Which is the best counterexample to the principle in the following Argument from Principle?
[Pay attention to the criteria for good counterexamples from Chapter 6 of Doing Practical Ethics.]
1) It is wrong to discard or destroy a gift lovingly given to you.
2) Suicide destroys a gift (your life) lovingly given to you (by God). So, suicide is wrong.
A) There are times in this life where it is permissible to destroy a gift, no matter how lovingly it was given.
B) Imagine that your parents gave you a computer to help you do college, because they want you to succeed. The computer works great. But, one night, after you've had a fight with them about something, you throw the computer out the window, destroying it. Clearly, you should feel bad for this wrongful treatment of their gift.
C) Suppose your loving parents gave you a computer to help you do college work. But, the computer stops working and shocks you when you use it. The repair person says it's no use -- it's bound to totally shut down soon. It's clearly not wrong to discard this gift.
D) There is no God, so your life is not a gift given to you by anybody.

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Which is the best counterexample to the principle in the following Argument from Principle?
[Pay attention to the criteria for good counterexamples from Chapter 6 of Doing Practical Ethics.]
 1) It is wrong to discard or destroy a gift lovingly given to you.
2) Suicide destroys a gift (your life) lovingly given to you (by God). So, suicide is wrong.
A) There are times in this life where it is permissible to destroy a gift, no matter how lovingly it was given. 
B) Imagine that your parents gave you a computer to help you do college, because they want you to succeed. The computer works great. But, one night, after you've had a fight with them about something, you throw the computer out the window, destroying it. Clearly, you should feel bad for this wrongful treatment of their gift. 
C) Suppose your loving parents gave you a computer to help you do college work. But, the computer stops working and shocks you when you use it. The repair person says it's no use -- it's bound to totally shut down soon. It's clearly not wrong to discard this gift. 
D) There is no God, so your life is not a gift given to you by anybody.

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The Answer of Which is the best counterexample to the principle in the following Argument from Principle?
[Pay attention to the criteria for good counterexamples from Chapter 6 of Doing Practical Ethics.]
 1) It is wrong to discard or destroy a gift lovingly given to you.
2) Suicide destroys a gift (your life) lovingly given to you (by God). So, suicide is wrong.
A) There are times in this life where it is permissible to destroy a gift, no matter how lovingly it was given. 
B) Imagine that your parents gave you a computer to help you do college, because they want you to succeed. The computer works great. But, one night, after you've had a fight with them about something, you throw the computer out the window, destroying it. Clearly, you should feel bad for this wrongful treatment of their gift. 
C) Suppose your loving parents gave you a computer to help you do college work. But, the computer stops working and shocks you when you use it. The repair person says it's no use -- it's bound to totally shut down soon. It's clearly not wrong to discard this gift. 
D) There is no God, so your life is not a gift given to you by anybody.

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