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Originally Posted by viscousmemories
Erm... not all humans desire to live. And some desire not to live.
When I say rational, I mean an unemotional, logical decision. Hence since I agree with Justamans essential points about the essence of non-existence, I think the purely rational decision is to get off the mouse wheel now.
However, I don't think people are or should be purely rational. In my opinion, emotion matters and should be taken into account. But the problem I have with purely emotional arguments for living (think of the pain you'll cause people!) is the same problem I have with purely emotional arguments for dying (no more pain!). I just don't think we should trust something as volatile and malleable as emotional impulse when making important decisions.
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Why is this an important decision? I agree with 99% of what you say, I think we simply differ in how we ultimately consider the endstate. I don't now believe suicide is necessarily a bad thing. In point of fact, it might be the smart thing to do, in which case all of the taboo vanishes, and you drive off a cliff as cheerfully as swigging from a beer
