Current topic: At what point is life not worth living?

Current topic: At what point is life not worth living?

What is the value of life in general?

What is the value of living as long as possible?

What factors go into determining quality of life?

Is the will to live merely a survival instinct or is there more to it?

Is this an individual choice, or do you owe anything to your loved ones, or to humanity in general?

Should life end when the quality of life is gone and there’s no hope for improvement?

How much suffering should we allow before letting a person die?

In the case of incapacitation, who should decide? Should we always honor the person’s stated wishes, even if made years earlier?

What do you fear most? Unmanageable pain? Loss of control?

Does society always benefit from preventing suicide?

There are many people in need of organ transplants; is there any loss by allowing death for this purpose?

Should society keep spending so many resources to keep people alive in the end stages of life?

What would make you want to continue living longer?

https://www.britannica.com/topic/quality-of-life

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/10/why-i-hope-to-die-at-75/379329/

https://www.thegazette.com/opinion/krauthammer-the-truth-about-death-counseling/

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