Borne Velvalor
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Posted - 2013.10.06 23:45:00 -
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I cannot aid financial support at the moment, however, I noticed there were some negative comments regarding the ill and disabled, as well as euthanasia. It is important to remember that everything in this world requires resources. The ill may consume "more" until they are healthy, or always consume more depending on their illness, but everyone consumes some.
The computers you type on requires all sorts of metals and plastics. Your smartphones probably contain rare earth minerals that we can not replenish. If you are speaking on this forum and play Dust, you are a drain on the resources of this planet. Surgery's and medical services allow people to continue on living and enjoying their lives when they would've suffered and died. I think that's a better use of our resources than playing Dust, buying a new smartphone every year, watching TV, listening to music, and more, all of which are not essential to our lives. Does anyone you know own jewellery? Well, someone had to dig a mine and find the metal ore and jewels to make that, someone had to cut the jewels, smelt the ore, make the ring, transport it, and then sell it, all so someone could affix a ROCK to their finger that shines. In the case of diamonds, not even a colorful rock. Now, that is a wonderful use of materials such as gold, silver, steel and diamonds. Plus, the fuels used to dig the stuff out of the ground, transport the stuff and convert it into the product. Obviously. /sarcasm
Life saving medical attention is not the problem. If anyone wants to scream about the time, energy and materials medical care consumes, you should get rid of all your technology and go live in a forest eating nuts, because all your fancy entertainment devices consume MORE, so you certainly are not living in a manner that sustainably and efficiently uses resources to reduce human suffering. 
Also, if you think euthanasia without consent when a person can be saved with a reasonable success rate is reducing human suffering, you must also think jumping off a cliff reduces human suffering. Life is often a painful struggle. If we all just jumped off a cliff as soon as we experienced suffering instead of working as hard as possible to diminish it, where would we be? Extinct. That's where we'd be.
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Sorry if that was a long tangent to go on. I hope Weston gets better and lives a full, happy life.  |
Borne Velvalor
BLACK-DRAGON-SOCIETY
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Posted - 2013.10.07 02:10:00 -
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Atiim wrote:
Oh, don't worry that was only from one person by the name, wait no alt as Kingseeker Kobra, but based on the removal of his posts, and the fact that his character no longer exists, I can only conclude that he has been banned.
We need not concern us with his ludicrous ideals, and focus on the well-being of QG's son
I couldn't find the original postings, so assumed that was so, yet when I hear something like that, I always feel the need to post something in rebuttal, regardless.
Stay strong, all involved. :) |