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  1. I am referring to the idea that one's life can have meaning simply because they are succesfull. What I mean is this: What if a person is successfull in the sense that they do in fact accomplish the goals they set for their self, yet there is something they have lost, say family or a loved one, that makes these accomplishments seem empty?
  2. Oh I'm still reading. Very good so far. As far as the "first order of business"; let us assume this person has taken all precautions against this being chemically induced or a knee jerk reaction to intense pain (emotional or physical), by taking such measures as counseling with proffesionals and loved ones. Also assume a fair amount of time, say a year, has been put into studying intensely all options. A person who's purpose is non-existence has no capacity for rational thought, therefore they are neccessarily excluded from this dilema. That is a VERY subjective form of thought. I did not use the term "Self-murder" so deliberately for no reason. To murder one's self means quite litteraly to destroy without purpose the life one has made. For some men have a Self, and some do not, namely those who's purpose is existence, and those who's purpose is non-existence, respectively. What if the person knows full well that they are capable of great achievements, and that there exists hope in the sense of physical survival, even flourishment to some degree, but still the unhappiness will always taint all material and social success? For this person to continue living, would it not be an atrocity against the Self? When Man's greatest moral purpose is the achievement of his own happiness, and that happiness is unachievable, does not one's moral purpose become impossible? If so, isn't living a life with no moral purpose the act of slow Self destruction on all but the physical level anyway? Just some thoughts Cole
  3. This subject came up sporadically in a few threads, but never with the attention it deserved.Due to recent events, I have taken an interest in this subject.When is it rational for one to kill one's self? Where is the line between a calculated decision to end one's life, and the evil of Self-murder.Aside from the issue of terminal illness (which we likely wouldn't be here if we disagreed about that), when does it become more rational, more true to one's self, and more moral to choose not to continue living?
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