I thought you were so happy with your recently engaged girlfriend?
We can get into faith and religion a whole lot, I'm quite knoledgable about faith, psychology, and philosphy. It's frightening how the three are so closely related.
Wing Zero has taken a very... scientific perspective, if you will. This is here because of this, this is the way it is because of that, cause and effect, input and output. Though maybe historically verifyable, certain inconsistencies in faith are inherint, nobody and nothing is perfect. Everything is based off one another, like a giant building. We cant get to the top, where we are now, without things like the hamurabi code. The fact that the ten commandments are claimed to be devine may either:
1) Be false
2) Be true, and coincidental
3) Illustrate historical flaws
Let's take the first example: the claim that the true commandments is divine is 100% false. It is simply a glorification of the hamurabi code, no more, no less. In this case, we can look at the psychology of why ppl would look at the ten commandments and believe it to be true and why something like the hamurabi code wouldn't persist. We can also get into the metaphysics of god; is god simply an idea, something to look up to? Is god an existing entity with a thought process? Does god exist only in our heads? I can talk all day about this, but I'd like to tie this in with Dizzy's suicidal thoughts.
Dizzy, when you answered the question about if suicide is bad or not, you justified suicide with faith. If you believe that committing suicide is good, then I'm not going to try to change your set of beliefs. That's brainwashing. I will, however, share with you my opinions and why I think that way. But to understand, you first need to realize what I think of history: History is simply whichever lable is able to persist for the longest period of time. Think about it... are you a terrorist or a liberator? A philanthropist or thief? It's all based on which perspective you take. This perspective is predetermined by whichever body is in power- since America is the world strongest power with many allies and we call certain people terrorists, the "terrorist" lable is going to persist for the longest period of time, therefore become the most common interpretation of events. Though things can be attempted to be taught two-sidedly, there is really no way to accomplish this to a full extent, backing my reasoning.
The same applies to religion. If you hold the set of beliefs that committing suicide is good, that's fine, that's how you were raised, that's what you believe. I'm not here to say differently. However, there are several things you need to consider: 1) How will your family feel? 2) How will your friends/girlfriend feel? 3) Are you willing to stake your very existence on the fact that you may be reincarnated? 4) Do you really believe you are accelerating the ineviteable by committing suicide?
1) a) If your family truely doesn't care, then I can see why you are thinking suicidal thoughts. However, chances are that you simply percieve them not to care, which is a common teenage psychology problem.
1) b) If you think they really deep down inside care, by killing yourself you are devastating them in more ways than you may imagine. Through childhood, you can try to understand, but you can never fully appreciate what your parents have done for (and to) you. Think about the consequences- do you have any sibblings that look up to you? Do you have a girlfriend that loves you? Do you have friends that like you? Do you have any rm2k games to finish before you commit yourself (*cough*ancientrebirth*cough)?
2) I purty much covered this...
3) You obviously believe in reincarnation. However, there is only one major faith, Hinduism (I think... can't really remember...) that believes in reincarnation and the caste system. Actually, I think it was Budhism, because of Nirvanah. It could be either, or both. I just can't remember..... Anyway, if you are going to stake your very existence on the theory of reincarnation, first think practically: Budhism is just one religion- if you truely believe in all this religon stuff, chances are the biggest religions with the most people is the "true" one. But I say that not in regard to Christianity, but to Judaeism, Christianity, and Islam because they are all based on the same concepts and ideas with just a few separating points. That aside, we can not really answer the questions of the universe (heaven exist?Afterlife?Reincarnatin?God?), so you are taking considerable risk for yourself.
4) There are three things constant in life: Death, Taxes, and homework from my math teacher. Death is (as of now) ineviteable. Do you believe that living is forestalling the ineviteable? Would you rather take the risk of |-|3LL and commit yourself to self-destruction, or would you rather give religion the chance that it deserves and play it safe? You tell me. You're the suicidal one.
If you read this whole thing, you're crazy. But I hope I provoked your thoughts into thinking differently.
