Merfbliff said:Actually, it turns out that Victory Church and Mr. Conn are in no way responsible for the death of Dylan. Just thought that you should know.
Dylan's parents asked Victory church for guidance and counsel. They wanted to know what they should do.... should they starve Dylan to death or let him live.Merfbliff said:Actually, it turns out that Victory Church and Mr. Conn are in no way responsible for the death of Dylan. Just thought that you should know.
So you affirm it was wrong to starve Dylan?Merfbliff said:It seriously wasn't their fault.
Hello.... Bob Enyart did not know about Dylan untill he was DEAD!Merfbliff said:Victory Church didn't starve Dylan. If you're blaming them for not preventing it... well, Bob Enyart didn't prevent it either no one did. It's quite a stretch to blame VC. Buddy was cousiling Dylan's grandparents, not his parents. The parents are responsible for taking away the feeding tube, you don't know what they went through, it's a very difficult decision to make, it's not black and white. It's not murder. Dylan was in a vegitated state, he would have died naturally without life support anyway. They didn't murder him, they gave him life for four more years than he would have had.
:up: If Bob had known there would have been wide spread public outcry before Dylan was starved to death!nowheredude said:Hello.... Bob Enyart did not know about Dylan untill he was DEAD!
Sounds to me he would have had a natural death a long time ago. So if one is willing to use unnatural means to keep him alive for 4 years, why turn back now?Merfbliff said:Dylan was in a vegitated state, he would have died naturally without life support anyway.
Merfbliff said:Victory Church didn't starve Dylan. If you're blaming them for not preventing it... well, Bob Enyart didn't prevent it either no one did. It's quite a stretch to blame VC. Buddy was cousiling Dylan's grandparents, not his parents.
The parents are responsible for taking away the feeding tube, you don't know what they went through, it's a very difficult decision to make, it's not black and white. It's not murder.
Dylan was in a vegitated state, he would have died naturally without life support anyway. They didn't murder him, they gave him life for four more years than he would have had.
:first: Great Post Simple, to the point,True!!!Vaquero45 said:VC and Buddy were in a position to attempt preventing it, unlike Bob E and 99.999% of us.
If "it's not black and white", err on the side of caution and let him live! :duh: It darn well better but "black and white" if you are going to kill him on purpose!
(I really wanted to use the other word, didnt know if it would fly here)
They gave him life for four more years. You say that like they did him a favor. So which is it? If it's right to kill him, giving him four more years was wrong! You are trying to soften what happened with this comment, but you weaken your argument because the statement implies that his life had value.
BTW, I don't want to throw these people under the bus, I want them to see what they did was wrong and repent.
Merfbliff said:Actually, it turns out that Victory Church and Mr. Conn are in no way responsible for the death of Dylan. Just thought that you should know.
Merfbliff said:The parents are responsible for taking away the feeding tube, you don't know what they went through, it's a very difficult decision to make, it's not black and white. It's not murder.
Merfbliff said:Dylan was in a vegitated state, he would have died naturally without life support anyway.
Merfbliff said:They didn't murder him, they gave him life for four more years than he would have had.
Lucky said:The Denver Post article describes Dylan's birth as a "difficult delivery". I'm guessing that means they used modern technological (unnatural) means to save the baby. If that were the case, would it be murder to forgo the modern technology necessary to save the otherwise dying baby? "Morally, it is justifiable to allow a dying person to die," states dylanwalborn.com. This is more of a hypothetical question, but still.
I agree. But the problem with using all means possible all of the time is that we occasionally end up with a veg like Dylan. A veg that probably wouldn't have made into this world if it were not for unnatural means. A veg that probably wouldn't have made it at all 100 years ago, before we had all this modern technology. Not that the technology is bad, but it does have its side effects. And it seems like it's becoming a bigger issue as medical technology gets better and better. A growing dilemma.CRASH said:Anyway, "Morally, it is justifiable to allow a dying person to die," within reason. In other words we need to use our brains and no, we should not just let babies die when they pop out. If the means (technology, and financial feasability, for example) are available we should try to save the child.
Have fun.I am going skiing. Bye!
So are you saying the story that was reported in the paper is not true?Merfbliff said:No, actually you're all wrong. It's not in any way connected to Victory Church, and most of all it's none of your business.