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I intentionally left it open.

I intentionally left it open.

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[–] TheRedArmy 5 points (+5|-0)

Old, for many reasons.

  • I'm married, and rather like my wife, so spending more time with her is a plus.
  • I intend to have children, and would like to raise them and see them grow.
  • I like being alive, for a lot of reasons, and more time of that seems to be a good thing.

That said, there is something to be said about becoming so fragile or sickly that quality of life is so low and your age so advanced that willingly passing on via suicide might be viable. I can't imagine that point for myself - I'm personally very opposed to suicide - but I understand how people could reach that point for themselves.

[–] smallpond 4 points (+4|-0)

Young is relative. In the end we choose to die today or tomorrow, and most prefer to die tomorrow.

[–] [Deleted] 3 points (+3|-0)

i intend on seeing another turn of the century but i wouldn't be terribly disappointed to die young. some people don't want to live if they are old and desiccated but as long as i'm mentally capable, i'm happy.

[–] PistolPete 2 points (+2|-0)

Most days that day. Some days I see a future. Mostly it is that deep seeded fear of the hell that awaits from christian upbringing.

[–] TheRedArmy 2 points (+2|-0) Edited

That's when you make Lucifer your bitch and tell him to fuck off.

Somalia-style.

[–] PistolPete 2 points (+2|-0)

Logically I know religion is a tool to help quell our most primal selves and cooperate. Some things just stuck with you no matter how illogical.

[–] TheRedArmy 2 points (+2|-0)

I find religion to be far more than just that; like that's part of it, but religion is also 50 other things that you don't want to just forget about and ignore. I consider myself fairly religious, despite not ascribing to any particular religion; my wife is also religious (Catholic). There is a certain kind of truth in religion, but I have been thinking that fundamentalists have it wrong themselves.

I have been meaning to write a big post about it, since there's very little about it on here - I remain the only person to have ever posted in the religion sub - but I would want to sit down and get my thoughts together before writing something like that.

I've been meaning to do similar things in regards to Libertarianism, so as to spark further discussion on that subject as well; but I like relaxing in my free tree more than I like writing essays. :p