There is no excuse to take your own life. Discuss.

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 “There is no excuse to take your own life.”

There has always been a serious debate about why people take there own lives and why the should and should not do it.

Most religions strongly believe that committing suicide is a horrific act and that should someone do it they will be condemned to hell for eternity. They think this, as they believe that God was kind enough to give them life so they should show him respect by worshipping him and living their life. It is believed to be a very bad sin to take your life.

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It is also “frowned upon” in the modern society today and you will find many non-religious people who strongly appose the idea of suicide. Suicide is often viewed as an act of cowardness. It gives people the impression that the person who has committed it had problems in life and didn’t have the moral or physical strength to overcome this problem and therefore took the “easy” way out. By killing yourself you may vanquish your own problems but you will cause pain and grief for everyone in the world you left behind that cared about you.

However there are ...

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