tursiops999, in the lens of AVRT, of course, it’s the beast. There is absolutely no reason I can’t take a permanent, unconditional pledge never to drink again, and never to change my mind.
As a matter of utility, however, I imagine there are times and things in life that may happen that would be intolerable, circumstances so unfortunate, that the promise of oblivion would seem, at that moment, not only viable, but preferable.