Suicide
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'''Suicide''' is the act of killing oneself. It is most frequently attempted, though not exclusively, as a result of mental ill health and, as such, represents a significant cause of preventable death as those at risk generally respond extremely well to timely intervention and treatment. | '''Suicide''' is the act of killing oneself. It is most frequently attempted, though not exclusively, as a result of mental ill health and, as such, represents a significant cause of preventable death as those at risk generally respond extremely well to timely intervention and treatment. | ||
| − | Suicide is viewed by various religions as a [[sin]], including [[Islam]], [[Judaism]], [[Hinduism]] and [[Christianity]] (despite [[Jesus Christ]] basically doing so),<ref>It is thought by some that Jesus' death counts as sacrifice (to forgive humanity's sins), however, this means an omnipotent God sacrificed his son and/or himself in order to forgive.</ref> usually because of "thou shalt not kill", sanctity of life, [[God]]'s will, and such stuff. Treating suicide as a mortal sin is almost certainly a retrofit, when it was discovered that preaching eternal happiness in heaven, as the Christian faith does, leads to people killing themselves in order to get there faster | + | Suicide is viewed by various religions as a [[sin]], including [[Islam]], [[Judaism]], [[Hinduism]] and [[Christianity]] (despite [[Jesus Christ]] basically doing so),<ref>It is thought by some that Jesus' death counts as sacrifice (to forgive humanity's sins), however, this means an omnipotent God sacrificed his son and/or himself in order to forgive.</ref> usually because of "thou shalt not kill", sanctity of life, [[God]]'s will, and such stuff. Treating suicide as a mortal sin is almost certainly a retrofit, when it was discovered that preaching eternal happiness in heaven, as the Christian faith does, leads to people killing themselves in order to get there faster. |
[[euthanasia|Assisted suicide]], where an individual is given the means necessary to commit suicide, is a controversial issue, and illegal in many countries.<ref>http://www.assistedsuicide.org/suicide_laws.html</ref> | [[euthanasia|Assisted suicide]], where an individual is given the means necessary to commit suicide, is a controversial issue, and illegal in many countries.<ref>http://www.assistedsuicide.org/suicide_laws.html</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:45, 12 April 2008
Suicide is the act of killing oneself. It is most frequently attempted, though not exclusively, as a result of mental ill health and, as such, represents a significant cause of preventable death as those at risk generally respond extremely well to timely intervention and treatment.
Suicide is viewed by various religions as a sin, including Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and Christianity (despite Jesus Christ basically doing so),[1] usually because of "thou shalt not kill", sanctity of life, God's will, and such stuff. Treating suicide as a mortal sin is almost certainly a retrofit, when it was discovered that preaching eternal happiness in heaven, as the Christian faith does, leads to people killing themselves in order to get there faster.
Assisted suicide, where an individual is given the means necessary to commit suicide, is a controversial issue, and illegal in many countries.[2]
The crew at Conservapedia consider suicide a bad thing mostly because, as mentioned above, it is a sin (the fact that it ends with the practicioner being dead apparently is just a minor detail) and criticize Wikipedia on its alleged foregrounding of suicide in articles[3], despite Conservapedia not lagging too far behind in suicide-to-article ratio.[4]
See also
- Useful overview from UK mental health charity Mind.
- Suicide bombing
- Homicide bombing
Footnotes and references
- ↑ It is thought by some that Jesus' death counts as sacrifice (to forgive humanity's sins), however, this means an omnipotent God sacrificed his son and/or himself in order to forgive.
- ↑ http://www.assistedsuicide.org/suicide_laws.html
- ↑ http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Examples_of_Bias_in_Wikipedia&oldid=378186 Number 28. Don't ask why does this constitutes bias.
- ↑ As of 24 January 2008, (English) Wikipedia has 2,189,039 articles and 23,235 search results for "suicide" (1.06%) while Conservapedia has about 21,305 articles and 188 search results for suicide (0.88%). As of 26 January 2008, the French Wikipedia has a 0.62% ratio and the Spanish one blows both out of the water with 0.43%. Figures taken from their respective statistics page and search results.