Spain: Parliament passes law legalizing assisted suicide

Re:Spain: Parliament passes law legalizing assisted suicide by dfhjgkljhf44 on Friday March 19, 2021 @08:22AM (#26512426)

I wasn't as clear as I'd like to have been. I agree that sane suicidal people exist. I don't believe it's surprising that people assume that suicidal people are not sane - the heuristic is accurate and helpful for those who need help.

Edit:

I feel compelled to add a qualification to what I've posted.

If anyone thinks they are rational and suicidal: I don't believe you. Self-harm is an emotional behavior. Our brains are designed to help us lie to ourselves when we're emotional. The odds that you are the one philosopher in an arbitrarily large crowd of people who's needs aren't being met is incredibly slim.

I grant no one abstract approval for ending their own life.

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Re:Spain: Parliament passes law legalizing assisted suicide by guareber8 on Friday March 19, 2021 @08:36AM (#26512542)

Ok that makes more sense. I also agree with you in that I don't believe it's surprising, but I think it's for entirely different reasons. Mine are rooted in my skepticism about the capacity for critical thinking in the general population.

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