Suicide Note

[MJinZ]

Read it, it's very interesting.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/ma.../book_details_motives_for_suicide_at_harvard/

http://motls.blogspot.com/2010/09/mitchell-heisman-suicide-note-1905.html

Of course, this kid has been brainwashed by Whitey theories and history... Too narrow minded. He never could imagine that Nietsche was ancient history and there is more out there from today that does not concord.

Poor guy. :'(

 

[amdhunter]

Read it, it's very interesting.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/ma.../book_details_motives_for_suicide_at_harvard/

http://motls.blogspot.com/2010/09/mitchell-heisman-suicide-note-1905.html

Of course, this kid has been brainwashed by Whitey theories and history... Too narrow minded.

Poor guy. :'(

Racist.

 

[Wyndru]

Strange. It's not too common to leave one, much less a whole book.

Seems like he wanted his death to have some kind of "meaning" where as most just want to die.

 

[MJinZ]

Racist.

It's true... he never even bothered to look into non-white religions, theories, or philosophies.

Well, he probably couldn't read them but still.

 

[MJinZ]

Strange. It's not too common to leave one, much less a whole book.

It was his whole life's work, culminating in suicide.

It's an excellent publicity stunt for sure.

 

[ahenkel]

um is a 1905 page suicide note technically a note at that point?

 

[Alone]

It was obviously not a rash decision. While I disagree with suicide, at least it wasn't because some chick dumped him or he failed out of school. He had a purpose behind what he did.

Kudos to him in doing what he believed in, even if it goes against social norms (especially if that was the point).

 

[mmntech]

Sounds like a grade A wackjob to me. Sorry to be so frank.

He did show clear signs of distress but nobody helped him.

 

[Printer Bandit]

cliffs?

 

[Alone]

um is a 1905 page suicide note technically a note at that point?

In loose definition, a note can be any written account.

 

[MJinZ]

cliffs?

There is no God and thus life has no meaning. Not even rationality or emotions, since they are simply inevitable biological imperatives.

 

[RapidSnail]

He seemed like a genius that lacked common sense.

 

[MJinZ]

It was obviously not a rash decision. While I disagree with suicide, at least it wasn't because some chick dumped him or he failed out of school. He had a purpose behind what he did.

Kudos to him in doing what he believed in, even if it goes against social norms (especially if that was the point).

Yup, I feel the same way, except he definitely has confirmation bias.

Basically, he lost his father at a young age and decided to prove to himself that existence is meaningless.

And he did.

He has a lot of interesting material in there, I skimmed through most of it, and nothing too novel but still scintillating material nevertheless.

 

[slayer202]

It was obviously not a rash decision. While I disagree with suicide, at least it wasn't because some chick dumped him or he failed out of school. He had a purpose behind what he did.

Kudos to him in doing what he believed in, even if it goes against social norms (especially if that was the point).

I agree. I only read the article and skimmed his book, but the guy sounds smart and reasonable. He is right, after all, that life really has no real purpose. Impressive work IMO, but I doubt the world will appreciate it, at least not right now

 

[Binarycow]

in the end, what does it matter if he lives or dies, or anyone else for that matter? There are 7 billion of us who will certain all be dead like him 100-120 years from now whether we choose to be philosophical or not.

Who cares if life has meaning or not? we all have a choice. Why let that choice be dictated solely by logic and reasoning, it's so boring that way.

 

[Wyndru]

It's the family that I feel sad for. They must feel like shit, I've been through this, and it affects you for the rest of your life.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I think he was an a crazy idiot

He says a lot, but upon examination he's lacking. He came to the conclusion without much evidence (other than quoting Dawkins) that Jesus was the bastard child of a Roman soldier. I mean it's a neat theory and all, but he then launched off of that as if it were established fact.

I think he was a verbose emo kid.

 

[slayer202]

in the end, what does it matter if he lives or dies, or anyone else for that matter? There are 7 billion of us who will certain all be dead like him 100-120 years from now whether we choose to be philosophical or not.

Who cares if life has meaning or not? we all have a choice. Why let that choice be dictated solely by logic and reasoning, it's so boring that way.

Well to have a good time, you usually have to work fairly hard for a good amount of time. If it is all worthless, some people don't wanna bother, nor do they wanna be a homeless person

 

[MJinZ]

I think he was an a crazy idiot

He says a lot, but upon examination he's lacking. He came to the conclusion without much evidence (other than quoting Dawkins) that Jesus was the bastard child of a Roman soldier. I mean it's a neat theory and all, but he then launched off of that as if it were established fact.

I think he was a verbose emo kid.

Jesus was brown tho...

 

[RapidSnail]

He is right, after all, that life really has no real purpose.

Umm, no. That's just the opinion he spend five years detailing.

 

[alkemyst]

you saying Jesus was fucking black or something.

 

[MJinZ]

you saying Jesus was fucking black or something.

I think Jesus was brown - aka an A-Rab.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I think Jesus was brown - aka an A-Rab.

Well Semitic at least.

 

[slightlyhuman]

It's the family that I feel sad for. They must feel like shit, I've been through this, and it affects you for the rest of your life.

same. grade school friend hung himself this past january with a bed sheet from a god damn ceiling fan. it'll eat at me the rest of my life knowing i was sitting having a beer with him a few hours before he did it and never picked up one single vibe.

 

[alkemyst]

Well Semitic at least.

vs

not buying it.