Suicide: An Ethical Delimna

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Suicide: An Ethical Delimna

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RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna

December 14, 2014 at 8:16 am (This post was last modified: December 14, 2014 at 8:17 am by robvalue.)

If you're going to do a full ethical evaluation, you need to weigh up every aspect. If you hypothetically coerce someone into not killing themselves, the suffering they would have caused to others has been avoided. But is that greater than (worth the trade for) the suffering the person now has to live with?

I don't think that's a question simple enough to make a blanket ethical decision over.

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Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by LivingNumbers - November 29, 2014 at 8:04 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2014 at 8:08 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Jenny A - November 29, 2014 at 8:08 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Peebo-Thuhlu - November 29, 2014 at 8:09 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - November 29, 2014 at 8:26 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2014 at 8:29 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by vorlon13 - November 29, 2014 at 8:36 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Peebo-Thuhlu - November 29, 2014 at 8:47 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Chad32 - November 29, 2014 at 8:45 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by LivingNumbers - November 29, 2014 at 9:06 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by TreeSapNest - December 1, 2014 at 5:41 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by TheRealJoeFish - December 1, 2014 at 5:46 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Losty - December 1, 2014 at 5:52 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by MysticKnight - December 1, 2014 at 6:23 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Strider - December 4, 2014 at 1:10 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Minimalist - December 4, 2014 at 1:52 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Losty - December 4, 2014 at 2:03 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by FatAndFaithless - December 4, 2014 at 1:58 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Violet - December 4, 2014 at 9:03 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Ravenshire - December 4, 2014 at 10:10 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 5, 2014 at 4:57 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by ManMachine - December 5, 2014 at 5:16 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 5, 2014 at 5:41 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by ManMachine - December 12, 2014 at 7:19 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by stillagnostic - December 6, 2014 at 1:06 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 12, 2014 at 12:28 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Ryantology - December 12, 2014 at 5:09 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Losty - December 12, 2014 at 8:32 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 13, 2014 at 6:30 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Ryantology - December 13, 2014 at 7:01 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 13, 2014 at 8:24 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Ryantology - December 14, 2014 at 3:04 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Losty - December 14, 2014 at 1:10 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 14, 2014 at 8:15 pm

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RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by FlyingNarwhal - December 18, 2014 at 9:59 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 18, 2014 at 8:03 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 15, 2014 at 12:11 am

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RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Losty - December 14, 2014 at 1:26 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 14, 2014 at 1:44 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 12, 2014 at 4:36 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 12, 2014 at 4:51 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 12, 2014 at 4:55 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 12, 2014 at 5:12 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by The Grand Nudger - December 12, 2014 at 5:44 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 12, 2014 at 5:53 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by thesummerqueen - December 12, 2014 at 9:33 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Aractus - December 13, 2014 at 7:40 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Chad32 - December 13, 2014 at 9:08 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Aractus - December 13, 2014 at 9:46 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Aractus - December 14, 2014 at 8:21 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 13, 2014 at 9:13 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by ManMachine - December 15, 2014 at 6:32 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Minimalist - December 14, 2014 at 1:51 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 14, 2014 at 1:59 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Minimalist - December 14, 2014 at 2:04 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 14, 2014 at 3:19 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Ryantology - December 14, 2014 at 4:07 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 14, 2014 at 8:13 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 14, 2014 at 8:16 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 14, 2014 at 10:20 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Chas - December 14, 2014 at 11:49 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Cato - December 14, 2014 at 12:31 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 14, 2014 at 11:50 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 14, 2014 at 12:31 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 14, 2014 at 12:49 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by The_greatest_river - December 15, 2014 at 3:21 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Ryantology - December 15, 2014 at 3:44 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by thesummerqueen - December 15, 2014 at 5:46 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 15, 2014 at 6:37 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Faith No More - December 15, 2014 at 3:05 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by comet - December 15, 2014 at 9:06 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Losty - December 16, 2014 at 12:46 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 16, 2014 at 11:02 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Losty - December 16, 2014 at 3:22 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 16, 2014 at 5:12 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Losty - December 16, 2014 at 5:29 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 16, 2014 at 6:16 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Mudhammam - December 16, 2014 at 6:20 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 16, 2014 at 9:29 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Mudhammam - December 16, 2014 at 10:50 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 17, 2014 at 5:19 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by MysticKnight - December 17, 2014 at 12:49 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 17, 2014 at 2:55 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 17, 2014 at 6:25 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 17, 2014 at 8:12 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 17, 2014 at 8:22 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 17, 2014 at 9:36 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Vosur - December 17, 2014 at 3:09 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Thumpalumpacus - December 18, 2014 at 3:10 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 18, 2014 at 4:21 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 18, 2014 at 5:48 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Thumpalumpacus - December 18, 2014 at 9:59 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by bennyboy - December 19, 2014 at 5:02 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Thumpalumpacus - December 18, 2014 at 4:44 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 18, 2014 at 5:31 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 18, 2014 at 6:00 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Thumpalumpacus - December 19, 2014 at 6:07 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by AwakeOSleeper - December 26, 2014 at 2:35 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by Faith No More - December 26, 2014 at 11:28 am

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by fr0d0 - December 26, 2014 at 9:41 pm

RE: Suicide: An Ethical Delimna - by robvalue - December 27, 2014 at 3:26 am

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