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What are some books that provide a good argument for suicide?

>> No.20628994

The bible, you stupid frogposter.

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>>20628985
Ecclesiasties.

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>>20628985
Fulton Sheen, Life is Worth Living.

>> No.20629057

>>20628985
Try GRRM. If you don't want to kys you'll probably wish he had.

>> No.20629201

>>20628985
A close reading of the New Testament in original with a good commentary. Once you see the vacuity and moral cowardice of what was at the heart of Western culture for the better part of 1900 years, you'll never recover.

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Why does mankind INSIST?

>> No.20629506

>>20628985
Go read Sun and Steel.

>> No.20629545

>>20628985
Emil Cioran's work, for a real answer - "The Trouble With Being Born" and "On the Heights of Despair" are his two best. Also Thomas Ligotti's "The Conspiracy Against the Human Race," and "Better Never to Have Been" by David Benatar.

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>In group discussion
>trying to impress the girl opposite me
>use "a priori" in a sentence to make myself sound smarter
>girl asks me what it means
>start freaking out and stuttering
>she says "that's ok I'll look it up didn't mean to put you on the spot"
>guy to my left snickers

should I kill myself

>> No.20630813

>>20628985
my diary desu

>> No.20630823

>>20629599
the average /lit/ poster

>> No.20630843

i heard somewhere if you parents are bad suicide is acceptable because it's like you never had a shot right kinda like a living abortion lol

>> No.20630858

>>20628994
But then why do suicides go to hell?

>> No.20631182

>>20630858
i think it's only said like that to call the bluff of suicide
idk if suicide takes you to hell but blackmailing someone with suicide definitely could

>> No.20631209

>>20628985
Letters from suicide survivers who wish their attempt worked?
>>20631182
Mark 13:13 comes to mind. Those who lose hope shall surely lose the kingdom of heaven.
>>20629599
The wise shall be make fools

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>> No.20631226

>>20629599
>>20628985
OP I think this is a good argument for suicide

>> No.20631227

>>20628985
there are none, suicide is not defensible

>>20629024
ecclesiastes does not prescribe suicide

>>20628994
fpwp

>> No.20631228

>>20628985
Apology by Plato

>> No.20631478

>>20631228
Apology is not an apology for suicide. Socrates willingly accepts death because to run away from Athens (as his wealthy friends begged him to) would be to admit his teaching was hollow and he is a sophist like the rest. He drank the hemlock willingly because of his principles, not because he wanted to die (though he makes a joke of this towards the end, having btfoing everyone in Athens he had no one left to talk to but the gods).

>> No.20631562

Denial of Death. Author even an heroed after publishing

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