From a materialistic point of view in philosophy, are there any reasons why a person should not commit suicide?
Answer from: Ekaterina Shmeleva:
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Every living being has a set of goals and desires.
Time is an essential resource for fulfilling those very desires.
So only if your suicide will somehow help you in achieving your goals, then yes, in terms of realism it makes sense. If it does not help then suicide is a senseless waste of the entire available resource of time.
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