quote: Originally posted by .aS.|5p!7f!|23
with astronauts, they are given the cyanide to kill themselves if there is a problem on the ship or they are about to run out of oxygen.
mai they do that to save themselves from an excruciatingly painful death. running out of oxygen in space...*shudder*
but yea, it wuz considered honorable for the samurais to commit seppuku and during the taiping rebellion in china, when the leader wuz caught, thousands of his followers burned themselves to death rather than give in to the government that took over. i guess these types of people are big on pride and honor, but isn't that just another sin? God tells us to be humble. if you are defeated, you should just accept it. killing yourself in these cases stubbornness, in my opinion.
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