(December 16, 2016 at 11:23 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(December 16, 2016 at 11:10 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Why is it your business that someone else wants to die? If your faith holds that all life is sacred, that's great -- don't kill yourself. But who are you to tell anyone else that your faith is more important than their own wishes with their own body?
Why is my faith being brought into discussion? I specifically said this isn't about my faith.
Because it is your belief in the sacredness of life that impels you to draw a hard line, right?
(December 16, 2016 at 11:23 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: When someone is depressed and wants to die, I think as a society we should strive to save them, not help them go through with hurting themselves. To me, this seems like a human thing, not a specifically religious thing.
Of course. Maybe you should then define what you mean by "hard line", especially in this context.
(December 16, 2016 at 11:23 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: When we thought one of our friends from here was going to kill themselves, we called the cops on him to stop it from happening. We didn't sit around and say "oh well you know, let him do as he will. Ito none of our business. I hope someone is there to help him do it successfully." No, we tried to save him. And consisering this is an atheist forum, no one involved except myself was religious.
Of course. But this discussion is not about what friends do for or with each other. This discussion is about legal rights.
