I think we&#x27;re about at the conclusion anyway because roadblocks in our minds are making us go in circles.<p><i>That&#x27;s the part I&#x27;m curious about: I don&#x27;t understand a mindset that can find a degenerative mental disorder horrifying (which I&#x27;m assuming you agree with) without finding the end result horrifying as well. I&#x27;m genuinely curious to understand that.</i><p>This is a fundamental thing we can&#x27;t seem to make each other understand in terms of why we differ.  The process is horrifying to me, but the result is a conclusion that does not horrify me.  The phrase &quot;rest in peace&quot; comes to mind here, which I posit many people are willing to say about those who have passed away, whether or not the speaker believes in an afterlife or higher power.  Yet they cannot think this way for themselves.  I have no theory for this except that perhaps those people are unable to make peace with their end and&#x2F;or themselves, which is unfortunately a circular argument.  I&#x27;m not saying that&#x27;s the case for you.  I&#x27;m simply saying I can&#x27;t come up with a better answer, and nobody&#x27;s been able to explain it to me except that they&#x27;re afraid because they&#x27;re afraid.<p>So to recap, I am saying yes, the process is horrifying, but the end result (death and actual non-existence, not just senility) is what it is and doesn&#x27;t have to be horrifying.  And I believe you are saying that since the process is horrifying, the end result is also necessarily horrifying.  I do not see the If A Then B logical path that necessity necessitates for your statements to become acceptable to me.<p>But if you believe there&#x27;s a way to break the circle of our discussion, you of course are welcome to email me also.  :)