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Originally posted by FatherDante
Kaimetsu, I said nothing religious. Don't marginalize me like that.
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Was I responding to you? I didn't think so, but I can't remember.
[quote][b]What is untrue about suicide being a permanent solution to a temporary problem?
Nothing. I didn't dispute that part.
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If I had a right to kill myself just because I thought my life wasn't worth it, you wouldn't know who I am, because I would have killed myself any time I had a bout of manic-depression.
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Okay, that might be true.
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Suicide is against the law, and you cannot argue that that isn't true. But if you have no respect for the fact that suicide is selfish, than what can I say to convince?
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Perhaps even the slightest reasoning for
why it is selfish?
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Keep in mind I've said nothing religious. Also, let me point out that funeral costs are an expensive burden to place on your loved ones. Also let me point out that psychological help can be very expensive and those with suicides in the family are much more likely than other people to need long term counseling. Also let me point out that suicide invalidates life insurance. It can also cause a loss of property due to less lenient death taxes.
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Okay, those are fair points. Is it then okay if the person works for a few weeks to raise all the cash, and then kills themselves?
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There are plenty of completely logical reasons why suicide is simply selfish. There are plenty of considerations of emotional and compassionate needs that make suicide selfish. And if all that is negated just because anybody thinks they have a right to kill themselves, than pardon my ill logic!
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"Thinks"? A person has a right to do whatever they want with their life. That's a fundamental principle to life. Sure, it might cause heartache to their families, but to stay would cause heartbreak to the suicidee too. If a person would suffer more pain by living than he would cause to others by dying, then how is it selfish?