Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery.

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Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery.

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RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery.

December 11, 2012 at 5:19 pm

(December 11, 2012 at 5:10 pm)Kirbmarc Wrote: If you own your own life, why shouldn't you have the right to ask someone else to kill you? I'm trying to come up with a cogent argument against this objection, but I can't find a good one.

I would assert that if you do own your life, you absolutely have the right to ask someone else to kill you if you so choose.

Yes, many would find that logical conclusion uncomfortable - but to my way of thinking, there are many, many more objectionable implications that arise from the concept of non-self-ownership.

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Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Kirbmarc - December 11, 2012 at 3:41 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Something completely different - December 11, 2012 at 4:01 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Annik - December 11, 2012 at 4:01 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Kirbmarc - December 11, 2012 at 4:11 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Something completely different - December 11, 2012 at 5:32 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by genkaus - December 11, 2012 at 6:00 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Something completely different - December 11, 2012 at 6:28 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Jackalope - December 11, 2012 at 6:09 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by genkaus - December 11, 2012 at 4:56 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Welsh cake - December 11, 2012 at 4:59 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Faith No More - December 11, 2012 at 5:01 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Jackalope - December 11, 2012 at 5:09 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Kirbmarc - December 11, 2012 at 5:10 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Jackalope - December 11, 2012 at 5:19 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by genkaus - December 11, 2012 at 5:53 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Faith No More - December 11, 2012 at 5:18 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Jackalope - December 11, 2012 at 5:31 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by The Grand Nudger - December 11, 2012 at 5:18 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by The Grand Nudger - December 11, 2012 at 5:24 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by The Grand Nudger - December 11, 2012 at 5:33 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Faith No More - December 11, 2012 at 5:34 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Jackalope - December 11, 2012 at 5:42 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Jackalope - December 11, 2012 at 5:51 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Dee Dee Ramone - December 11, 2012 at 5:40 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Faith No More - December 11, 2012 at 5:49 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Dee Dee Ramone - December 11, 2012 at 5:58 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by The Grand Nudger - December 11, 2012 at 6:05 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by genkaus - December 11, 2012 at 6:08 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by The Grand Nudger - December 11, 2012 at 6:18 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by genkaus - December 11, 2012 at 7:03 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by The Grand Nudger - December 12, 2012 at 11:16 am

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by genkaus - December 13, 2012 at 3:49 am

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Faith No More - December 12, 2012 at 1:50 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by LastPoet - December 12, 2012 at 2:04 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by Jackie - December 12, 2012 at 2:07 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by The Grand Nudger - December 13, 2012 at 5:59 pm

RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery. - by naimless - December 13, 2012 at 8:08 pm

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