Is Suicide Ok?

A cornerstone of the human existence lies within the ability to think and make decisions for oneself. People fought tirelessly throughout the course of history in defense of their free will. Does the option to end one's own life not fall within the realm of free will? Undeniably, a large portion of the world believes it wrong to commit suicide, but if they all jumped off a bridge... Humans have the right to make decisions for themselves, regardless of whether or not they are the correct decision. Everyday people make choices that they might or might not regret. It's part of being human.

The principle argument against suicide is that the person choosing that path doesn't know what lies in the future. Ironically, neither does the spectator who is so apt to make judgement. It is just as likely that the cause of the decision might only intensify and therefore create an even larger sense of suffering. According to Isaac Newton, everything can be expressed mathematically or scientifically. The previous scenario is basically just a numbers game. The probability of the situation worsening versus the probability of everything improving. No one knows for sure what the exact figures are and therefore are in no position to make judgement. Every individual has the right to decide if life or death is the right path for them at any given moment.

As the saying goes, the only certainties in life are death and taxes. Obviously we can't control taxes, so why not control death? Not to mention, other individual's can be in control of our death should they so choose. At first glance, the homicide statistics in the US are starting to look up. The USA Today reported that homicide rates are down 3.6%. That's all well and good except for the fact that what you don't see is the 20,000 victims of homicide that didn't make the 3.6%. The equivalent of one entire town of people was killed, not by their own choice, but by someone else's. The decision of taking their own life was not made by them. If someone else has the right to take my life, so do I. Some will say that it isn't the perpetrators right to kill someone because they are punished by law. The funny thing is that they still committed the act. Laws are made to punish people after the fact for what the majority of society thinks is wrong, not to take away rights. People still have the right to do anything they want, just with the consequence of punishment.

The Holy Bible is easily the most controversial book in reference to taking one's own life and therefore creates the backbone