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Originally written by blueman00:

I joined, gotta love the blue background

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Originally written by Drakefyre:

Blades of Exile will be the best $30 you've ever spent.

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Originally written by Chuck:

I agree with Arancaytar I dont think that a chemical unbalance is the cause of suicide.
If that was true we would be to much like animals,in my opinion.

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I've always thought of poison as being the most sensible way of killing oneself, as one can, by this method, end his life without excessive pain or destruction of outward appearance. Going by the theory of Agatha Christie that "murder is a habit," requesting someone else to put you out of your misery would be a bad idea. The individual carrying out such a request would risk being transformed irrevocably into a homicidal monster.

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There are several rights which we as humans have, or ought to have. The most important of these rights, in my opinion, is the right to live. In fact, I believe in the rights of all organisms to live, but I'll leave my animal rights rhetoric and vegetarianism out of this.
When one kills another human being, one has weakened the quintessential right of all humans to live. It does not matter if the killing is on purpose or an accident. It does not matter if the person deserves to die. It does not matter if it is in self defense. It does not matter if the dead person wished to die. Whenever a human being takes the life of another human being, no matter the circumstances, the value of human life is lowered, ever so slightly. The principle of the sanctity of human life crumbles, little by little.
Many killings are unavoidable. Accidents happen and will always happen. Killing in self defense is excusable. Homicides are terrible occurrences, but are often unpreventable. Suicides can sometimes only be prevented by the suicidal individuals themselves. Vigilante killings are very undesirable, but are occasionally helpful in order to take care of murderers before they can kill many more times. However, whenever possible we should keep the aforementioned principle in mind. Capital punishment is one instance in which there are alternatives available that will not hurt the principle. Euthanasia is another such instance. Though it may seem cruel to say so, those who want others to kill them, for whatever reason, must never be helped. This applies to those unsatisfied with life, those who have become vegetables and had wished to be killed once they reached such a state, and all others as well. In the first assistance, the person asked by the other to kill him/her should always attempt to convince the other to the best of their abilities to seek out medical help for his/her problems. In the second instance, the person should only be killed if recovery is impossible and death is an unavoidable eventuality.

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I admit I am talking in the abstract, but my point is that there is a greater good which is more important that individual suffering. While euthanasia may relieve the pain of the individual, the principle of the value of human life is incontrovertibly damaged as a result. This is not to say that if I personally was in such a situation, I would be able to avoid taking the easy way out. It's just saying that it would be the right thing to do.

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I do not support an actual, real-life law banning euthanasia. My opinions on the subject do not include "forcing" suffering people to live through hours of pain until they can die naturally. If you read my first post on the subject, you will see that I expressly stated that if someone is terminally ill and recovery is impossible, that person should indeed be euthanized. I simply do not support assisted suicide or euthanasia when the situation can possibly be resolved or improved by other means.
In fact, I do indeed believe in choice in the issue. The patient should have the right to choose between a natural death and euthanasia. Rather than enforcing laws to ban euthanasia, I believe in convincing individuals in these positions to choose to die naturally. A person should never be forced either way.
In terms of the principle of the sanctity of human life, that is something that I believe in very strongly. In the real world however, that principle is already on its last legs. A few euthanasias admittedly can do little more to weaken a principle that has already nearly been smashed to bits by the sheer number of lives taken in the many worthless conflicts our world endured last century and continues to endure. But euthanasia does indeed have an effect on the principle, though this effect is largely symbolic. My point is not to make it impossible or illegal for the terminally ill to be euthanized. My sole purpose with these posts is to convey the danger involved in making such decisions based solely on one's individual pain and suffering. No one wants to see a world where a human life is worth no more than the ground he walks on.

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