Is Suicide Always a Sin?
@RebeccaScarlett (2532)
Canada
December 22, 2010 2:36pm CST
I believe that in some religions, or perhaps some individuals just believe this, a person will not be held accountable for a sin if they did not understand what they were doing, or could not comprehend that it is a sin.
So, if someone was so severely depressed that they could not think rationally, and were no longer capable of identifying sinful acts from righteous ones, would you still think their suicide was a sin? Or perhaps someone with delusions who thought that god wanted him to kill himself, or thought that he would not actually die if he shot himself.
If a young child killed himself, or if a person without the mental capability (medical term: mentally retarded or politically correct term: mentally handicapped) committed suicide would you still consider it a sin?
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@shattered (1728)
• Philippines
23 Dec 10
If it was a choice by the person than it would be a sin. But if the person was not lucid and could not have possibly thought about killing himself then that would not be sin.
We were all given free will if the act was committed without free will than I would submit that it is not a sin. you are free to have a dissenting opinion of course!![](/Content/images/emotes/lol.gif)
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@RebeccaScarlett (2532)
• Canada
23 Dec 10
I agree with that, and many people feel that if you have no choice, you should not be blamed. If I had to kill myself to save my child, I would feel that I truly had no choice, and would do so.
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@RebeccaScarlett (2532)
• Canada
24 Dec 10
Well I of course hope I would never be put in such an awful situation. Merry Christmas (if that is what you celebrate!)
@RebeccaScarlett (2532)
• Canada
24 Dec 10
Many people have responded that life is a gift and we have no right to end it...
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