why do good people have to die?
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God it seems gives evil people long lives, as it will be the only life they will have.
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That's the beauty of the human mind.  Many people are able to completely block out logical questions such as this one.\n\nI think that, if you're a good person, you'll wind up with a good afterlife (if such a thing exists).  No one can prove anything conclusively about any religion, so we should just do what makes us happy, as long as it's not harmful to ourselves or others.
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It's about the greater good and it could be applied to most things. Would it better to kill one person or let many more die? Would you then be responsible for their others death if you did nothing? And would you be able to live with the guilt thereafter if you did nothing? But if it came to a choice of killing one person of them killing my loved ones then i would certainly kill that one person. However, i could not hoestly answer if it was unknown people about to be killed. I would like to think i could but, in reality, would I and would anyone else?
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Honeybear pretty much said my answer.\n\nIf a dog is suffering, and there is no hope for recovery, people decide to put the amimal to sleep, to end its suffering.  The dog does not get a choice.\n\nIf a human is suffering, and has no hope for recovery, why can't they decide to end their own suffering?  Why do people say they should continue to suffer?\n\nPerhaps the reason people need "assisted suicide" is to be sure they do it right.  They might not take enough pills, they might miss "the right spot" with the gunn, etc, survive the attempt, and end up worse.
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It does take balls to kill yourself, or your life is so miserable that death is better. I remember Patton saying Don't die for your country let that other poor son of a bit*h die for his
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UNFORTUNATLY THEY DONT JUST KILL THEMSELVES. \nTHEY KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE AT THE SAME TIME.
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Hi, and thanks for your thoughtful posting. It would be nice if we could all be depended upon to live in peace together. However, bad things happen to good people, and good acts get repaied by evil ones. This is the fallen nature of human beings, we are imperfect and can never be completly "good." \n\nTherefore, if there was an after-life, then were it to be filled with fallen beings like ourselves, it would not be any beter than our world today where genocide, rape, bigotry and the like are regular occurances. \n\nAll world religions except christiantiy have one thing in common. They require the beliver to work for their "redemption" and usually have no assurance of salvation after their death. Bhuddhism is no exception. The eight-fold path to enlightment requires one to act in the example Bhudda set, but give no assurance that this will lead to nirvana or life after death.\n\nChristianity acknowledges we have all fallen short. However, our Lord loved us so much that while we still did not know him, Christ humbled himself and became man. His life was perfect and sinless and his death was a sacrifice for the rest of us. His ressurection is proof that by simply "beliving in him" we can receive the assurance of salavation and life after death.\n\nPerhaps one reason that some Christians are so confrontational is becuase our way does not require the acts or works or sacrcifices that other religions do. We have a tremendous amount of freedom which may lead to hipocracy and poor behaviou. However, do not let the few bad apples turn you away from exploring the truth for yourself.
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maybe they are so confused in their life that they cannot sort out right from wrong.\n\ni would kill another person if it came to protecting my family or something, but out of the blue? no way!\n\na lot of people kill as well because they don't believe in any sort of result from their action, i.e. someone who doesn't believe in god or doesn't worry about what they do having any sort of negative reactions
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if we say that its not good, than we are forcing someone the right to live. if one has right to live than one has right to not to live too. life is a test of temperamental / moral / values / education / culture / up-bringing of each soul. all dont succeed. above all, we are no one to judge someone's wish to live or not to live. if loving some one forcefully is not possible than living forcefully is not possible too.
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Well, I think there is a natural desire to survive and that is instinct. I also believe that most people, even the most devout Christians doubt the existence of Heaven deep in their hearts. Also, most people love their famalies and want to be with them. Father or Mother feel they need to do the best to raise their children, and that would require them being alive. No one wants to lose their children, and the only thing I don't understand is why do Christians want to keep brain dead people alive and let them suffer instead of going to Heaven.
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I believe we should be able to die with dignity. While there are obvious needs for safeguards and protocols to protect the innocent from predators, if someone is terminally ill and no longer considers their quality of life to be sufficient to continue, then they should be allowed to request medications to end their life.\n\nI have watched relatives die of cancer; no-one deserves to be forced to go through that process unwillingly. Those that want to should get all the support they need; those that choose to die early should be given the means to do so.
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Simple answer:  Because bad thing happen to good people.\n\nIf nothing bad ever happened to good people, you would not need laws.  If anyone who did something bad was punished...visably...quickly...and justly...by some cosmic force, you would not need laws.  However, that does not happen.  While God does dole out the enternal reward or allow you to be tormented, he tends to reserve this for the afterlife.\nIn THIS life, we need jails.
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As human beings we have dominion over the earth and all of the creatures.  The only one that has dominion over us is God.  This does not mean we have to die without dignity or respect.When and if your time is drawing near there are wonderful hospice organizations that can help you pass comfortably and respectfully.  It is usually the wish of the dying, or their families, to continue every possible measure of life support.  I am a big Hospice fan for the terminally ill, but it is always a personal descision.\n\nI also want to add, that yes i have seen both sides, those that pass with hospice and those without. Hospitals have in place what is called "Risk Managment" Coordinators or nurses, that will review all legal stipulations, if they feel someone is being kept alive by artificial means and their suffering is being prolonged when the outcome is inevitably death.  there are laws against this. and then like i said if you choose to pass with grace, hospice is the way to go, they can prescribe and give pain managment, and may not legally be allowed to give you enough to cause you to pass, but you will be very very comfortable. so really i think peoples families are usually to blame, sometimes their afraid, and want to hold on, but yes like the other answer sometimes their motives are financailly selfish, and its just so sad to see that.
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I believe it is because when you pray for others, it helps your own well-being. Some people are destined to die in ways we will never be able to understand, but that doesn't mean people don't care or want to help the only way they can.
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Some people are at peace when they die.  They understand that this life is about how you treat and care for other people.  They have lived every day to the fullest and have no regrets.  Their life has been treated as a gift.  As they are dying, they are still trying to care for others by being brave so others are not sad.  They may even believe they are ending this life going to a better place.  \n\nOthers may be afraid of death or feel like they have not had a good life.  These people may have lived a selfish and destructive life and this is how they face death as well.  \n\nI would also imagine it has a lot to do with what disaster or death you are facing.
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No. People should never die from poverty and that is what most charities are about - raising money to give to people who can't afford to look after their families or even just themselves.
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those people up above me here, you know the ones, are scared of dying.  hell, they're scared of living.  they are the type that needs constant reassurence, you notice how they always try to shove their beliefs down your throat?  ever hear the term "a nation of sheep?"  ever watch a herd of sheep?  stupidest animal on the planet, they will trample their young to stay in the group.