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MattholomewCup  ·  4325 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Will the Real Lance Armstrong Please Stand Up?

Do you feel this way about yourself only, or people in general? I suspect that you're not the kind of person to force your beliefs on others, especially recognizing that those beliefs are of a minority (although, I am always surprised by the size of this minority). I understand you can feel confident and comfortable with your own death and time, and many people have been able to get to that point. I guess what I want to know, is do you consider it moral to avoid medicine or other kinds of drugs or means of modifying your body and mind? Or is it merely a lifestyle choice, like what sport you choose to play or what your job is?

We've heard news of children who have died of the flu this season - if one were in your charge, would you leave an ill child's life to fate, or would you do everything you could to keep that child healthy and alive? They don't have the capacity to understand or consent to a lifestyle which abstains from medical treatment for moral or ethical reasons, wouldn't it be unfair to leave them in the dark on medical treatment? They might not share your belief in destiny or an appointed "time" to die.