Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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The only difference between a humane and an inhumane death, is whether or not it leaves a mess. (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 1 year ago by ThatWeirdGuy1001 to c/showerthoughts

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A person can be killed instantly through many different means.

As we know it, to be killed painlessly, is to be killed instantly.

If you instantly destroy a person's entire brain then they died without pain.

Yet the most effective ways of instantly destroying someone's entire brain are considered inhumane.

If instantly killing someone by smashing their head with a massive rock, or shooting them in the brain stem is inhumane, then there is no humane way to kill someone at all.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

And (afaik) with the executors mental health in mind as well.

e.g. if you just crush a head with a stone you will know you did it.

If two others and you have to push a button you can tell yourself that it's more probable you didn't kill somebody than that you did.