Wesley J. Smith: Many “Locked In” People Happy

First Things/Secondhand Smoke ^ | 2/27/11 | Wesley J. Smith

[wagglebee]

That many would instead say, “Sure, go ahead. I would too,” reflects our own fears and prejudices, and an (unintended) abandonment of people who might otherwise be helped to get past the darkness and back into the light.

It reflects the callousness of the culture of death.

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[Shady]

It is murder.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Death lovers with a spirit of murder. It is becoming spooky, as one used to go to the doctor to get well, now when one visits the doctor there is always the possibility that the doctor may decide that your “quality of life” warrants his intervention in ending your life.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Smith is so laughable.

[Tax-chick]

People who say, “I would rather be dead than ...” (fill in condition of incapacity) are not, in fact, in that condition. If they ever are, they may wish they’d never spoken without serious thought.

I wouldn’t want to be like a 2-year-old, but Francisco is very happy as a 2-year-old. If he never grew any more mentally mature, he would still be happy, as long as he was fed, washed, clothed, and loved. Oh, the thrill of making a tall stack of just the blue blocks! Now just the green blocks! Oh, there’s Yellow Cat ... Meow!

[BenKenobi]

Some of us with disabilities don’t have a choice in the matter. We’ve known nothing but. Saying that my life isn’t worth living, is not a decision that you get to make.

[Tax-chick]

That was pretty much my point. Most people with disabilities seem determined to keep living ... unless they’re suffering from depression, in which case they should be treated for depression, not killed.

[BenKenobi]

I’m glad some kind folks stick up for us.

Thank you!

[Tax-chick]

You’re welcome. Everyone else’s life is just as valuable as mine, even if the other person is elderly, or has a disability, or is of another race, or is poor, or all of the above.

[little jeremiah]

Thank you. One sense that “locked in” people have in spades is the sense of hearing. When the body isn’t functioning well or at a minimal level, the sense of hearing becomes, according to what I’ve read and some personal experience, very acute and focused.

Hearing books on tape, music, or people reading out loud would undoubtedly give great comfort and happiness to people in this condition.

[wagglebee]

Smith is so laughable.

I'm confused, are you saying that people with disabilities should be euthanized?

[Psycho_Bunny]

Oh, please.

[wagglebee]

Oh, please.

Let's see, you said, "Smith is so laughable," in reference to his opposition to euthanizing the disabled.

I asked you what you meant and your response is, "Oh, please."

Why are you so afraid to stand up and state your beliefs?

[DJ MacWoW]

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[Tax-chick]

I’m confused, too.

[wagglebee]

I'm not confused any longer, Psycho_Bunny thinks people who oppose euthanasia are acting "holier-than though."

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[Tax-chick]

I’d like to be holier than those who advocate (or practice) killing the infirm. And if I’m ever incapacitated, I’d like the people who are caring for me to be too holy to kill me.

[DJ MacWoW]

The “holier than thous” are the ones who believe they have the right to end a life because THEY view it as “useless”.