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This is such a selfish perspective. What about their trauma, pain, and sorrow?
by shanebellone 4y ago
This is such a selfish perspective. What about their trauma, pain, and sorrow?
- hprotagonist 4y agoIt's the exact opposite of selfish; I am pointing out that yes, people are individuals, but people are also inextricably communal as well. Choosing to end your life, like any other choice we made, is not solely about _you_ because it does not solely affect _you_. "No man is an island entire of itself; every man / is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;"
- shanebellone 4y agoDeath is absolute. In no circumstance can you avoid its impact. Thus, your argument is predicated upon exerting control over another human in order to control the timing of your displeasure. Preferring a loved one to suffer, indefinitely, in order to spare your feelings... is the very definition of selfish.
- hprotagonist 4y ago> Preferring a loved one to suffer, indefinitely, in order to spare your feelings... is the very definition of selfish. If by this you mean "don't blow your brains out", then, yes, i agree, and i wonder if you're misreading me somehow in a way that suggests that I think you ought to be able to without interruption. Otherwise, i'm having a hard time making heads or tails of what you're saying here.
- shanebellone 4y agoI refuse to argue with stupid.
- itishappy 4y agoThat's a pretty selfish perspective yourself. Should the trauma, pain, and sorrow of others not factor into this decision? If jumping in front of a train isn't clear enough for you, should we be allowed to swerve headlong into traffic?