Chapter 4 on suicide

As far as I know, nobody considers suicide a crime except superstitious Unitarians, i.e. Jews.What is particularly surprising is that neither in the "Old Testament" nor in the "New Testament" can there be any prohibition on suicide, or any disapproval of suicide.The reason why religious teachers are compelled to condemn suicide is thus based on invented philosophy.However, these foundations are so absurd that in order to cover up the weakness of their arguments, they use strong words to express their deep disgust.In other words, there is no need to beat the drum on something like suicide.The so-called suicide is the most cowardly act, and only a madman would make such a mistake, or say the same meaningless statement about it, or use silly words to directly refer to suicide as a crime.In fact, it is beyond reproach that people have the power to control their own life and body when they are alive.

As mentioned above, suicide is already considered a crime.Especially in vulgar bigoted England.For those who committed suicide, a very ignominious burial was used, and his private property was subsequently confiscated.It is for this reason that, when confronted with suicide cases, jurors almost always attach verdicts of crimes of insanity.Readers are now invited to decide with their own moral sensibilities whether suicide is a crime.Just imagine, if news comes that a person we have known in ordinary life has committed murder or theft, or has committed persecution or fraud, then we must have an impression of this person; How do you feel when you hear that he committed suicide?In the former case, you must have had a feeling of hatred, and a rise of extreme indignation, or cried out that it must be punished, that it should be punished; Produce compassion and sympathy, and have more complex thoughts, agree with his courage, but will not express moral disgust for his criminal behavior.Who has no acquaintance?Who has no friends?Who has no relatives?When they leave this world of free will, shall we hold resentment for such actions, as we do for criminals?No!This is simply nonsense.I think that pastors should be questioned, and must be explained, what right they have to preach from the pulpit, or to write a book, to insist upon the conduct of the man whom we love and admire as guilty.What right is there to deny a ceremonial burial to a voluntary renunciation of the earth, who have no biblical proof to justify the conviction of suicide; Know that what we ask is argument, and never allow them to prevaricate with empty words or lies.If the criminal law prohibits suicide, then this reason is invalid in the church.And how ridiculous this prohibition is.Man himself is not afraid of death, so what punishment is he afraid of?If the law punishes a man who attempts suicide, it precisely punishes his lack of skill for the failure of the attempt.

The ancients had a very different view on this matter. Pliny ① said: "Life is not pleasant, and we don't have to pay any price to prolong it. No matter who you are, you must die, although his life is full of Hatred and Sin. The troubled mind has one chief remedy, the noblest blessing that nature has bestowed on man, and the best thing about it is that it is available to everyone." He added : "For God, it is not possible to make everything possible, because even if he is willing to die, he cannot decide his own destiny. In a world full of bitterness, death is the most satisfying gift God gives to man gift of God." In Massiria and Kos, those who justified their renunciation were given a cup of poison by the magistrate, and this was done in public.In ancient times, how many heroes and wise men died voluntarily.Indeed, Aristotle declared suicide an offense to the state, though not to the individual, and the Aristotelian Stobes put it in his own interpretation: "The most unfortunate The good man and the most fortunate villain deserve this life." "So he chooses a mate, begets children, participates in the affairs of the state. And generally, he does good and keeps him alive. But, if necessary, When poverty besets him, he seeks his refuge only in the tomb." We find that the Stoics in fact praised suicide as a noble and heroic act, and that in their writings everywhere.First of all, in Seneca's writings, suicide is lavishly praised.Everyone knows that Hindus regard suicide as a religious act, especially when widows set themselves on fire as martyrs; others commit themselves to the wheel of Lord Vishnu; or are devoured by crocodiles in the Ganges; or End one's life in the holy pool of the temple, and more.The same thing happens on the theater stage - it's the mirror of life.For example, in a well-known Chinese play called The Orphan of Zhao, almost all the eminent characters in the play ended their lives by suicide, without even the slightest hint or anything left to the audience. impression of their crime.Coincidentally, in our theater, there are such as: Palmyra in "Muhammad", Mortimer in "Mary Stuart", and Othello and Dilts Earl Ke, etc., all committed suicide.Could it be said that Hamlet's monologue is the contemplation of a sinner?He merely declares that, if we must suffer, it is better to die than to remain in this world, and that is the truth!

