I apologize for the lack of understanding on my part, but when you refer to “a deeply flawed world model”, do you mean that the world in which the individual lives is deeply flawed, that the individual perceives the world as deeply flawed, or that the individual has a deeply flawed perception of the world?
If the individual’s environment is deeply flawed, and this motivates them to end their life, it is absolutely not unethical to correct the flaws in their environment. If the individual’s outlook on the world motivates them to end their life, it is absolutely not unethical to convince them that the world is not a bad place or that suicide is not the optimal solution. However, it is unethical to use force in your attempts to do so.
If an individual has a deeply flawed perception of reality (as in, “psychosis, late-stage dementia”, not “outlook on the world is disagreeable or more depressing than average”), they are not mentally competent and should therefore be prevented from committing suicide.
Again, it depends on whether or not the individual is mentally competent. If the deeply erroneous world model is borne out of hallucinations of bugs coming out of the walls to eat you, then no, it is not unethical to prevent this individual’s suicide and correct the model with the appropriate therapy and anti-psychotics. If the deeply erroneous world model is held by a mentally competent individual who believes something false (such as a false diagnosis of dementia, for instance), then it is not unethical to correct this model by convincing the individual that the distressing belief is false, though it is unethical to use force to do so.
I apologize for the lack of understanding on my part, but when you refer to “a deeply flawed world model”, do you mean that the world in which the individual lives is deeply flawed, that the individual perceives the world as deeply flawed, or that the individual has a deeply flawed perception of the world?
If the individual’s environment is deeply flawed, and this motivates them to end their life, it is absolutely not unethical to correct the flaws in their environment. If the individual’s outlook on the world motivates them to end their life, it is absolutely not unethical to convince them that the world is not a bad place or that suicide is not the optimal solution. However, it is unethical to use force in your attempts to do so.
If an individual has a deeply flawed perception of reality (as in, “psychosis, late-stage dementia”, not “outlook on the world is disagreeable or more depressing than average”), they are not mentally competent and should therefore be prevented from committing suicide.
I meant a deeply erroneous world model which, if true, would imply that a major part of life is no longer worth continuing. I apologize for confusion.
Again, it depends on whether or not the individual is mentally competent. If the deeply erroneous world model is borne out of hallucinations of bugs coming out of the walls to eat you, then no, it is not unethical to prevent this individual’s suicide and correct the model with the appropriate therapy and anti-psychotics. If the deeply erroneous world model is held by a mentally competent individual who believes something false (such as a false diagnosis of dementia, for instance), then it is not unethical to correct this model by convincing the individual that the distressing belief is false, though it is unethical to use force to do so.