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Suicide itself is, in the philosophy of many, permissible. This isn't congruent with suicide, however. But even if it were, that's permissible, as our lives ar
by sneak 3y ago
Suicide itself is, in the philosophy of many, permissible.
This isn't congruent with suicide, however. But even if it were, that's permissible, as our lives are our own to use as we see fit. Anything less means you're not free to choose your own destiny.
It's unnecessary to you and me, but obviously not to these people. Our own opinions of necessary do not apply to them, only to our own lives.
- jrm4 3y agoSo to me, this view is technically true, in this case the worst kind of true. I don't think we do the world too many favors with it; better to encourage people that their lives are more valuable than this. (And please never take this to mean never-ever, e.g. euthanasia in cases of extreme physical problems seems fair too)
- sneak 3y agoSome people may believe in the value of these activities even if they view their lives as valuable. You seem to still be viewing these activities through your own lens; ultimately it isn't our place to tell other people what level of value they should place on their lives or what harmless-to-others activities they should or should not engage in thereby. It's simply not our value judgement to make for them.
- jrm4 3y agoSure it is. It's absolutely my value judgment. Which is to say, if they think I'm an asshole for saying what I'm saying, that's fine, I can live with that -- much more than I could live with pretending that I think it's okay. I suppose it would get dicier if I were thinking about law or policy to put into place here, but I have no problem simply using my words here.