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evenheathen Offline
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#41
RE: Hello everyone
July 7, 2013 at 12:03 pm
(July 7, 2013 at 11:00 am)Full Circle Wrote:
(July 7, 2013 at 10:48 am)missluckie26 Wrote: Yeh my dad had a passive attempt a couple years back. He's of the mindset that when you get old and aren't any good anymore, you take a walk in the desert. He thought he was dyin because he refuses to go to the doctor (for religious reasoning) and has diabetes and mental illness. So he stopped eating and drinking for a week. Didn't work. Tongue

There's a great topic of discussion, euthenasia, which by the way I'm in favor for. I want to be able to say, OK stick the needle in me doc, I'm done here.

I've had this conversation with others recently. Everyone has the ultimate responsibility for their lives. We all have the choice whether we live to see tomorrow. Sadly, for some the reality is that the choice to die is a better option than to continue in a state if constant pain and unrest. (I'm talking more incurable disease and old age here, rather than just depression)

Can we not afford our fellow brothers and sisters a respectable death if we all know the inevitable? I only think it's fair for someone to be able to be at peace with the biggest and last decision they'll ever make to be assisted with a dignified exit.
But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret is as though it had an underlying truth.

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Smidgen Offline
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#42
RE: Hello everyone
July 7, 2013 at 12:05 pm
(July 7, 2013 at 10:23 am)Full Circle Wrote: [quote='Smidgen' pid='473746' dateline='1373170761']
Have you done any diving lately. You know I love your shots.

Weather has been rough. I am, however, giving a presentation to the organization I belong to on Tuesday, topic: Diving in the Middle Keys. I'm including both stills and video. Should be fun!

Awesome.
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#43
RE: Hello everyone
July 7, 2013 at 6:36 pm
Welcome, new guy Smile
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Full Circle Offline
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#44
RE: Hello everyone
July 7, 2013 at 9:29 pm (This post was last modified: July 7, 2013 at 9:35 pm by Full Circle.)
(July 7, 2013 at 6:36 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: Welcome, new guy Smile

Thanks!
(July 7, 2013 at 11:03 am)missluckie26 Wrote: That topic has a lot of factors to consider, but yeah me too. I think someone has to be of sound mind and if they're not they have to wait at least 6mo for the chemicals in their brain to balance before they can make a decision like that officially.
Can't wait to see your pics, btwSmile

I'd like to post a few pics but this forum doesn't have an attachment option that I can see. I could use some help.
"Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.” ~ Ambrose Bierce

“I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's." - Mark Twain in Eruption
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thesummerqueen Offline
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#45
RE: Hello everyone
July 7, 2013 at 10:27 pm
More newbs every day...I feel overwhelmed! Smile Welcome.
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#46
RE: Hello everyone
July 8, 2013 at 1:13 am
(July 7, 2013 at 9:29 pm)Full Circle Wrote: I'd like to post a few pics but this forum doesn't have an attachment option that I can see. I could use some help.

It does but it's discouraged. We'd rather you use a free host like imgur
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Mystical Offline
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#47
RE: Hello everyone
July 8, 2013 at 5:18 am (This post was last modified: July 8, 2013 at 5:20 am by Mystical.)
They disabled the attachments last I heard. You have to link photo hyperlinks enclosed in img hashtags. Like this: [img] http://www.image.jpg [/img]
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!

Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.

Dead wrong.  The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.

Quote:Some people deserve hell.

I say again:  No exceptions.  Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it.  As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.

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Brian37 Offline
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#48
RE: Hello everyone
July 8, 2013 at 7:14 am
Be sure to barbecue kittens, record the NFL without their permission and rip the tags off of your mattress.
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#49
RE: Hello everyone
July 8, 2013 at 7:41 am
A whole bunch of new recruits!

Welcome Full Circle, enjoy the forum.
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Ben Davis Offline
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#50
RE: Hello everyone
July 8, 2013 at 8:31 am
Welcome from the UK!
Sum ergo sum
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