Re:Why do so few humans kill themselves?
by Ntrails on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @10:29AM
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I think you missed the point, the way to "not suffer" is death.
In general every morning we make a decision on whether the expected future happiness is going to outweigh the expected future suffering. When that fails (and it does) we find reasons of duty to keep going, for the people we love etc. You're right, depressed people have a skewed vision of the future and it destroys their expectations of happiness.
Re:Why do so few humans kill themselves?
by idanoeman on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @03:39PM
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I don't think that's obvious - spdustin could be speaking from a buddhist point of view: suffering is caused by desire, not pain. You can choose to remove desire and suffering from the mind through meditation.
In general every morning we make a decision on whether the expected future happiness is going to outweigh the expected future suffering. When that fails (and it does) we find reasons of duty to keep going, for the people we love etc. You're right, depressed people have a skewed vision of the future and it destroys their expectations of happiness.