Post by Arlon10 on Mar 31, 2018 18:06:13 GMT
Mar 31, 2018 17:22:47 GMT @miccee said:
< many things, perhaps with the best of intentions >Here are my thoughts. Let's suppose for the sake of discussion that a person truly wants to die. How much help does that even require? From my point of view it's staying alive that's the real tricky problem. I mean if a person truly wants wingtip shoes they are going to find a way to get them. It's not difficult.
Now let's suppose something else. Suppose a person feels oppressed or besieged and just guesses that suicide is the only "good" option available, and they guess wrong. Or suppose they claim they want to die, but really just want the attention such a claim can bring them. Would you agree that you should not help them commit suicide? How do you know their intentions are genuine? Consider the possibility they don't know themselves how genuine their intentions are.