@Doug S. Read “The Gentle Seduction” by Marc Stiegler. And, if you haven’t already, consider anti-depressants: I know a number of people whom they have saved from suicide.
::Googles “The Gentle Seduction”::
Yeah, that’s a very beautiful story. And yes, I take antidepressants. They just change my feelings, not my beliefs. Their subjective effect on me can best be described as “Yes, my life still sucks, but I’m cheerful anyway!” If I honestly prefer retroactive non-existence even when happy, doesn’t that suggest that my assessment stems from something other than a lack of happiness chemicals in my brain?
Fear not, I have no intention of committing suicide in the near future. Although I prefer the world in which I never existed, the world in which I exist and and then die tomorrow is worse than the one in which I exist and continue to exist for several more years. (Specifically, my untimely death would cause great misery to several people that care about me, so I will refrain from dying before they do.)
@Doug S. Read “The Gentle Seduction” by Marc Stiegler. And, if you haven’t already, consider anti-depressants: I know a number of people whom they have saved from suicide.
::Googles “The Gentle Seduction”::
Yeah, that’s a very beautiful story. And yes, I take antidepressants. They just change my feelings, not my beliefs. Their subjective effect on me can best be described as “Yes, my life still sucks, but I’m cheerful anyway!” If I honestly prefer retroactive non-existence even when happy, doesn’t that suggest that my assessment stems from something other than a lack of happiness chemicals in my brain?
Fear not, I have no intention of committing suicide in the near future. Although I prefer the world in which I never existed, the world in which I exist and and then die tomorrow is worse than the one in which I exist and continue to exist for several more years. (Specifically, my untimely death would cause great misery to several people that care about me, so I will refrain from dying before they do.)