12-16-2013, 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Oldfart
It's all in the circumstances, jseal
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I couldnt agree with you more, Oldfart. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/suicide/
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The Dutch young people with grenades in their pockets who walked into bars filled with German troops are OK, Islamic suicide bombers are not
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History is usually written by the winners.
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The churches have never agreed with it, but have praised those who give their lives to save others
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Yessir! You can buy one of the books here: http://www.amazon.com/Noble-Death-M...y/dp/0060620951
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Originally Posted by Oldfart
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Too true! Suicide has evoked a wide range of reactions throughout history, which is why its interesting to compare how different the current social attitude towards suicide is with how it was viewed in Antiquity.
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