Hi y'all - there are many ways our lives (or loss of) affect those of others. If we choose suicide, the circmumstances are so varied that I can't address every issue. Our closest friends and relatives ( even if they are religious, owing to the sin factor) will mourn our deaths and wish they could have helped, perhaps. Our insurance policies will become null and void unless we fake the suicide. I suppose it is possible in a small family situation with an incurable disease, to take the time beforehand to satisfy everyone's needs, but I submit that this is a much rarer event than a simple "I've had enough" selfish suicide. Perhaps you overlooked my signature on an earlier post. I'm not a movie goer but I signed it "Clarence" from Miracle on some street or other. I'm sure you've been unable to avoid seeing it some christmas. I wonder what the Buddhist position is? If they commit suicide in every life, do they get to Nirvana quicker or is the bad karma from the suicide reflected in an endless tortured existance?
On Oct 3, 8:44 am, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perhaps someone would like to expand upon the notion of "their > obligations to others"? What is meant is not clear. Also, the basis > for such an ethos is not clear either. > > On Oct 3, 6:29 am, Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > "Hope they consider their obligations to others.." I agree with this > > and it's one of the things I hoped would come up. In a moral (and > > sometimes legal) sense, our lives are not totally our own. > > > On Oct 2, 5:01 pm, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi y'all - all humans have the right to choose to die. Hope they > > > consider their obligations to others first though, whenever relevant. > > > Clog aka Clarence > > > > On Oct 2, 4:49 pm, Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > What about perfectly healthy people who want to end their lives? > > > > Should suicide of any kind be illegal? > > > > > Aaron > > > > > On Oct 2, 10:39 am, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi y'all - just in > > > > > case:http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/oct/02/law.health1-Hidequotedtext > > > > > - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
