Big Red Button

I can't say I would have.... even in my teens.

I might have forced all my ex's hands onto their buttons though - or all the numpties I knew at school who did nothing but fight and bully ;)
 
No chance would i have pressed, or would i ever.
i've been to so pretty low and lonely places in my life, but never, ever have i felt even the slightest inclination that i'd want to end it, its the most cowardly and selfish act a person can do.
 
Sometimes the human brain has a nasty way of attaching itself to things that given any sence of realism would prevent us from pressing the said button. I suppose what I am trying to say is that anyone of sound mind would never commit suicide but then again you do need some reasons to be alive and if you only have yourself to live for some people would just give up. I have no doubt at the age of 34 i would have pressed that button serveral times over already but isnt the fact that we dont do it collectively that is in essence what makes us human? learning to overcome the troubles of life and looking towards the future is a good thing if you ask me.
 
Robbo said:
Absolutely not.

If a person honestly wanted to die then they wouldn't be here to post about it, button or not.
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not quite true, there are people that would happily press the button but are unable to do so and need someone else to do it for them. Would you press someone elses button?
 
Pffft, cowardly, brave, right thing, wrong thing... all the same at different times.

I don't believe any of you who said you would push the button. You would have ended it by now by some other means if you reaaaaly meant it.

Plenty to live for, you never know whats around the corner and all that, even if you're broken. :)
 
Robbo said:
If a person honestly wanted to die then they wouldn't be here to post about it, button or not.
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What about the fear..? Committing suicide is risky and can lead to failure - living as a vegetable or on a machine for the rest of your 'life'. Many people don't do it for this reason alone.

But if there was the convenience of a big red button... Different story.
 
I suppose the act of it actually being a button makes it much easier than it would be to calculate your own suicide. I mean i know serveral people that have had some crys for help as they call it, would they still be here given a big red button? I dont think so.
 
I'd be dead about four times over :/

Robbo said:
Absolutely not.
If a person honestly wanted to die then they wouldn't be here to post about it, button or not.
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It's never that B&W, the will to do something is countered by the fear of suffering during the process, add in family guilt and a bunch of other stuff and it becomes a lottery if it ever happens. I'm sure half of all suicides are accidental and were just cries for help.
 
Robbo said:
Absolutely not.

If a person honestly wanted to die then they wouldn't be here to post about it, button or not.
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I'm not sure I agree tbh, the struggle between life and death is not a easy one for many that suffer from suicidal thoughts, can you honestly say that handing out this painless death button to these people would have no effect?

One of the most popular questions by people seeking to commit suicide is how to do it painlessly and effectively, the button would fulfil both these requests, I certainly think it would tip the balance in at least a minority of those that wouldn't of ordinarily went through with it.
 
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Van Hellseek said:
What about the fear..? Committing suicide is risky and can lead to failure - living as a vegetable or on a machine for the rest of your 'life'. Many people don't do it for this reason alone.

But if there was the convenience of a big red button... Different story.
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I'd say that pressing a button to kill yourself involves about the same level of fear as shooting yourself in the head, for example.

There are many, many ways to do it without any pain so I don't see the issue here.
 
Robbo said:
I'd say that pressing a button to kill yourself involves about the same level of fear as shooting yourself in the head, for example.
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Rubbish. The button offers a risk free death. Whereas even bullets to the head can potentially ricochet from the skull or lead to nothing more than brain-damage.
 
Van Hellseek said:
Rubbish. The button offers a risk free death. Whereas even bullets to the head can ricochet from the skull or lead to nothing more than brain-damage.
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Then there are other ways. It also depends entirely on the gun, some would take your head off, not much risk there.
 
Robbo said:
Then there are other ways. It also depends entirely on the gun, some would take your head off, not much risk there.
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All require either risk, or effort or fear.

The button hypothesis offers a simple end. No pain, no risk, no effort, nothing to be concerned with.

It's totally different to a realistic suicide.
 
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