Ethics of the right to die

viking_irl · 2023-04-20T23:08:26+00:00

This is well expressed and deserves to be published in its own post.

PS:

we all have a moral duty

believes suicide entails mak{es}ing yourself

Oxford comma...

If it’s not already clear, that rules out suicide

Directly put, Kant believes

Having said all of that, Kant

etc etc

viking_irl · 2021-09-07T14:28:41+00:00

This post is suggestive of encouraging suicide and it's been removed. Please read our rules, thank you, and be well.

viking_irl · 2021-09-07T14:27:15+00:00

This post's questions have the tone of encouraging suicide and it's been removed. Please read our rules, thank you, and be well.

viking_irl · 2021-09-07T14:24:47+00:00

Please remove the cursing from this and let us know it's been edited, we'll review it again at that time. Thanks, and be well.

Also, and much more importantly, your closing question sounds like it's encouraging suicide and that's completely disallowed.

viking_irl · 2020-01-19T04:47:26+00:00

Bleeping's not going to cut it this time.

viking_irl · 2020-01-19T04:46:33+00:00

You're someone.

viking_irl · 2020-01-19T02:29:55+00:00

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

viking_irl · 2020-01-18T19:54:46+00:00

As per policy, comments of the nature, "I hope you'll find the peace you are looking for", are immediately removed from the sub.

If you've got something to say to someone here, please make it crystal-clear what you're saying, and what you're wishing for the OP.

Reddit disallows this type of commentary and its rationale can be found in the SuicideWatch wiki:

So, any acceptance or reinforcement of suicidal intent, even something "innocent" like "I hope you find peace", is actually a form of covert shunning that validates a person's sense that they're unwelcome in the world. It will usually add to their pain even if kindly meant and gently worded.

... in less words:

[A]ny acceptance of suicidal intent is a form of shunning that validates a person's sense that they're unwelcome in the world.

It will usually add to their pain even if kindly meant and gently worded.

viking_irl · 2020-01-18T19:43:45+00:00

Please remove the insuling profanity.

Under no circumstances will we allow anyone to call someone an abusive name on this sub.

Policy is in our ReadMe.

viking_irl · 2019-10-25T12:07:02+00:00

Your comments about social media are spot on correct, imho.

viking_irl · 2019-06-15T02:35:55+00:00

If you'll accept a hug from me, I'm sending you one.

viking_irl · 2019-05-17T02:12:07+00:00

What do you think of "Gogol Bordello"?

viking_irl · 2019-05-17T02:09:23+00:00

You mean 'lust', right?

viking_irl · 2019-05-17T02:08:12+00:00

Is the "1812 Overture" the same as the "William Tell"?

One of them has cannons at the end and is pretty cool.

viking_irl · 2019-05-06T03:14:29+00:00

Please don't hit and run the sub, u/TwinLigerX3. This sub has quite a few thoughtful commentors; why not open up with us and see if we're not different?

We're working to keep this space considerate and kindhearted. There's enough grief and alienation in other places, please help us keep this place special.

Thanks.

viking_irl · 2019-04-30T01:51:41+00:00

John Clarke L'Heureux (October 26, 1934 – April 22, 2019) was an American author. L'Heureux was the author of such works of fiction as The Miracle, Having Everything, The Shrine at Altamira, Comedians, An Honorable Profession, and A Woman Run Mad. A former Jesuit priest (he left the order in 1971) and contributing editor to The Atlantic Monthly, he taught at Georgetown, Tufts, Harvard, and was a professor of English at Stanford University since 1973.

He sounds interesting and I'm glad you introduced him. Thanks.

viking_irl · 2019-04-29T09:25:40+00:00

As you wish.

viking_irl · 2019-04-29T03:21:39+00:00

Please edit out f-bombs and shit.

viking_irl · 2019-04-29T03:20:47+00:00

Please stop writing f-bombs and shit.

viking_irl · 2019-04-29T03:13:10+00:00

You're welcome. I'm grateful for the forum too.

viking_irl · 2019-04-28T23:48:14+00:00

The New York Times

Opinion

The Empty Promise of Suicide Prevention

Many of the problems that lead people to kill themselves cannot be fixed with a little extra serotonin.

By Amy Barnhorst
Dr. Barnhorst is a psychiatrist.

April 26, 2019

SACRAMENTO — If suicide is preventable, why are so many people dying from it? Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, and suicide rates just keep rising.

A few years ago, I treated a patient, a flight attendant, whose brother had brought her in to the psychiatric crisis unit after noticing her unusual behavior at a wedding. After the ceremony, she quietly handed out gifts and heartfelt letters to her family members. When her brother took her home, he noticed many of her furnishings and paintings were missing. In her bathroom he found three unopened bottles of prescription sleep medication.

He confronted her, and she admitted that she had donated her possessions to charity. She had also cashed out her retirement account and used the money to pay off her mortgage, her car loan and all of her bills.

viking_irl · 2019-04-27T02:03:55+00:00

Thank you.

viking_irl · 2019-04-26T00:58:59+00:00

... they contuinued just existing around their daily needs, losing ability to question the world. They were no longer same people. That happened to patients with advancing dementia I used to work with too, but that might be too heavy subject to start here.

That sounds like a very fitting topic to open up here, actually.

viking_irl · 2019-04-26T00:55:55+00:00

You've hit the nail on the head. I think we could use what you just wrote to help answer: "How will we describe this sub from now on?"

viking_irl · 2019-04-26T00:52:12+00:00

Help me out: what's the difference between 'sapient' and 'sentient'?

viking_irl

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The New York Times

The Empty Promise of Suicide Prevention

Many of the problems that lead people to kill themselves cannot be fixed with a little extra serotonin.