Discussion Philosophy

[Politecat]

I'm aware that this is a pro choice site, but I'd like to ask for your opinion on CTB. Do you think it's justified? If so why? Or perhaps do you think it's an option that some people should explore?

 

[throwaway123]

The only sensible thing you can do in this world is to not live at all. CTB is the best option even if you have a good life. Death awaits us all. Life is pointless. See efilism

 

[Armadillo]

We should agree on a definition of "justified" if we want to have a productive conversation on the topic (and it's not THAT easy).

And are you referring to the particular situation of each SS member or the action of suicide from an ethical/philosophical point of view?

Let me elaborate on that. "Justice" is a human concept, or, better yet, an emotion/mix of emotions.
Like love, happiness, beauty, sadness, hunger, meaning, justice exists only in our brain/bodies.
You can't find any of those outside yourself and other conscious beings.
That doesn't absolutely mean that it's not "real" or it's pointless, just that no action is justified in-itself, we perceive it is.
The same as nothing is beautiful in-itself, we perceive it as such.

So what do we know about justice? Our personal experience/thinking and our culture/society shapes our sense of justice. It follows that it's not the same for everyone.

We can make countless examples for this claim, for one we don't feel that death penalty is a just punishment for blasphemy... in Saudi Arabia they do.

It's useless to try to think what is objectively justified, in the same way that it's useless to think what is objectively beautiful.
I think we can consider our personal sense of justice like a mix of emotions, wich is a good first step to analyze it globally, in THE MOST objective way possible.

1)Anger.
"All child rapists should be killed".

2)Envy.
"I worked harder than him but he got paid more, that's unfair".

3)Feeling entitled to freedom/rights.
"Stop telling me what to think and fuck off."

4)Empathy.
"My dog is in so much pain and I've decided to put it down because even if I'll miss him keeping him around to suffer is wrong".

Speaking from a personal point of view I feel that killing myself is a justified action and that keeping someone else from killing him/herself is not justified since it violates individual freedom w/o any good reason.

To answer the last question, yes.

I think everyone should think about death, it's definetly rational and wise to do so.

Life can be beautiful for you now but is a double-edged sword. You don't know if your body will turn on you making non-existence a better option than an existence of pointless suffering. Don't assume you'll always enjoy living, if you are smart and able to do so get the knowledge and the means to CTB painlessly if necessety comes.
Knowing when it's time to die is power and an act of rebellion against the pointlessness of an existence of suffering.

 

[Pulpit2018]

Justified is a bit vague.

If you mean rational,i think it usually is.
Given the inherent pro-life bias and strong survival instinct,most people CTB when things are quite bad.
There can be spontaneous suicides with not great thought behind them where improvement on life could had happen,but i do not think they are many.
Given that i think existence to be a bad deal regardless,i obviously view suicide as rational almost always.

If you mean moral,thats complicated.
Personally i view it as a strict personal autonomy,so it is always up to the person to decide.Excluding murder-suicide situations of course.
If you are more deontological and question it from society 's point of view then it is more tricky.
If the deceased leaves children behind,you can ask questions about its morality for example.
In the end,i still think you cannot claim that a suicide was immoral.At best you can claim it creates problems for society,but one can counter with: why is that relevant or important,why should someone suffer just for society 's sake,how much pain are you entitled to sustain for society before it becomes torture,why should an individual come second before society at all,etc...

TLDR: As an individualist i think that yes,suicide,can be a correct choice.

 

[Norest4thewicked]

The only sensible thing you can do in this world is to not live at all. CTB is the best option even if you have a good life. Death awaits us all. Life is pointless. See efilism

Just curious! Only recently heard of efilism. Would I be wrong in thinking it's a more thoughtful, kinder, socially aware alternative to nihilism?