Euthanasia
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:55 am
Gaius Cassius, also known as Longinus the Spearman, was the man who gave Jesus Christ a noble death during the Crucifiction, by piercing the right side of his body between the 4th and 5th rib with his spear.
Effectively, Longinus "put him out of his misery".
But that can also be interpreted as an act of euthanasia.
If such an act of nobility occured to the Almighty, then why is euthanasia frowned upon throughout the world in heated debates and in the media?
Personally, I am so afraid of death, that it has made me overcome thoughts of suicide...... I am too scared to endure the pain to die, and I am too scared to leave the life I am currently in, regardless of whatever future I may have in another dimension or place (eg. reincarnation, heaven). So I want to live as much as I can, for as long as I can. But I don't want to lead a life of uselessness, as a vegetable, or constant suffering enduring pain. No life is better than a horrible life......
Do you believe people should live as long as physically possible?
Do you believe people are better off dead than suffering?
Effectively, Longinus "put him out of his misery".
But that can also be interpreted as an act of euthanasia.
If such an act of nobility occured to the Almighty, then why is euthanasia frowned upon throughout the world in heated debates and in the media?
Personally, I am so afraid of death, that it has made me overcome thoughts of suicide...... I am too scared to endure the pain to die, and I am too scared to leave the life I am currently in, regardless of whatever future I may have in another dimension or place (eg. reincarnation, heaven). So I want to live as much as I can, for as long as I can. But I don't want to lead a life of uselessness, as a vegetable, or constant suffering enduring pain. No life is better than a horrible life......
Do you believe people should live as long as physically possible?
Do you believe people are better off dead than suffering?