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From: jtc78@ihuxm.UUCP (Mike Cherepov)
Newsgroups: net.suicide
Subject: Why society - religions - oppose ...
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Date: Fri, 4-Jan-85 15:34:58 EST
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Here's something else to kick things off:

I was wondering about society's motives to counter suicide:
there are some socio-psychological needs that go against
suicide, but in any case they are not nearly as clear-cut as
those opposing incest or murder. There must have been a lot 
written on that previously.
Also, those needs were strong enough to manifest themselves as
instances of divinely prohibited actions in some religions. I 
do not have a balanced picture here, maybe someone could give
a perspective. 

  By Thursday. Please, PLEASE, or else I ... ;  joking tastelessly.

               Mike Cherepov
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