Artificial life machines

@tortoise (181)
United States
October 17, 2006 1:29pm CST
If your mind was taken by a disease, like a stroke; would you rather be kept alive by a machine or move on to the next level?
8 responses
aquarian83
@aquarian83 (1944)
• United States
18 Oct 06
i would move on as whts the use of living a life of vegetable..
tortoise
@tortoise (181)
• United States
18 Oct 06
Exactly. I still wonder though what we accomplish when we do insist people live that way.
aquarian83
@aquarian83 (1944)
• United States
18 Oct 06
yeah i too can nevr understand tht... i definitely believe in mercy killing.. u can post ur views on topic started by me named euthanasia..
tortoise
@tortoise (181)
• United States
18 Oct 06
If by mercy killing you mean pull the plug; I can agree. It should still be natural, though.
Sheila_Abram
@Sheila_Abram (1908)
• United States
19 Oct 06
I would notliketo be hooked up to a life support machine. Just let me go God will know when it is my time. Can't wait to get to heaven!!! God Bless
tortoise
@tortoise (181)
• United States
19 Oct 06
Thank, I wish we would let Him do what He does best, more often. He must know something, He's older than we are.
tortoise
@tortoise (181)
• United States
19 Oct 06
Thank you, thank you. We need to pray for that cos the world's making some pretty bad decisions for Him right now. Might harm us all too soon if they don't stop. Well, I guess it was predicted. I'll bet The Father wishes often that He wasn't always right. He'd rather see us stop hurting ourselves.
Sheila_Abram
@Sheila_Abram (1908)
• United States
19 Oct 06
Yes, God is the author and finisher of our faith. He does know best. God Bless
Annilyn
@Annilyn (117)
• United States
18 Oct 06
This is a really tough question for me...when I was 17 my mother was being kept alive by machines..my father made the decision to take her off of life support, this was very hard for me to understand I just wanted my mom back. So seeing what my mother and father went through, I will have a living will that says if there is no chance of any kind of recovery the machine will be turned off.
tortoise
@tortoise (181)
• United States
18 Oct 06
The amount of pain can make a big difference. And, how long you've been in that pain. Wow, sorry. I'm struggling with this. I am the oldest, so, Mom tells me how she really feels and hides it from my sister and brother. It's hard.
Deltaseccc
@Deltaseccc (505)
• Namibia
18 Oct 06
No life machine - nothing artificial to keep my body on functioning. If it is beyond repairing itself, there is a reason and I have to move on to the next level.
tortoise
@tortoise (181)
• United States
18 Oct 06
I agree.
jzcb87
@jzcb87 (1797)
• United States
18 Oct 06
Yea, I wouldn't have a problem with it. I don't ever want to die.
tortoise
@tortoise (181)
• United States
18 Oct 06
Brave. And, I'm not sure which would be worse. An immobile body being fully aware of your situation? Or, trapped here with knowing you used to be able to do things; but, you don't know why you can't do it right. I'd rather just go on than know people are changing my diapers again.
toonatoons
@toonatoons (3737)
• Philippines
18 Oct 06
for me, artificial life machines couldn't be all that bad. my grandma had a heart problem, and the only way to keep her alive was to insert a pacemaker. seven years later, she's still alive, and still making a difference in our lives.
tortoise
@tortoise (181)
• United States
18 Oct 06
That wonderful. Why can't it turn out that way more often?
Stiletto
@Stiletto (4579)
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18 Oct 06
If there was no chance of recovery I'd rather the machine was switched off. I wouldn't want to be kept alive that way indefinitely.
tortoise
@tortoise (181)
• United States
18 Oct 06
Thanks, I know it's kind of a tough question.
minnie_98214
@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
1 Dec 06
I think at that point it wouldnt matter to me what happened. i would want my family to do what they needed to do. If they still wanted to say bye then by all means try but if my family is ready to see me move on then thats the way it should be. I think my family would know whats best for me.