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#562 Jason Manning - Suicide: The Social Causes of Self-Destruction

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Suicide

The content of religion often seems less important than just the community aspect in suicide. But i'm not going to say the content of beliefs is irrelevant. I would imagine a belief that this is a one way ticket to hell has some impact, some non zero impact. Voris is a belief that it's a fine and respectable thing to do,. maybe even a way of preserving the family honor. And so you look at something like the traditional japanese approach to suicide, never sic... The approach in western europe, and one culture, sin and shame, and the other culture, it's viewed more on a scale from neutral to positive, depending on the context. Not surprisingly,

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