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[from 'A Short History of Decay' by E.M. Cioran, in 25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 4. Suicide ]

Full Idea

No church, no civil institution has as yet invented a single argument valid against suicide.

Gist of Idea

No one has ever found a good argument against suicide

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

Suicide in young people usually looks like an error of judgement (in quiet moments of history). You need more inductive evidence that life is going to be irremediably awful. But if life is fine but they choose suicide anyway, what can you say?