'm not trying to say that we should let people
by jokoon 10y ago
Easy answer: because we want to believe life is precious and that you only live once.
Mental health is taboo.
I'm not trying to say that we should let people die, but the living standard has really skyrocketed, meanwhile we still have behaviors and systems that do damage to mental health, and we still disregard those problems.
- hasenj 10y agoI think actually it's because we fear death. Even if you're an atheist and know that when you die nothing will happen besides you disappearing, you still don't want to do it. Even people who commit suicide often would rather if they didn't have to use that option. The worst thing about war in my opinion is not just that people die, but that people live in constant fear of death.
- pluma 10y ago> Even if you're an atheist I really don't understand this sentiment. Surely belief in an afterlife is a far greater motivator to off yourself than not? It's only religions that threaten you with eternal suffering if you do that would act as a special deterrent (easily eliminating all religions that don't have a concept of hell). Especially if you consider that some of those even go out of their way to make exceptions for certain forms of murder-suicide ("suicide attacks").
- ionised 10y agoYou're presuming to speak for others. I don't fear death at all. I fear dying slowly and in pain.