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Morality, according to Objectivist, is a code of values that guides human action; and the standard of good is man's life as a man. Therefore, someone who takes, without any purpose (they weren't suffering or anything), their own life, is more immoral than a dictator like Hitler or Stalin, who, while had, without a doubt, miserable lives (and certainly not one of a rational man), still were alive, had a family and something to eat every day. Is there anything wrong in my thinking? |
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To restate the question: Is it more immoral to kill yourself for no good reason than to stay alive after killing 6,000,000 other people for no good reason? God, no! This question implies that Objectivism might turn a blind eye toward mass murder as long as the culprit stays alive. The implication is deeply mistaken -- even offensive. The standard of morality is not whether you have a pulse. "Man's life qua man" is the standard, and the man who kills only himself is far more moral (and human) than a mass murderer, especially if the mass murderer keeps his pulse. For the mass murderer to kill himself would be an act of justice. It would be the one thing he could be morally praised for. I would advise the questioner to do more study on the meaning of the phrase "man's life qua man." To someone who understands this phrase, the question would never, ever come up. |