As Camus famously put it: "“There is only one really serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Deciding whether or not life is worth living is to answer the fundamental question in philosophy." the question of life's worth and suicide has been going around my mind for months now.
Do you think that life is worth living? And if so, what fuels that belief?
And what would your reaction be if on your commute you saw someone on the verge of taking their life by jumping off a bridge? — Rhasta1
I'll let you know when I'm done with it.Do you think that life is worth living? — Rhasta1
'20-20 hindsight'.And if so, what fuels that belief? — Rhasta1
Slight annoyance that s/he picked rush-hour to do it and thereby grind traffic to a halt with all the damn rubber-necking (i.e. cell photos/videos for "ooo wow" "i was there" shitz-n-giggles facebooking & youtubing) this showy departure's bound to cause. Then I'd probably app-dial 9-1-1 ... :roll:And what would your reaction be if on your commute you saw someone on the verge of taking their life by jumping off a bridge? — Rhasta1
A suicide maxim: The switch doesn't flip itself On or Off.
Dealt a hand by nature-nurture, choosing [to kill oneself] is always ex post facto - to be or not to be - manifest in how one chooses to play that hand. Suicide (long) precedes the act; circumstances, it seems, postpone or delay or, yes, facilitate the outcome. — 180 Proof
As Camus famously put it: "“There is only one really serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Deciding whether or not life is worth living is to answer the fundamental question in philosophy." the question of life's worth and suicide has been going around my mind for months now.
Do you think that life is worth living? And if so, what fuels that belief?
And what would your reaction be if on your commute you saw someone on the verge of taking their life by jumping off a bridge?
Teens, a strong case can be made, are, in effect, "disabled" developmentally with respect to impulsivity due to immaturation of the prefrontal cortex (until, in most cases, their mid-twenties). Condolences; but many, if not, most of that "spate" were probably victims of adolescence (i.e. impatience, poor coping skills & social media-hyped status/peer-pressures) and not a thoughtfully negative appraisal of 'life's worth'.Again, I'm excluding cases where the person has a serious illness or disability. There was a spate of suicides among my classmates when I was in high school. — BitconnectCarlos
As Camus famously put it: "“There is only one really serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Deciding whether or not life is worth living is to answer the fundamental question in philosophy." the question of life's worth and suicide has been going around my mind for months now.
Do you think that life is worth living? And if so, what fuels that belief?
And what would your reaction be if on your commute you saw someone on the verge of taking their life by jumping off a bridge?
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