Viewing Suicide from Kants and Humes Eyes - 1089 Words

Viewing Suicide from Kant’s and Hume’s eyes According to National Institute of Mental Health, â€Å"In 2007, it [suicide] was the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for 34,598 deaths.† This statistic shows that even though the numbers compared to the entire population are small, it is rather common for people to deal with suicide around them and it is a major issue among people (NIMH). There are many different mixed emotions and views regarding suicide. Some people choose to believe that it is a mental state that makes a person feels the need to commit suicide. Others believe that it directly defies our duties to God, ourselves, and even others in society. It is morally wrong to commit suicide? There is a fine line between†¦show more content†¦God set up the world a certain way and obviously gave us the knowledge and strength to choose life or death. Someone taking their life is no different than someone dying of a natural cause. This is because everyone dies regardless. Hume’s fourth p oint is in the quote â€Å"No one throws away a life worth living† (Hume). There is age, sickness, and misfortune against people. To choose to live, they might be a burden depending on their own circumstance. Therefore, to take their life may make it better for society however, only that person knows what will truly help. â€Å"to get rid of ourselves, we are freeing ourselves from a life of misery† (Hume). Suicide is not morally wrong because compared to many other things that happen in our lives, it is not the worst. It can be premised because people die and it doesn’t really matter how in Gods eyes. He has a plan but it may not be the detailed plan that people always claim. I agree with Hume because suicide is not morally wrong and is not defying our duties to God, our neighbors, or ourselves. I believe that suicide is not morally wrong because there is no evidence to make it seem like a criminal offense. Everyone is going to die and how you die is not going to affect the universe dramatically. Events happen every second of our lives. The first reason I believe that suicide is not morally wrong is that if God does have a plan, it is a big plan that could not be truly effected by every single death in the universe. No