TAW122
Emissary of the right to die.
- Aug 30, 2018
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This is a recurring thought that I have subconsciously from time to time, especially throughout most of my sentient life. While death is something that is often viewed by the majority of people, the general populace, mainstream society and it's institutions as a 'bad' event, state (of being), or thing, it is not always that way, especially in the lens and perspective of the universe (a non-sentient entity). This is because death and non-sentience is the state of nothingness and void. Numerically, the number 'zero' itself would be considered a neutral value, neither negative nor positive. It is only negative because most of mainstream society and the general populace assign a 'positive' value to sentience or life itself by reason of "the sanctity of life" and "sacredness of life", etc. which are subjective values and in the eyes of the universe hold no such value.. However, for us pro-choicers and how we view life in an objective sense, we generally view it as an non-consensual, involuntary imposition of the state of being that causes harm, so to extinguish this harm (putting an end to sentience by our own hands, on our own terms, via CTB), it can be considered a positive thing.
Given this view point as well as my paradigm on death, I often think about the fact that if someone older than me or other than me 'outlived' me, at least I've accomplished many things that are considered benevolent (from this view), even if most of the world, our day to day peers, and most of mainstream society disagrees. For example, if someone who was born in the 70's (by now they are in their mid 50's) and they outlive me (I'm in my mid 30's and assuming I CTB around that age..), then that means I've in a sense "won" because I would not be suffering through the decades and while they outlive me, they may still have fleeting pleasures and joy, with many years of mundanity, and also the possibility of By this I mean several things that I would consider benevolent, great, and more positive than negative outcomes.
These benefits are:
1) Not having to endure further complications of old age and other kinds of physical and psychological ailments of aging, the twilight years.
2) Going on one's own terms (via CTB) allows for one to control the manner in which one passes instead of allowing the universe or other events dictate one's own fate.
3) Going (preferably and ideally) on a high note avoids further and future disappointment.
4) The end to all present (and future) torment, suffering, anguish, disappointment, and while it may be the end of all future (fleeting) pleasures, it is irrelevant since there can be no sensation or experience of the deprivation of joy.
5) No more gambling and taking a 'risk' for the future, there is nothing more to 'nothingness'.
6) While the lack of justice itself from the wrongs of others may seem like a loss, it is irrelevant as one cannot be harmed by just nothingness.
While there are more things that I could speak of, this is just a thread of some idea I had that changed my relationship with death and non-sentience itself. It has really flipped my views of existence and sentience itself, broken the shackles of societal hold and sentient slavery. While there are more things I could say, it is just a simple thread discussing about an idea that shaped my worldview with regards to death and non-sentience contrary to what most people see. I consider most of us who had similar views or perspectives about death itself have become enlightened. Has anyone had similar views or have seen death in such a particular way?
Given this view point as well as my paradigm on death, I often think about the fact that if someone older than me or other than me 'outlived' me, at least I've accomplished many things that are considered benevolent (from this view), even if most of the world, our day to day peers, and most of mainstream society disagrees. For example, if someone who was born in the 70's (by now they are in their mid 50's) and they outlive me (I'm in my mid 30's and assuming I CTB around that age..), then that means I've in a sense "won" because I would not be suffering through the decades and while they outlive me, they may still have fleeting pleasures and joy, with many years of mundanity, and also the possibility of By this I mean several things that I would consider benevolent, great, and more positive than negative outcomes.
These benefits are:
1) Not having to endure further complications of old age and other kinds of physical and psychological ailments of aging, the twilight years.
2) Going on one's own terms (via CTB) allows for one to control the manner in which one passes instead of allowing the universe or other events dictate one's own fate.
3) Going (preferably and ideally) on a high note avoids further and future disappointment.
4) The end to all present (and future) torment, suffering, anguish, disappointment, and while it may be the end of all future (fleeting) pleasures, it is irrelevant since there can be no sensation or experience of the deprivation of joy.
5) No more gambling and taking a 'risk' for the future, there is nothing more to 'nothingness'.
6) While the lack of justice itself from the wrongs of others may seem like a loss, it is irrelevant as one cannot be harmed by just nothingness.
While there are more things that I could speak of, this is just a thread of some idea I had that changed my relationship with death and non-sentience itself. It has really flipped my views of existence and sentience itself, broken the shackles of societal hold and sentient slavery. While there are more things I could say, it is just a simple thread discussing about an idea that shaped my worldview with regards to death and non-sentience contrary to what most people see. I consider most of us who had similar views or perspectives about death itself have become enlightened. Has anyone had similar views or have seen death in such a particular way?
