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" Any doctrine that posits the hatred of physical life, will be incapable of dealing rationally with the problem of suicide. Socrates’ argument in the Phaedo, that suicide is a form of vandalism against the gift of the gods, is hardly satisfying. Why should a pious man be grateful for his corporeality, when this is precisely what separates him from the gods in the first place?
Christianity’s problem is particularly acute. After all, if the Nazarene is the Son of God, with prophetic powers, the Christian object of worship is nothing other than—a suicide. "

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 quote : Any doctrine that posits the hatred of physical life, will be incapable of dealing rationally with the problem of suicide. Socrates’ argument in the Phaedo, that suicide is a form of vandalism against the gift of the gods, is hardly satisfying. Why should a pious man be grateful for his corporeality, when this is precisely what separates him from the gods in the first place?<br />Christianity’s problem is particularly acute. After all, if the Nazarene is the Son of God, with prophetic powers, the Christian object of worship is nothing other than—a suicide.