Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Explain to me how euthanasia is 'playing God' but Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]okumsup[/m] at 1:03 pm on Dec. 2, 2008[quote]good point but i think people think about extending life as giving a fighting chance until someone dies.. its really just looked at more positively because no lives get ended this way :/[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post BLUEAUTOMATIC Posted at 1:02 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Extending the life of an otherwise pretty much dead person isn't? Honestly, I actually want to know how that works.

Replies Keego05 Posted at 1:15 am on Dec. 3, 2008 Quote: from BlueAutomatic at 9:18 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Quote: from Keego05 at 9:06 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Because the Bible dictates that only God is master of life and death. Medical Science isn't the only way to prolong your life, drinking more water as a result could prolong your life, it's when you try to cut it short, suicide and all that. Life is precious and should be honored. If someone is run over, or has cancer, and would die without medical treatment, why do we have a right to play God to a situation (whilst unfortunate) would not survive without complicated or advanced procedures, whereas we deny people who are going to die anyway, may or may not have humanist ideals or religious beliefs and want to die with dignity to do just that. Well you asked why it was playing God. I think it should be allowed, people should be allowed the right to die in the most extreme situations. Randomaster Posted at 1:23 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Quote: from Salamander at 7:12 am on Dec. 3, 2008 Quote: from Randomaster at 6:39 am on Dec. 3, 2008 Quote: from Salamander at 7:05 am on Dec. 3, 2008 Quote: from lucyloo at 6:33 am on Dec. 3, 2008 Terminating their life is an action.       Not doing anything is not an action.         Hooking them up to life support is an action.   Do you propose we just let everyone who is sick just die? Thats a waste of money and its cruel    prolonging a life that is day to day pain and suffering    that is inhumane Did I say I was against euthanasia? No, to the contrary, I think circumstantially it's the best course of action. BLUEAUTOMATIC Posted at 1:21 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Quote: from Salamander at 9:05 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Quote: from lucyloo at 6:33 am on Dec. 3, 2008 Terminating their life is an action.    Not doing anything is not an action.     Hooking them up to life support is an action. Do you propose we just let everyone who is sick just die? To be honest, I find the whole thing about using expensive treatments to give people a few months to a year of life stupid, when you could instead use the money to give grief counselling. greatescape Posted at 1:18 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Quote: from lucyloo at 3:16 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Oh shh! Did I say I wanted an argument! No but when you say stupid things that are generally contrary to logic people are going to disagree with you. BLUEAUTOMATIC Posted at 1:18 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Quote: from Keego05 at 9:06 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Because the Bible dictates that only God is master of life and death. Medical Science isn't the only way to prolong your life, drinking more water as a result could prolong your life, it's when you try to cut it short, suicide and all that. Life is precious and should be honored. If someone is run over, or has cancer, and would die without medical treatment, why do we have a right to play God to a situation (whilst unfortunate) would not survive without complicated or advanced procedures, whereas we deny people who are going to die anyway, may or may not have humanist ideals or religious beliefs and want to die with dignity to do just that. lucyloo Posted at 1:16 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Oh shh! Did I say I wanted an argument! BLUEAUTOMATIC Posted at 1:13 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Quote: from lucyloo at 9:03 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Terminating their life is an action. Not doing anything is not an action. ...Ok? I'm pretty sure operating or any other medical procedure on an otherwise dead person to revive or extend the life of said person is an action. nyn Posted at 1:12 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Quote: from Randomaster at 6:39 am on Dec. 3, 2008 Quote: from Salamander at 7:05 am on Dec. 3, 2008 Quote: from lucyloo at 6:33 am on Dec. 3, 2008 Terminating their life is an action.   Not doing anything is not an action.      Hooking them up to life support is an action.    Do you propose we just let everyone who is sick just die? Thats a waste of money and its cruel prolonging a life that is day to day pain and suffering that is inhumane Did I say I was against euthanasia? No, to the contrary, I think circumstantially it's the best course of action. dramaqueenxoxo Posted at 1:11 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Quote: from Keego05 at 9:06 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Because the Bible dictates that only God is master of life and death. Medical Science isn't the only way to prolong your life, drinking more water as a result could prolong your life, it's when you try to cut it short, suicide and all that. Life is precious and should be honored. What if you are not a Christian?? You believe that 'God' gave you free will, right? Well then you should be able to use it Zetsuai Posted at 1:10 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 You make a very good point there. I don't understand why euthanasia is illegal. It's your life, you should have the right to end it if there really is NO hope for you recover from some kind of illness. Mercy killing is questionable too. I read about this guy who's daughter was pretty much a vegetable. She was bed-ridden, in pain, and otherwise couldn't do anything. He pumped carbon monoxide into his car that she was in and killed her, painlessly of course. It's hard to say if you should have the right to speak for someone else to commit euthanasia if they are incapable of doing so. Randomaster Posted at 1:09 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Quote: from Salamander at 7:05 am on Dec. 3, 2008 Quote: from lucyloo at 6:33 am on Dec. 3, 2008 Terminating their life is an action.    Not doing anything is not an action.     Hooking them up to life support is an action. Do you propose we just let everyone who is sick just die? Thats a waste of money and its cruel prolonging a life that is day to day pain and suffering that is inhumane Chocolate Thunda Posted at 1:07 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 I don't know. If my loved one were brain dead/extremely old and weak/in pain that couldn't be relieved I would consider it. It would be hard, but I would do it. steve83 Posted at 1:07 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Quote: from lucyloo at 1:03 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Terminating their life is an action. Not doing anything is not an action. Not necessarily: setting up a life support system is an action, and its also more similar to playing god than, say, hooking it up to the person in the first place... Keego05 Posted at 1:06 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Because the Bible dictates that only God is master of life and death. Medical Science isn't the only way to prolong your life, drinking more water as a result could prolong your life, it's when you try to cut it short, suicide and all that. Life is precious and should be honored. Everlongx Posted at 1:06 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Quote: from lucyloo at 1:03 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 Terminating their life is an action. Not doing anything is not an action. Actually, yes it is. Doing nothing is something. Most recent 15 of 21 previous replies displayed.