Now that you think about it, we all become old. Helpless. Useless. A burden for those who care about us, or at least pretend to care. All that we do is lost; or lives on, but without us. We can't move ourselves, we can't feed ourselves, we go insane.
And then we die; without knowing what will happen to us, where we will go.
We don't manage to do what we want to do, we don't manage to create what we want to create (all that we want to do, all that we want to create). And if we do - life loses its meaning. No point to live; too scared to die.

Suicide isn't a sin; it is a way of preventing yourself from commiting more sins.

If we base ourselves on religion, suicide can be excused, as the church claims that God has power over all and everything. And everything that happens - is God's will. Therefore, suicide is God's will; while the church (and the Bible) says otherwise, otherwise as in, suicide is a sin.

...if we base this idea on the ideals of deism, God has no or little power over what happens with us after birth.
Therefore, it is safe to assume that he doesn't care about what we do with our life.

But Alex, how can we know on what we should base it?

The ability to comprehend and make decisions is one of the greatest things God has given us. Decisions can be different. I have chosen deism as my form of faith, as I don't take church as the representative of God, and the Bible as the word of God.

... only hurts the feelings of those who like you.

Life isnt a gift. It's something we born with and without life we are nothing. You cant gift something that isnt alive.

The way you instantly assumed that atheists are indifferent to the issue of committing suicide is totally inappropriate. Do something about that before trying to engage in intelligent "debates".

The way you instantly assumed that atheists are indifferent to the issue of committing suicide is totally inappropriate. Do something about that before trying to engage in intelligent "debates".

I would also like that add that you assume stuff far too often and even base some of your statements on half baked or otherwise ridiculous assumptions.

The shitstorm in this thread has started quickly, easily predicted.

inb4 Amanda Todd

What does this have to with the topic?

I'm going to drink bleach. It's not a bad action.

The way you instantly assumed that atheists are indifferent to the issue of committing suicide is totally inappropriate.

I'm going to drink bleach. It's not a bad action.

What does the suicide of an individual (unimportant one as well) have to do with this topic?

What have atheists to even do with the topic? Just ask people's opinions on suicide, no religious bullshit in it.