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Ben is a coward (SPOILERS)

posted 7 years ago by !!!deleted!!! (69316736)
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He wanted to do all those good deeds to make himself feel better, it had nothing to do with him caring for any of those people, the fact that he eventually topped himself proves that.

Ben did not love anyone, love does not commit suicide, love does good works solely thinking of others rather than making oneself feel better.

Ben was not a hero or even a good guy, this is what happens when people don't ask for God's Grace. Jesus is the only one that can remove guilt, no amount of good works can do that. Plus life is only for God to give and take away, no one has the right to take anyone else's life or their own life.

Job 1:21

Ephesians 2:8

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[–] KoalaPig 7 years ago

Assuming you're not a troll...

I guess one could say most good deeds are ultimatly unaltruistic, for one reason or another. I act in a moral and ethical way as not doing so would cause me to be in mental discomfort.

Even Mother Theresa only did what she did to ensure her place in heaven. That doesn't take away that she did amazing things for people.

[–] db20db (16206) 7 years ago

Disagree ! That was an extremely uncomfortable and painful way to commit suicide . And what's with the ice water anyway ? From what I've learned, that jellyfish is found in primarily tropical and sometimes subtropical waters.

[–] beauq81 (1016) 7 years ago

The ice water was to preserve his organs. Slows down his metabolism, and the jellyfish venom works more slowly. More painful for him, but helps his cause.

[–] db20db (16206) 7 years ago

Appreciate the response but it still makes no sense. Why would someone who's planning to donate his heart significantly compound his chances of cardiac arrest, first with the shock of the ice water , inducing hypothermia and then the deadly toxin of the jellyfish also known for that result ? And that toxin would be in his bloodstream being transmitted to a recipient with a rare blood type and a 3-5% chance of survival. Any heart attack, even a mild one, leaves permanent scar tissue on the heart. So, he would , in effect, be donating a damaged heart.

And it seems the sudden immersion into the ice water would also have negatively affected the jellyfish which was likely acclimatized to its normal water temperature.

That scene was great theater, melodramatic, but just not plausible.

[–] beauq81 (1016) 7 years ago

Yes, but scar tissue is expected. People go into cardiac arrest during accidents. The transplant itself creates scar tissue on the heart. And the amount of venom that stays within the heart is small, especially when you consider the amount of fluids that gets pumped into any person on the operating table.