Our presence here is so temporary and insignificant in the grand scheme of things that you cannot possibly argue that the life of one person is of any critical importance...besides as a detriment to the happiness of others.
We are just props in each others lives.


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I prove a theorem and the house expands:
the windows jerk free to hover near the ceiling,
the ceiling floats away with a sigh

Post edited at 7:49 pm on Aug. 7, 2008 by naurtokid

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I'm not really sure...

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If you really think about it critically, suicide prevention is done in the interest of the subject's family and friends; not the person themself. If someone is suffering so constantly and deeply that they want to end it permanently, isn't is a bit selfish that we expect them to continue on?

Our presence here is so temporary and insignificant in the grand scheme of things that you cannot possibly argue that the life of one person is of any critical importance...besides as a detriment to the happiness of others.
We are just props in each others lives.

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And my reason to be one hundred percent against it. This is the one thing where I should be allowed to be selfish!

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As logical as that might sound, I think that is a bad way to think about things.

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Logic overrides societal norms.

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I prove a theorem and the house expands:
the windows jerk free to hover near the ceiling,
the ceiling floats away with a sigh

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I disagree. If someone is feeling so badly, more often than not suicidal depression can be helped and resolved.

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The desire to get help is not an absolute.

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I prove a theorem and the house expands:
the windows jerk free to hover near the ceiling,
the ceiling floats away with a sigh

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Quote: from Cutensassy54 at 9:49 pm on Aug. 7, 2008

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I disagree. If someone is feeling so badly, more often than not suicidal depression can be helped and resolved.

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The desire to get help is not an absolute.

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Quote: from greatescape11 at 7:53 pm on Aug. 7, 2008

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Quote: from Cutensassy54 at 9:49 pm on Aug. 7, 2008

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I disagree. If someone is feeling so badly, more often than not suicidal depression can be helped and resolved.

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 The desire to get help is not an absolute.

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The person is not always right in the head tho

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So? just because they aren't doesn't mean that their wish isn't real.

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Quote: from ReelStreetlights at 9:49 pm on Aug. 7, 2008

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As logical as that might sound, I think that is a bad way to think about things.

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Logic overrides societal norms.

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I'll be the first to admit something like that in most cases. After rereading what you wrote, I'm not sure I agree. Are you saying that suicide prevention is mostly gone about in a way that can be construed as selfish, or that it inherently is a selfish thing?