Re: Fawkes: Deathly Hallows Spoilers

Toon wrote:
On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:21:56 +1100, Edward McArdle
<mcardle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <e7WdnZ7iF83SyeHanZ2dnUVZ_hWdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Louis Epstein <le@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Toon <toon@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
: On Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:46:21 -0600, Louis Epstein <le@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
: wrote:
: :>Toon <toon@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
:>: On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:15:13 -0600, Louis Epstein <le@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
:>: wrote:
:>: :>:>Fish Eye no Miko <fenm@xxxxxxx> wrote:
:>:>: On Oct 8, 3:12 am, Tim Bruening <tsbru...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:>:>: :>:>:> Deathly Hallows Spoilers:
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:>:>:> In a Snape flashback, when Dumbledore asks Snape to kill
:>:>:> him, the phoenix Fawkes is present. Why didn't Fawkes object?
:>:>: :>:>: DD was already dying. Why would Fawkes object to a mercy killing?
:>:>: :>:>: Catherine Johnson.
:>:>
:>:>Because "mercy killing" is wrong.
:>: :>: :>: DD didn't think so. Many of Dr. Kervorkian's clients didn't think so.
:>: Snape didn't think so. Would Fawkes? Or would he accept for the
:>: greater good?
:>
:>It's the greater good that forbids it regardless of the
:>individual desire for escape.
:>
: : : So the greater good is to allow suffering and painful deaths over
: milder ones? Not very good.

Staying alive is better than being dead.


Not if you are in continuing agonising pain, and it is never going to stop. Although many people continue to live even then.

It's like talking to Voldemort. An irrational fear of death permeates
his entire thinking process.

I really believe that the poster (Epstein) is only here to create arguments about things that have nothing to do with Harry Potter - and anyone who would really have all of the opinions he appears to express truly would need professional help. I would suggest we consider him a Troll and move on.
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  • Re: Fawkes: Deathly Hallows Spoilers
    ... Louis Epstein wrote: ... Many of Dr. Kervorkian's clients didn't think so. ... :>: Snape didn't think so. ... Not if you are in continuing agonising pain, and it is never going to ...
    (alt.fan.harry-potter)
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