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Shouldn't most religious people in theory be excited to die because then they get to experience the afterlife? (lemmy.world)

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esp if you're one of the devout ones who think they've been really good

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[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

In roman-catholicism suicide is a bad thing that makes god angry. In the past, clerics said you would go to hell if you were to commit suicide. We also have the commandment that says "thou shall not kill", which is shared with a lot of other religions. So, we are educated to not facilitate death, and I guess the idea is to die peacefully when death comes, thinking about the afterlife. Don't think "exciting" is the goal here.

[-] turmacar@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Also most of the early Christian sects who believed either this or "no marriage/children until the second coming" died out. Either literally or they got absorbed into Catholicism as various orders.

[-] mojo_raisin@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago

Speaking about Christianity -- but it's not an unforgivable sin. If one believes in what is common in Christian sects and is having a difficult lonely life without support, it definitely makes sense to commit suicide. God being angry, but then forgiving you and allowing you to live in heaven sounds better than a life of despair to me.

It's my opinion that most people that call themselves religious don't actually believe. The true believers are the ones doing suicide bombings and fighting unwinnable wars.

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