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I am in the same boat as this woman, probably got a few good months left. I am planning self deliverance with helium as soon as symptoms become significant. For
by diebir 4y ago
I am in the same boat as this woman, probably got a few good months left. I am planning self deliverance with helium as soon as symptoms become significant. For now I am just checking things off my bucket list and trying to have as many adventures as possible (I am an outdoor adventurer and a software engineer).
- paraschopra 4y agoSorry to hear this.
- neo_cs193p 4y ago
- EnKopVand 4y agoWhat an outright evil thing to say to someone. I think you do yourself, and, whatever religion you may have been indoctrinated into a great disfavour by not actually learning about your faith. Most religions don’t actually forbid suicide anymore than they forbid a lot of other things like wearing leather pants. The fact that organised religions still make it more tabu has a lot more to do with controlling populations through faith than what is actually written in your religions texts.
- joeberon 4y agoIn all forms of Buddhism, suicide is one of the karmically worst things you can do
- jacquesm 4y agoGuilt tripping people who are already down based on what you personally believe in is pretty bad form.
- joeberon 4y ago
- nextlevelwizard 4y agoSo what about Sokushinbutsu? You going to tell me that all these hardcore monks were actually breaking a core tenet of their religion?
- joeberon 4y ago
- jacquesm 4y agoAnd it's always about how others should live. I'm perfectly ok with people deciding for themselves that they want to live by scripture x, y or z but then they invariably want others to live by their scripture as well.
- refurb 4y agoI'm not religious but a good analogy for a believer would be telling someone to eat limes to stave off scurvy. If you had a cure would you just keep it to yourself so you don't "tell others how to live"?
- jacquesm 4y agoNo, that's not a good analogy. There is evidence for eating limes to stave off scurvy.
- refurb 4y agoThis is why you're so upset, you didn't even read what I wrote.
- jacquesm 4y ago> This is why you're so upset On the contrary, I'm not upset at all, do you claim to be able to read minds? > you didn't even read what I wrote. I actually did, and responded to it. Your analogy is a bad one.
- refurb 4y agoNo, you didn't read my comment or you would have noticed I said "a good analogy for a believer". Not everyone views the world the way you do, so you shouldn't judge their actions or motives based on your world view.
- jhgb 4y agoI believe a better analogy would be telling someone to put on some leeches to stave off the Black Death.
- aiProgMach 4y agoAre you talking about the same religions that exists on planet earth? because in our earth suicide is prohibited even in many non-religious Ideologies. It's one thing to feel with the pain of others, but another thing to glorify or defend things that shouldn't be.
- EnKopVand 4y agoThe Christian bible doesn’t condemn suicide. Most of the mentions were written in a period where society didn’t combine suicide with something inherently bad. Even in the more recent parts you can see Mathew praising the suicide or Judas because it was better than living with the guilt. Obviously organised religions have found ways around what’s actually written in the bible, and you won’t have a hard time finding Christian’s who think that not killing includes yourself. That is an interpretation though, and unless God spoke to you personally to clarify it, then it’s frankly a lot worse for you to judge someone than to leave that sort or stuff up to God. Even if you are on some misplaced quest to save souls then Jesus already has you covered by dying for your sins. Contrary to what you may think I don’t have a problem with religion, but I do think people who use religion to spread hurt are assholes. Considering that religious texts were written, selected and curated by people I frankly think it’s on the individual to interpret them. If your interpretation leads you to harassing dying people then you should stop and become a better person instead.
- jamiek88 4y agoThis is actively harmful and despicable behavior. I hope you reflect on your need to hurt other people in your search for spiritual comfort.
- sgtnoodle 4y agoI know a larger than life man who is now very old. Years ago, he assured me that he would go the helium route himself, as soon as he realized his mind was slipping. I wouldn't be surprised if I hear that news any day now, although it would be quite sad news. He has many grandchildren and great grandchildren, and thousands of people like me that had the pleasure of knowing him. Perhaps you two will bump into each other in a spiritual realm, and swap stories of sailing and computer history!
- globular-toast 4y agoThis is my first time hearing of Helium. Does it have any advantages over Nitrogen?
- cyberbanjo 4y agoAvailability? Helium at any party store, but I thought you needed to do something illegal or jump through hoops to get laughing gas
- globular-toast 4y agoLaughing gas is nitrous oxide (N2O). I'm talking about normal atmospheric Nitrogen (N2). Nitrogen is available anywhere and significantly cheaper than Helium. Nitrogen can be used for welding or for brewing certain types of beer.
- sgtnoodle 4y agoIf someone barges in asking what you're doing, you'll get a good laugh out of them?
- globular-toast 4y agoI'm really surprised that people think Nitrogen is laughing gas. I thought everyone knew 80% of Earth's atmosphere is Nitrogen.
- moonshinefe 4y agoAny advice or thoughts about life to those of us carrying on? No worries if not, I just figure someone in your position can be more honest than most. Either way, thanks for sharing and I hope things go as peacefully as possible for you (and you get some adventures in there).
- xupybd 4y agoMy father died recently from cancer. He was doing well until his blood iron just dropped out. He was taken care of by the hospice so well. They do an amazing job of making the end peaceful.
- qgin 4y agoI wish you many great adventures