does free will give someone the right to die?

Question

does free will give someone the right to die?
i want to know your views

Answer 1

Free will gives anyone the right to choose any decision. Free will is the idea that you are in control of making your own mind up, and therefore is dependent on a constantly forward moving timeline. For example, if someone could go back in time and witness you making a choice, you no longer have free will, because your choices are made before or after that moment, or there is only one choice.

Answer 2

Free will means you can choose to do whatever you want to do, but that doesn't mean you're not going to face consequences. That's the point of free will, you CAN choose the way, but you cannot choose where this way will lead you or what you're going to find at the end.

In your question, if you refer to suicide, the answer would be "yes", anyone has the free will to do so, but at the same way, the person would face consequences.

God gives us life and He is the only one who can take it. Someone might think that by killing himself, he is running away from his problems, but the suffering in the other side are terrible and worst than any experience in this life for those who suicide. This person carries the pain for months or even years, until can repent and have another chance to be born again.

Peace!

Answer 3

The question you have asked is difficult to respond without more details however, I will answer it based upon what I know to be true. Free will is a gift that God has given to all of us. That free will demands an understanding of wisdom though. We have the opportunity to make decisions and choices about our own lives. The right to die is also a choice. In other words, I believe that if one has lived as long as they want, and there is no more for them to do here on the earth - they have a choice to 'give up' and release their spirit from their natural body. For example, my mother, aunts and an uncle, all slept away to their deaths. They were in no pain. For the most part, they were not 'ill'. My aunt looked at us and though she could not correspond with her mouth, her eyes clearly indicated she was ready to go. We prayed with her and sang her favorite song and told her it was ok for her to go - that we would be fine. She smiled and closed her eyes. Later that night, she died in her sleep. That is my example of 'the right to die'. If you have other meanings - you'd have to explain. I don't believe that one should 'take' someone else's life in this process. That is not free will. (to me)

Answer 4

The key word here is "FREE": I think that if someone chooses on their own free will that they want to die then that's between them and their higher power. I don't think it should involve the govrenment. Whatever a person decides is best for them, I say so be it.

Know one knows for sure if its right or wrong so people should be free decide for themselves.

Answer 5

There's a difference between free will and your rights. Your free will give the CHOICE to do something; your legal/civil rights give the PERMISSION to do it.

For example, if someone angers you, you have the CHOICE to murder them; of your own free will, you decide whether or not to do it. However, your choice does not give you the RIGHT to kill them - their right to life is paramount here.

So someone may choose to die, but legally, they may not have the right to take their own life. Their choice does not *give* them the right. People can have both free will and their rights, but the two are not necessarily related.

Answer 6

~~~Omid ,,,, Freewill only gives the individual The Power to commit The Act. It is yet a completely different aspect as to whether one has a "right to die". Suicide is considered anathema to The Gift of Life,,, yet a body crippled with terminal, painful disease is a powerful argument for Assisted Suicide. Euthenasia has many variables to consider in each circumstance. The KEY to each and every individual who participates in the process is, what is their Individual Motivation for their Actions. Compassion plays a major role and acting from a Pure Heart.

Answer 7

Yes it does. As long as free will means that we can make decisoins and carry them out without interferance (consequences are another issue entirely), it means that we have the right to die at any time we wish today, tomorrow, or a week from St. Swithens day.

Answer 8

Free will give us the right to make moral decisions, either in accord with God's will or opposed to God's will. The direct destruction of human life is always opposed to God's will. So free will does give us the right to make that decision. But a decision to kill a human being is always an immoral decision.
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Answer 9

If it is by religious standards, God has giving us the free will but it comes with consequences. The nation of Israel were giving a will to serve God and live or not serve God and die. So, free will comes with consequences if not done right.

Answer 10

Yes. John 15:13.