http://writerresponsetheory.org/wordpress/2006/09/18/artificial-life-and-death/ a blog and podcast dedicated to discussing text arts forms Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:12:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 en Writer Response Theory 2004-2005 wrt@writerresponsetheory.org (Writer Response Theory) wrt@writerresponsetheory.org Talk Radio Comment-cast: Artificial Life and Death Comment-cast: Artificial Life and Death Writer Response Theory Writer Response Theory wrt@writerresponsetheory.org http://writerresponsetheory.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/iTWRT.JPG http://writerresponsetheory.org/wordpress 144 144 http://writerresponsetheory.org/wordpress/2006/09/18/artificial-life-and-death/#comment-137847 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:43:26 +0000 http://writerresponsetheory.org/wordpress/2006/09/18/artificial-life-and-death/#comment-137847 I understand what you are saying. We do *not* in fact know that Singh's death was a suicide, although the details may eventually out if Singh's work is significant enough (as I suspect it will be) for him to be taken up by a biographer. Regardless, I doubt there are specific applicable lessons to be drawn from his life, or that Singh's death should be used for that purpose. It is probably best in this case to eschew speculation and focus our prevention attentions on the living. Sure, one could try to draw a lesson from Turing's death such as "chemically regulating consensual sexuality is unhealthy." Still, that is a lesson for the nation, not the individual, and national laws are seldom changed so easily - particularly those which claim to be grounded in moral logic. Individual lives are complex, and seldom reduce so easily to lessons learned. I understand what you are saying. We do *not* in fact know that Singh’s death was a suicide, although the details may eventually out if Singh’s work is significant enough (as I suspect it will be) for him to be taken up by a biographer. Regardless, I doubt there are specific applicable lessons to be drawn from his life, or that Singh’s death should be used for that purpose. It is probably best in this case to eschew speculation and focus our prevention attentions on the living. Sure, one could try to draw a lesson from Turing’s death such as “chemically regulating consensual sexuality is unhealthy.” Still, that is a lesson for the nation, not the individual, and national laws are seldom changed so easily - particularly those which claim to be grounded in moral logic. Individual lives are complex, and seldom reduce so easily to lessons learned.

]]> Jeremy Douglass I understand what you are saying. We do *not* in fact know that Singh's death was a suicide, although ... I understand what you are saying. We do *not* in fact know that Singh's death was a suicide, although ... http://writerresponsetheory.org/wordpress/2006/09/18/artificial-life-and-death/#comment-110519 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:17:59 +0000 http://writerresponsetheory.org/wordpress/2006/09/18/artificial-life-and-death/#comment-110519 On Push Singh's death, now the MIT wiki has long been deleted, even the history edits have been seemingly purged from the database. So it was suicide, but what made him do it? Was it because of the back pain he was experiencing? Turing committed suicide for being prosecuted as an immoral man because of his sexual orientation. Correct me if I'm wrong. So in Singh's case, was it bipolar disorder? Social prejudice? Debilitating illness? It interests me since we may be able to prevent the same tragedy from happening again. On Push Singh’s death, now the MIT wiki has long been deleted, even the history edits have been seemingly purged from the database. So it was suicide, but what made him do it? Was it because of the back pain he was experiencing? Turing committed suicide for being prosecuted as an immoral man because of his sexual orientation. Correct me if I’m wrong. So in Singh’s case, was it bipolar disorder? Social prejudice? Debilitating illness? It interests me since we may be able to prevent the same tragedy from happening again.

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