Why do people think that suicide is wrong?

my grandfather was a physicist at the los alamos national laboratories in the late 40s and early 50s. he committed suicide before i was born because of the ramifications of his contributions at work. i don't judge him in the least. i probably would have done the same thing.

my father was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma (brain cancer) in 2005 and given 5 months to live. after 4, he, the smartest man i have ever known, was incapable of putting even simple thoughts together. he couldn't walk. he couldn't talk. the chemo and radiation had left him blistered unable to do anything but vomit all day. he did it as well, to alleviate the stress and suffering of everyone around him, and also himself.

both were atheists. in both cases, i view it not only as acceptable, but as ultimately respectable. i hope that, given the situation, i would be man enough to do the same.
 
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