(October 20, 2015 at 3:42 pm)lkingpinl Wrote: You want to know your loved one is in a better place and not suffering, it brings comfort to you. That's emotional, not rational.
Whoa there. I don't even know whether there is a "better place" for my loved one to go. Assuming facts not in evidence, counselor.
With that said, I literally watched my grandfather die a painful death (cancer). I did want him to no longer suffer. What brings me comfort was that I was able to hold his hand and look into his eyes and tell him that I loved him before he died, and that I had the opportunity to kiss him goodbye after. A "better place" for him to go never entered my mind.
But why the implicit false dichotomy? Why pit emotional reasons and rational reasons against each other. You seem to be implying that rational reasons for wanting/doing/saying something can never be emotional, or emotional reasons can never be rational.
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.
