[Doug]

Originally Posted by garinda

I'm sorry you seem to have taken offence at me calling you patronising and won't be staying long, that's your choice. However you made it it personal when you said my life would still be meaningful and important to you if I couldn't perform the most basic of tasks. True babies can't wipe their own bums, but the difference is they will be able to be taught how to do so as they develop. I will not be sitting in a wheel chair unable to speak and perform simple tasks by the time I'm fifty, trust me. The quality of my life is more important to me than the length of it, as an atheist I'm not confused on the issue that I might be playing God.

My use of terminology was unfortunate, I believe all life is a gift therefore even your life is meaningful and important although I was making the statement in broader terms and was not making a personal statement, but believe what you will.

Offended? Not in the least and there’s no connection whatsoever between that statement and me not staying. I was thanking you for your expression of kindness in respect of my return to posting on the site. However, I was also making the statement that I won’t be staying long on the site long has I have many other things to do.

I find it sad that you are an atheist, but like you say that’s your choice and I respect that. I have quite pagan views myself but I do closely relate my beliefs to spiritualism in that we have seen the life we are to live on earth before we are born and choose to continue with it irrespective of how it ends. However, free will will always play its part in that outcome. I also believe in the survival of the spirit after death. Keep that in mind and don’t be too shocked when you wake up on the other side.

To under line the point I was trying to make is that yes, it is your choice to end your life early if that’s what you want. What you don’t have is the right to expect someone else to help you do it, are worst still in my view, expect them to carry the burden of the ultimate responsibility for ending you life.