From: Natasha Vita-More (natasha@natasha.cc)
Date: Sat Jun 15 2002 - 09:33:26 MDT
At 08:54 PM 6/13/02 -0600, John W Haggerty wrote:
>I believe that there are fates that are worse than death or poverty.
>Emotional misery can be much worse
There is a reprieve for emotional misery John. The deep hell of depression
and other anxieties can be alleviated and often to a degree that makes life
worth living. It's just a doctor's appointment away. There is also a
reprieve for poverty, if a person is willing enough to work hard
enough. There is no thoroughly reliable reprieve for the finality of death.
If a person is suffering greatly, death would be a relief. Yet, unless
that suffering is so immense that absolutely nothing could lessen the
burden, death remains the ultimate fate.
Natasha
Natasha Vita-More
Founder, Transhumanist Arts & Culture
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"I'd rather be inebriated on a classic life than a 1996 classic Merlot."
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