Any room for us atheists in this thread? It has been pointed out to me that as an atheist I have put myself above God through my pride and vanity. On the contrary, I consider that people who believe in God(s) and reincarnation and heaven and all the other "afterlife" stuff are victims of their own vanity and cannot accept the simple fact that human existence is a single event ending conclusively at death. I am over 60 and still in reasonable health so I have no reason to consider suicide at this stage. Nevertheless, if mother nature or lady luck should decide to deal me a bad hand I would be ready to take the ultimate initiative with complete disregard for the opinions of lawyers, politicians and clergy. As for my family I would not wish to be a burden on them and I have asked them to ensure that I do not obtain any medical attention which would prolong my misery in some half-alive existence. I consider this a practical outlook and make no apologies to anyone for it.