Posted by Dinah on November 18, 2003, at 9:40:11
In reply to Taboos about suicide play a needed role???, posted by jay on November 18, 2003, at 7:18:28
I think taboos against suicide play both an important societal role and an important evolutionary one. In fact, I think most taboos play an important societal role. They put a step between our impulses and our acting out on those impulses. That's what civilization is all about.
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