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There was a short period of time in my life when I was somewhere between pantheism and agnosticism. This was when I no longer held the dogmatic belief that suicide is inherently morally wrong but I had yet to release all hope for an afterlife. It was during this period that I toyed with the idea that suicide would be the ultimate adventure (I never actually seriously considered doing it myself).
Suicide: The Game of Life
I no longer believe in an afterlife but I still hold a small secret admiration for those that take their own lives. Many people call them cowards. I call them courageous. I would never commit suicide while I was physically healthy, but that’s partially because I’m a coward but mostly because evolution selected strongly against such tendencies–in other words, I don’t want to. Also, I’m a bit of a nihilistic fellow so I think suicide would be just as pointless as living. Why bother killing yourself? Even that is ultimately pointless.
If you believe in an afterlife, wouldn’t suicide be the ultimate adventure?
Suicide laws are totally illogical. Was anyone ever prosecuted for attempted murder of oneself?
I don’t find suicide morally wrong and people who are terminally ill are courageous in ending their lives.
While my dad was dying of cancer recently, he kept asking me and my mom when the nurses were going to come to take him away and kill him. He was on a lot of morphine and in and out of consciousness but in that state he actually believed that nurses could and should be able to do that; end the suffering of their palliative patients.
I hope one day it’ll be a reality. We’re so close here in BC.
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