@KevinSimler he cracks me up - he literally can't conceive of people not being glad to be alive, like William James' description of Whitman
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@sarahdoingthing I... had never thought about that. Always assumed exit would be easy if life became unworthy enough. Emphasis on "assumed." -
@KevinSimler totally! I wrote about the function of this belief here http://theviewfromhell.blogspot.com/2012/04/why-we-believe-suicide-is-easy.html … - 5 more replies
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@sarahdoingthing@KevinSimler Tell 1000 people they have cancer, but death will be painless. How many will be happy? -
@SR71999@KevinSimler death is scary, part of why suicide is hard. attachment to people, duty, evolutionary stuff, even if life is awful - 3 more replies
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@KevinSimler this is his argument http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2011/12/a_cursory_rejec.html … first chapter of my book explains why it's silly but he'll never read it lolThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing@KevinSimler missed a perfect opportunity to say "Read my book!"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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