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Do we need religion to prevent suicide?

Yikes, what a subject, right? But what if religion was created to also prevent people from killing themselves for the fear of going to hell? Is this also why most pro-lifers are Christian?

FinchiMcQ 6 Apr 13
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Hardly. Religions cause suicide all the time.

Yep, everything normal is a sin with that bunch, masturbation, wet dreams, are all normal and healthy unless you are caught by your religious fanatic parents.

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To me, if you truly believe in a marvelous Heaven you should hurry up the process of getting there, except Gawd told you not to.........ooopsy!

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No.
We don't need religion for anything.

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Funny you should mention this. Apparently, the opposite is true, at least for LGBTQ+ folks: [huffingtonpost.com]

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Religion created to also prevent people from killing themselves for fear of going to hell? If no religion was created you would have no knowledge of hell.

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Here is another thing about superstitious beliefs that are dangerous; over in Africa albinos are slaughtered to make magic and when I say albinos I am talking about human beings. Children dismembered because others believe their body parts will do something mystical for them. I would love to get every albino out of there and to a safe place but I know it is impossible.

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Religion is only needed when a person doesn't have the guts or brains to face reality.

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No - Just my take.
People end their life either spontaneously for instance in a fit of melancholy brought on my some all consuming life event - or in a measured thought out way, so they won't get found out -till its too late - anything else is para-suicide. Any which way they do it - religion wouldn't have stopped them; or it would have stopped them way before the planning stage.

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