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ladyadmin · 03-01-2004, 02:36 PM

Euthanasia is a very touchy and emotional subject for many people, religious and non-religious. This reminds me of the whole Jack Kevorkian episodes.

Let me start by saying that I think Jack Kevorkian is a loose canon, a psycho, a horribly unstable man trying to play God with peoples lives. He was a psychologist/psychiatrist or something like that so what gives him the right to put himself between man and God?

As harsh as this may sound I don't feel that any of us should be able to choose who gets to die or to live except for the person who is suffering. If that person can't pull their own plug, then they will live with what life has dealt them, unless stated in their will while they were in their right mind and not coerced by someone else.

I'm not a religious expert and I'm far from being religious. However I do believe in God and I hope to not offend anyone by stating what I'm about to say as speculation; here goes:: Jesus knew he was going to die;Did Jesus pull his plug? Die why? For our sins. He suffered betrayal, pain, and humiliation because he knew that the world is/was/always will be full of sinners. He died for us so that we may live. Key word being LIVE. Surely God doesn't want us to suffer and yet at the same time, suffering is what he did for us.. so would it be right for us to kill ourselves or others because we don't want to suffer the same consequences as Jesus did for us? Are we to good for that?

Being in pain is not something to relish or is it enjoyable. Ideally everyone wants to die peacefully and that could only happen in a perfect world, which this is not. If I'm going to die a horrible painful death, so be it. I'm ready for when it happens and I accept it whether there is mountains of pain or little anthills.

just .02

btw, raeanna74 I'm sorry to hear about your Uncle. My thoughts are with you and yours during your time of sadness.

03-01-2004, 02:36 PM	#15 (permalink)
ladyadmin Insane	Euthanasia is a very touchy and emotional subject for many people, religious and non-religious. This reminds me of the whole Jack Kevorkian episodes. Let me start by saying that I think Jack Kevorkian is a loose canon, a psycho, a horribly unstable man trying to play God with peoples lives. He was a psychologist/psychiatrist or something like that so what gives him the right to put himself between man and God? As harsh as this may sound I don't feel that any of us should be able to choose who gets to die or to live except for the person who is suffering. If that person can't pull their own plug, then they will live with what life has dealt them, unless stated in their will while they were in their right mind and not coerced by someone else. I'm not a religious expert and I'm far from being religious. However I do believe in God and I hope to not offend anyone by stating what I'm about to say as speculation; here goes:: Jesus knew he was going to die;Did Jesus pull his plug? Die why? For our sins. He suffered betrayal, pain, and humiliation because he knew that the world is/was/always will be full of sinners. He died for us so that we may live. Key word being LIVE. Surely God doesn't want us to suffer and yet at the same time, suffering is what he did for us.. so would it be right for us to kill ourselves or others because we don't want to suffer the same consequences as Jesus did for us? Are we to good for that? Being in pain is not something to relish or is it enjoyable. Ideally everyone wants to die peacefully and that could only happen in a perfect world, which this is not. If I'm going to die a horrible painful death, so be it. I'm ready for when it happens and I accept it whether there is mountains of pain or little anthills. just .02 btw, raeanna74 I'm sorry to hear about your Uncle. My thoughts are with you and yours during your time of sadness. __________________ The Programmers' Cheer Shift to the left, shift to the right! Pop up, push down, byte, byte, byte! Last edited by ladyadmin; 03-01-2004 at 02:41 PM..