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Challenging Societal Norms on Suicide
- Stephen West questions the automatic negative bias surrounding suicide.
- He challenges listeners to imagine a world where suicide isn't inherently wrong.
Cultural Views on Suicide
- Spartans trained and prayed for glorious deaths in battle, viewing self-sacrifice as honorable.
- Other cultures consider suicide honorable when it relieves burdens on family.
Assumptions About Suicide
- We tend to assume those who commit suicide are flawed, overlooking their unique intentions.
- Stephen West highlights that our perspectives are subjective and potentially conditioned.