Re:Sarco suicide capsule ‘passes legal review’ in Switzerland
by drivingmenuts on Sunday December 05, 2021 @02:37PM
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Wouldn’t the desire to die be proof that the desire to live is not axiomatic?
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Re:Sarco suicide capsule ‘passes legal review’ in Switzerland
by zdragnar on Monday December 06, 2021 @10:48AM
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IIF you hold the desire to die to be rational. I can believe that 2 + 2 = 5, but it doesn't. The desire to die may be derived not from an actual desire, but an expression of mental or physical illness which could be treated in such a way that I (rationally) do not desire to die (right now).
Whether there are valid exceptions or mere failures of treatment is what most people are inclined to debate (plus the difficulty in discerning rational consent, free of pressure or other external failures).