If it ever becomes *moral* to take your own life, then it *can* become moral to
not take your own life.
From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Is it Moral to Commit Suicide?
In other words, it's a Big Invisible Daddy In The Sky thang, Share. If you
do something He don't like, He slap yo ass. :-)
JohnR's position on all of this is just a retread of that same old familiar F E
A R that has driven religious thought for centuries: "'Morality' consists of
doing what *we* say to do during your life so that Bad Things don't happen to
you after your death."
From: "jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Is it Moral to Commit Suicide?
Share,
Taking one's own life is similar to killing another person. In both cases, a
life, that is full of possibilities to perform good and to enjoy life, has been
taken away and denied. The act of killing oneself or another person is against
Nature's functioning, which is to create life and to promote joy in existence.
The violation of natural law will have consequences or bad karma in yourself,
the family or the environment. The following adage would apply: you reap what
you sow.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <sharelong60@...> wrote :
John, I don't see how the principle of ends not justifying means fits in this
situation. The person is taking their own life, probably to avoid unnecessary
suffering. What is morally wrong about that, in your view?
From: "jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Is it Moral to Commit Suicide?
Share,
The correct answer is that one should follow one's conscience to the best of
his or her ability. But one should follow the principle that the end does not
justify the means. IMO, ending one's own life through suicide is not following
the principle above.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <sharelong60@...> wrote :
John, I'm not sure that suicide is always in violation of natural law. What
makes you think that?
From: "jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Is it Moral to Commit Suicide?
Share,
I sympathize with your step Dad's suffering. My mother also had a very painful
and difficult death. It is not easy to follow a moral act and, as humans, we
should be able to make such choices. But one has to be mindful of performing
acts that do not violate natural laws.
If we violate natural laws, IMO the law of karma will take effect and could
detrimentally affect our families and society that allow violence or suicide to
occur.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <sharelong60@...> wrote :
John, when I think about how awful were the last 3 years of my step Dad's life,
and more than once he expressed the wish to be dead, I think suicide is
sometimes the right thing to do. I think unnecessary suffering is morally
wrong.
From: "jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Is it Moral to Commit Suicide?
Bhairitu,
You've raised a good question. But it is considered a higher principle that
the end does not justify the means. In other words, one must act licitly to
make a moral act. You cannot kill another person or group of persons in order
to obtain political power--which we can see the evil effects that are happening
in Iraq and Syria. Similarly, the same principle applies to taking one's own
life.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote :
If you were suffering from terminalbrain cancer would you really want to see it
through to the end asyour mind, vision, hearing went away?
On 11/04/2014 10:36 AM, jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] wrote:
A woman just committed suicide with the aid ofdoctors in Oregon. Is this
justifiable in your ownthinking?
Vaticanthinker brands US woman's suicide 'wicked'
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