Originally posted by: -Aladin-
Is that correct though? I realize that it is the trend, but then why complain and blame our miseries on God? If we are responsible for our actions, then we must be held accountable for both good and bad.
Yes, everyone makes their own choices, but not all choices can be deemed 'correct'. We don't have a right to judge others, but we still make up conclusions about others. Is that not judging as well? We all do that on a daily basis. Yes, it is up to an individual as to what they want to do with their life. It won't make their actions 'right' or 'justified', even if they find it justified. (I hope that made some sense).
Aladin ji... this is the problem with ethical questions. Both sides are right.
One might say, marriage is necessary before man and woman co-habitate, or else they are living in sin. But yet there are nice people who are "living in sin", and when these people are our friends/colleagues, we can't view them through that prism...
The question again boils down to: "who decided what is right and what is not?"...
Perhaps, it'll be easier if we remove "suicide" from the picture---
People say, for instance, that stem cell research should be banned. Their logic: "placental tissue will be exploited, or we don't yet know what we might produce, or..."; and yet the research offers scope to cure disability and alleviate suffering...
One can't dismiss either side of the debate. There is merit in both assumptions. They are both correct.
Likewise, is the matter with suicide. There are countries which legally assist euthanasia, and there is merit in their philosophy.
Now if you say, that a terminally ill or disabled person should have the right to die; then a hopelessly depressed person will not see himself in any different light...
I think, we can't judge what is right or wrong. Or, perhaps we can... but only for ourselves. Our idea of what is right/wrong should not apply to the everyone else...
Indian Idol 15
931