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Re: O.T. A Philosophical Question.

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Louis Epstein <le@main.lekno.ws> wrote:
>Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>David LaRue <huey.dll@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>>>A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
>>>>Tommie Hicks <tommie.hicks303@gmail.com> wrote:

>>>>>If one is diagnosed with a terminal disease and that one takes their
>>>>>life, is it truly suicide?  I know technically it is, but
>>>>>philosophically? 

>>>>Yes, it is.  That doesn't answer the question of whether you should do
>>>>it, or have the right to do it, or have the right to go to a
>>>>jurisdiction where they can do it for you.

>>>Life is terminal if you wait for it to end.  In some cases the end may come 
>>>sooner than expected.

>>>As for taking your life, I have known many with difficult diagnoses and 
>>>they all chose to enjoy life for as long as possible.  I believe they and 
>>>those around them were better off from that choice.  Live while you can!  
>>>We only get to do this once.

>>"enjoy life for as long as possible"

>>But we're discussing the period at the end of life, well past the time
>>that life is still enjoyable.

>You're talking about giving up hope and surrendering to despair.
>Where (but only where) there is life,there is hope.
>The war of the living against death needs no traitors.

I'd like to not die while in a coma.

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O.T. A Philosophical Question. Tommie Hicks <tommie.hicks303@gmail.com> - 2024-02-03 22:18 -0800
  Re: O.T. A Philosophical Question. "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2024-02-04 06:26 +0000
  Re: O.T. A Philosophical Question. A Friend <nope@noway.com> - 2024-02-04 07:53 -0500
    Re: O.T. A Philosophical Question. David LaRue <huey.dll@tampabay.rr.com> - 2024-02-04 17:58 +0000
      Re: O.T. A Philosophical Question. "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2024-02-04 19:03 +0000
        Re: O.T. A Philosophical Question. Louis Epstein <le@main.lekno.ws> - 2024-02-06 03:57 +0000
          Re: O.T. A Philosophical Question. "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2024-02-06 04:10 +0000
            Re: O.T. A Philosophical Question. Louis Epstein <le@main.lekno.ws> - 2024-02-06 05:11 +0000
              Re: O.T. A Philosophical Question. "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2024-02-06 06:07 +0000
                Re: O.T. A Philosophical Question. Louis Epstein <le@main.lekno.ws> - 2024-02-06 06:23 +0000
                Re: O.T. A Philosophical Question. "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2024-02-06 07:03 +0000
                Re: O.T. A Philosophical Question. John M. <jcm1139TRASH@gmail.com> - 2024-02-07 20:20 -0500
                Re: O.T. A Philosophical Question. John M. <jcm1139TRASH@gmail.com> - 2024-02-07 20:21 -0500
  Re: O.T. A Philosophical Question. Louis Epstein <le@main.lekno.ws> - 2024-02-04 18:52 +0000
  Re: O.T. A Philosophical Question. David Carson <davidc@wa-wd.com> - 2024-02-04 13:38 -0600
  Re: O.T. A Philosophical Question. Meteorite Debris <peter.gregory.kelly@gmail.com> - 2024-02-07 22:59 -0800

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