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Single Idea 19610

[catalogued under 25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 4. Suicide]

Full Idea

If the religions have forbidden us to die by our own hand, it is because they saw that such practices set an example of insubordination which humiliated temples and gods alike.

Gist of Idea

Religions see suicide as insubordination

Source

E.M. Cioran (A Short History of Decay [1949], 1 'Resources')

Book Reference

Cioran,E.M.: 'A Short History of Decay', ed/tr. Howard,Richard [Penguin 2010], p.39


A Reaction

Has anyone ever committed suicide in a cathedral (even during a service)? How many bishops, cardinals, rabbis etc have committed suicide? It is not uncommon among priests in the lower echelons.