Should we let someone die who is unwilling (but otherwise capable) of doing what is needed to stay alive?

@freemo it depends

@mjambon on?

@freemo on whether they can be helped, change their mind about it, and get better.

@mjambon and if they seem unwilling to hav etheir mind changed or make the effort to get better?

@freemo I think it should be up to you to decide when faced with such a situation, not the law. Personally, I don't have firm rules for deciding this, possibly because I was never faced with such a situation.

@mjambon Well I never mentioned the law. But the idea here is to get a sense of what people think the guidline is, that way as a society we can decide on how it would be appropriate to handle various situations. That may or may not influence law.

@freemo like most people, I'd probably spend more effort to rescue the people I know and love than strangers. It's unfortunate for those who are the most isolated.

@mjambon Would that even be rescue, to force someone to do what you think is best for them when they explicitly dont want it?

@freemo it depends. Ask them later what they think.

@mjambon Good idea, before we do anything we should always check with the future first :)

@freemo all decisions are based on how we imagine the future. My previous message was about confronting a past prediction with an actual outcome: "I made you live even though you didn't want it because I thought you'd feel better later. How are you now?"