Comment by quonn
1 year ago
That somebody is simply gone. It doesn't make sense to view it any other way.
It's not a disturbing view. However, as long as the affected person is not capable of suffering anymore it is fully up to the family to decide what they prefer. So either way can be a valid and ethical then. It can be ethical to hang on and it can be ethical to let go.
(That being said, If there is chance that the affected person could recover or even not recover but suffer at the moment then the question becomes very complex. I think most would admit that the complexity exists.)
But the son isn't gone from the experience of the father, why should he pretend like he is?
I think you forget the fact that his son has 0 ability for self-preservance. In some cases, we may make things that have no chance to exist on their own, persist, but in this case, what does it serve, but our own selfishness?
Every human being is born with zero ability for self-preservation...
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I don't believe in selfless acts. All selfless acts are done for selfish reasons.
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