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Swinburne's Argument Against Suicide

Swinburne's Argument Against Suicide

And why it fails

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Amos Wollen
Jan 30, 2023
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In this talk, Richard Swinburne claimed that, if God exists, suicide is intrinsically wrong.

The reason, according to Swinburne, is that “…it is a wrong to God, who has given us life, to throw the gift back when it is not as satisfacto

ry as it should be.” This is because (since God created us, and everything we love) we owe him a debt of gratitude; and t…

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