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Conversation Questions on Suicide

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What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘suicide’?

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Is the suicide rate in your country high?

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Why do people commit suicide?

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What do you think of the Internet sites that encourage people to commit suicide together?

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Does society do enough for people who feel suicidal to stop them from taking their own lives?

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Is it wrong to commit suicide?

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Should people who commit suicide always leave a suicide note?

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Is suicide the same as murder?

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Nietzsche said: "The thought of suicide is a powerful solace: by means of it one gets through many a bad night." Do you agree?

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Phil Donahue said: "Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem." What do you think of this quote?

1)

Have you ever contemplated suicide?

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If you try but fail to commit suicide, should you got to prison?

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What are your thoughts on assisted suicide for the terminally ill?

4)

Is suicide a taboo subject in your culture?

5)

Is committing suicide one of the most selfish acts a person can do?

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What would you do if your friend started talking about suicide?

7)

If you commit suicide, do you go to heaven or hell?

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What kind of people are more likely to commit suicide?

9)

Mahatma Gandhi said: "If I had no sense of humour, I would long ago have committed suicide." What do you think of this quote?

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Thomas S. Szasz said: "Suicide is a fundamental human right. This does not mean that it is morally desirable. It only means that society does not have the moral right to interfere." Do you agree?