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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 03:39 PM Original message |
This man is going to die soon, at the age of 23. Causa mortis: religious idiocy. |
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sharp_stick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. At 23 it's up to him |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. A domineering mother's pressure can be an awesome force. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
46. I agree |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:42 AM Response to Reply #3 |
53. Absolute Bull |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #53 |
63. Thank you. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Right |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #3 |
57. His survival instinct should have kicked in by now |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 03:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Gotta Cull the Herd ... |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. JWs practice "shunning" |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Sometimes Eugenics just happen. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 05:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. they are both going to learn a lesson when he dies, he that he |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. "he will be back" |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #25 |
58. you did. I believe we live over and over again. regardless of what |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 05:41 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. This Shit violates Logic, Reason, Sanity, Truth, Goodness, Compassion,.....so needless and so tragic |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #29 |
59. it is. |
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kcass1954 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 08:49 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. She won't learn any lessons from this. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
60. and when she dies, she will know then she was wrong. I agree. she |
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ldf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #24 |
38. and his mother won't learn squat |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 09:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
40. Heh |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. I saw a boy once going through hell because of that. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. No, wait, don't tell me: Christian Scientists, right? -nt |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Jehova's Witnesses actually. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
23. It was Jehovah's Witnesses in that particular case. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
9. He's able to make his own decisions |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. That is a case of manslaughter and should be prosecuted as such. nt |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 08:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
35. totally agree ... mom is guilty. nt |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #35 |
55. Mom is guilty of thinking irrationally |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 09:29 AM Response to Reply #10 |
50. I don't think so, as the man is an adult and his mother isn't actually forcing him |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #50 |
62. I didn't notice that the patient was an adult. You are correct. nt |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #10 |
54. No, this is a case of a man who is making his decision. |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. I agree. I didn't notice that the patient was an adult. nt |
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ipfilter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
11. We used to have some Christian Scientists |
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snake in the grass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. Another Darwin Award candidate. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
13. well, I may disagree with his religion, but its his choice. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
14. All Joking Aside |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. As opposed to the religiously correct woo-woo which will get him killed with 100% probability. -nt |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 04:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Probably |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
16. Sorry, he's basing his decision on a demonstrably false belief. |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-06-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #16 |
73. Not really true that a marrow transplant is worse for the donor. |
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LeftinOH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
17. Attention Mr Neto: Your religion was started by some guy in Pittsburgh; |
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deadmessengers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 04:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I thought it was Brooklyn? |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #19 |
47. That's where their headquarters is |
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edhopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. What does where the religion start |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 05:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. It has everything to do with it |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Wrong |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 05:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Well, I call everyone "guy" and "dude" so there! |
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edhopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 06:27 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. I was responding to the "Pittsburgh" part |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 08:26 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I gotcha.. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 08:58 AM Response to Reply #17 |
43. Every religion had to start somewhere. Pittsburgh is no more crazy than some desert. |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
21. so when he dies, and he will, does that mean his God hates him? |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 05:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. It'll be part of "his plan" |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
22. Like I always say, religion is a mental illness. |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
30. My Mom had AML about 8 years ago. |
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Nexus7 (225 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 07:06 PM Response to Reply #30 |
71. Congratulations! |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
34. If he was a child, court could potentially interfere. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
36. That poor kid |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-02-08 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
39. He's an adult. His choice. NT |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 08:54 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I find this "choice" akin to an adult woman's choice to accept a nice job offer overseas |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 08:57 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. That's how some people feel about the choice to abort, too. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 09:20 AM Response to Reply #42 |
48. The difference here is an informed choice versus conning. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 09:24 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. You're concluding the young man is being unduly pressured. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 09:36 AM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Seems probable, yes. Given that, initially, he had AGREED to the treatment. -nt |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 09:38 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. And people change their minds. If there is evidence he is being coerced, action should |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
44. Reason suggests he will die without proven treatments involved. |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
45. He's going to die regardless. Its just a question of when and why |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
56. Can I have his health insurance then? |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
64. Thats a painful way to die. |
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qwlauren35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
66. If it had been his choice, no mom, would you be okay with it? |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
67. in some form or another -- we all fall prey to the |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
68. Hey it's a free country... |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
69. Oh well. His choice, and none of my business, dumb as I think it is. |
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Tight_rope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
70. Not the first time that I've heard of this same situation! |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
72. It's his choice. nt |
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