① Pliny (Pliny, 23 BC - 79 AD), an ancient Roman writer and naturalist.Not only the priests of Monotheism, that is, Judaism, but also philosophers who tried to conform to this religion have also raised reasons for attacking suicide, but their trivial sophistry is not worth refuting.In his "On Suicide", Hume refuted these so-called reasons incisively and vividly, making them exhaustive.Sadly, the book only made an impact after his death, and its publication was immediately suppressed.The reason for this is due to the abominable bigotry in England and the cruelty of the unreasonable Christian church.As a result, only a few books were sold secretly, and at high prices.Today we have this great man's book and another paper from Basel, and we are very grateful that they are being republished.It is a great disgrace to the British nation that a purely philosophical treatise, originating from pioneering British thinkers and writers and designed to ruthlessly refute the secular arguments against suicide, should not see the light of day at home, as if it were an obscene The product needs to go to the European continent to find shelter.From this point alone, it can be seen how much goodness of conscience the church has in this regard!

In my major works I have stated that the only morally justifiable reason against suicide is that suicide prevents the realization of the highest moral purpose, because, in practice, suicide is to truly escape from this wretched world. Liberation, and in place of that apparent relief.But be aware that a fallacy is not the same as a sin, and Christian pastors just want us to think of suicide as a crime. At the heart of Christianity is pain—the cross—as the true end and purpose of life, and it is precisely because suicide prevents this end that Christianity is full of teachers of guilt.The views of the ancients were very superficial. They approved of suicide, and it can even be said that they advocated suicide.But if this were the justification for objecting to suicide, it would be tantamount to admitting asceticism, that is to say, it was justified only by an ethical standpoint slightly higher than that adopted by European moralists.If this point of view is abandoned, there is no morally solid reason to condemn suicide.It seems that there must be some secret reason at work for the uncommon zeal and energy with which the priests of the monotheistic religion mobbed suicide, neither from some passage in the Bible, nor from authoritative assistance.For the kind of person who claims that everything is perfect, voluntary death is a fantasy—isn't it?If this is true, does it not exemplify the dull optimism of these religions—that is, to attack suicide in order to avoid suicide attacks.

It is not uncommon for a person to die immediately when the fear of living exceeds the fear of death.But the fear of death is so obstinate that it acts like a sentinel on leaving the portal, and if the end were purely negative, the sudden end of existence, it would deprive the man who has lost his life. Liao Liao is running out.Fortunately, there is a positive side, which is the destruction of the body.The reason why people fear death is because the human body is the manifestation of the will to live. However, the fight against the death sentry is generally not as difficult and exhausting as it seems from a distance. This is due to the counterbalance of physical disease and mental disease.If we are suffering from a serious illness, and the pain is excruciating and long-lasting, we ignore other pains because all we think about is getting our body back together.Likewise, great pain desensitizes us to physical pain.We despise physical pain, which, of course, distracts our minds if it outweighs our mental pain.Therefore, we always use physical pain to distract mental pain, and it is this emotion that makes people prone to suicide, because the accompanying physical pain is insignificant to those who suffer from mental pain .People who are extremely depressed are often prone to suicide.In these cases, their contempt for physical pain is particularly evident.Any effort to master their emotions is unnecessary, nor is it required on their part.They don't hesitate to take their own lives when there is no one around to watch them.

In dire nightmares, extreme fear awakens us, and thus removes all shadows born of darkness.Life is a nightmare, and when that moment of terrific terror forces us to wake up, the shadows in the world cease to exist. Others see suicide as an experiment—a question that man asks the goddess of nature and forces her to answer.The question is: what changes does death bring to man's existence and insight into the nature of things?It was a foolish experiment, for the consciousness that asks a question and expects an answer is destroyed by death.