Why is there punishment for suicide?

[Ariiii]

Why do they punish suicide?

 

[Suyon]

It depends on your beliefs. I'm not very religious myself, but from what I understand, many religions consider suicide a sin because life is seen as a gift from God, and therefore only God has the right to decide when it ends. So, taking your own life is viewed as going against that principle, which is where the idea of punishment or spiritual consequences comes from.

But that's a religious interpretation, not a universal consensus.

 

[SillyOldBear]

And I have been told that the only unforgivable sin is rejecting God, not necessarily suicide.

 

[Windhover]

I'm not certain but I suspect it's partly a social constraint. The powerful humans now and in thte past need to be in control of "their" people and wanting as high a population as possible irreregardless of dissatisfaciton &/or poor living conditions.

 

[full]

I have not seen, only read about, punishment for suicide. Body is a gift of God, so destroying it would be like destroying God's jewles, not sure how to better explain it. Also, some religions teach that suicide puts soul back to the beginning of travels or incarnations through all variaties of living beings until it embodies human one in order to learn the lessons of going through challenging times.

 

[Lekatt]

I believe God is a loving, compassionate individual. I don't believe He punishes anyone for anything. I came to that belief by reading the teaching of Jesus. Jesus says to forgive and return good for evil as your Father in Heaven does.

 

[Gonz]

What punishment is there? It may be prohibited in some cultures/religions, but if someone commits suicide I‘m pretty sure they are beyond the reach of any potential consequences.

 

[Gard]

Hey, in the Soviet Union, there was a criminal charge for attempted suicide. If you didn’t succeed in killing yourself, you’d end up in prison (sometimes in a mental hospital, but only sometimes).
That’s why it was worth seeing suicide through to the end.

In modern society, not everyone is punished for suicide. For example, in Switzerland, euthanasia (death by injection) is officially permitted, but it’s not that easy to obtain. Thus, there are places where suicide is a permissible choice without condemnation or punishment.

I think punishment for suicide depends on the level of development of a particular population. In more developed societies, it doesn’t exist at all, as in Switzerland, for example.

 

[SillyOldBear]

Hey, in the Soviet Union, there was a criminal charge for attempted suicide. If you didn’t succeed in killing yourself, you’d end up in prison (sometimes in a mental hospital, but only sometimes).
That’s why it was worth seeing suicide through to the end.

In modern society, not everyone is punished for suicide. For example, in Switzerland, euthanasia (death by injection) is officially permitted, but it’s not that easy to obtain. Thus, there are places where suicide is a permissible choice without condemnation or punishment.

I think punishment for suicide depends on the level of development of a particular population. In more developed societies, it doesn’t exist at all, as in Switzerland, for example.

Some states in the USA also offer what they call physician assisted suicide, including the one I live in. But there are some pretty steep requirements you must meet before that is allowed. I believe there certainly should be some requirements to qualify for it, but now as many as there are now.

 

[Dude111]

It depends on your beliefs. I'm not very religious myself, but from what I understand, many religions consider suicide a sin because life is seen as a gift from God, and therefore only God has the right to decide when it ends.

But doesnt God care if someone is going thru hell and doesnt wanna be here anymore??

 

[Windhover]

The crux of the issue, that @Dude111 . If there is "God" then why is hell a facor for existing in our Earthly bodies/lives, as well as being used as a control threat by powerful reliogious and now even quasi-secular humans?

 

[Suyon]

But doesnt God care if someone is going thru hell and doesnt wanna be here anymore??

I think He does care. It's just that sometimes His care doesn't come in the way we idealize or expect.

 

[Jezah81]

I'm not certain but I suspect it's partly a social constraint. The powerful humans now and in thte past need to be in control of "their" people and wanting as high a population as possible irreregardless of dissatisfaciton &/or poor living conditions.

Wage slaves needed. Property of the King mentality