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Every case described in the article seems fine to me. The lives of those dead people had negative value and they clearly agreed with this assessment. The idea
by nootropicat 4y ago
Every case described in the article seems fine to me. The lives of those dead people had negative value and they clearly agreed with this assessment. The idea that human life has inherent value is fundamentally Christian, and as the Western world slowly dechristianizes its culture - it disappears. On both sides - people are no longer afraid they will go to hell for suicide.
The future is going to be much more extreme. I expect euthanasia to become the leading cause of death by far. Imagine being 70, slightly disabled and alone today, with mental capacity severely diminished. It's too late for any realistic chance of antiaging. There's no rational reason to continue living at that point. Suicide seems unthinkable now - but if it was culturally accepted millions of old people would do so each year. Rich people may as well choose suicide by cryogenics - that one definitely should be an option.
- ramraj07 4y agoThe idea that human life has fundamental value is not necessarily Christian at all (if anything apparently according to modern American Christianity only embryo lives seem to matter). This comes from someone who grew up in a country where Christianity is not the major religion. You don’t need a weird religion to tell people deserve the dignity to live no matter what the perceived quality of life is. The problem here isn’t that they’re given the choice to end it but looks like they’re being coerced into it.