Stupid things religious people say

[Angrboda]

No we understand it's not about life it's about control.

You "perceive" this, but like many things it's a false perception based on internal biases and ignorance of the actual positions held by your opponents.

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Declaration on Euthanasia, - May 5, 1980 

      II.  Catechism of the Catholic Church:


[b]Suicide

2280 - Everyone is responsible for his life before God who has given it to him. It is God who remains the sovereign Master of life. We are obliged to accept life gratefully and preserve it for his honor and the salvation of our souls. We are stewards, not owners, of the life God has entrusted to us. It is not ours to dispose of.[/b]

I don't necessarily agree that it's all about control, but your response does little to refute his contention as it's possible for there to be a well developed and seemingly logical doctrine on the subject and for it also to be primarily about control. The two aren't mutually exclusive. As a politician can cloak the reasons for their actions in impeccable justifications, all the while omitting the underlying raison d'etre that gives impetus to their actions, so Christianity's reasons may cloak a more basic motive of control. People go to therapy for years to understand their sublimations and how their actions defy their surface interests, reflecting deeper truths. Things can have multiple, independent aspects, with the most privileged of the aspects being hidden from view. Ultimately, Chritianity is about morals, and morals ultimately are about controlling behavior. At best, it suggests you don't really understand his thesis.