Re:Anthony Bourdain has died
by oldsklgdfth on Friday June 08, 2018 @09:10AM
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I don't believe there is a valid rational reason to justify suicide.
But I'm open to being wrong.
This have been explored philosophically in the school of existentialism, see Camus and his work.
EDIT: i guess a valid reason is significant physical pain and suffering that has no hope of being cured.
That’s one point I have personally experienced. I’ve faced the reality of 30-31 migraines per 31 days a month. Luckily medical treatment is helping cut that number back significantly (though every day is a careful balance). But those medical treatments have been around less than 10 years. There’s even a class of headache, cluster headaches, which are also known as suicide headaches. Not every chronic pain can be dialed back.
Re:Anthony Bourdain has died
by oldsklgdfth on Friday June 08, 2018 @09:23AM
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Chronic pains is evil. I would be more inclined to associate that with euthanasia, than with suicide.
Not to sound insensitive, but it's more comparable to putting down your old suffering pet in my mind.
Psilocybin has been showing remarkable results at treating Cluster Headaches, you might be interested in reading the relevant literature if you haven't already.
2. Sure, there may be times where a person may rationally chose to die. That doesn’t negate the fragility and value of life for its sake. Two things can be true. Some people may have a rational reason to wish to end their lives, and some people who would end their lives would do much greater harm to themselves and loved ones than good.
3. It is my firm belief that we may use #1 to evaluate the worth and even ethicality of choices and actions. Those actions which solely promulgate life or enhance its existence are ethical. Those actions or choices which violate the former are unethical. Actions or choices which solely diminish the life or lives of others or outright end lives are unethical - unless that termination of life ends suffering larger than the benefits of life. That’s a very fine line.