We shouldn’t focus on assisted dying, but rather help others find value in life | Andrew Brown
by Andrew Brown from on (#ABPS)
Stephen Hawking's restated position on assisted dying poses important questions about how the rest of us mere mortals gain a sense of self-worth
What's a life worth, and to whom? Professor Stephen Hawking has said once more that he would consider ending his life if he felt he could no longer make a contribution to the world; and although it's obvious that he means by the world his loved ones as well as the theoretical physics community, it does seem a high bar to set. Not many of us are much use to the world as a whole; almost everyone has a job in which they could be replaced without too much strain and that may nowadays disappear without warning.
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