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What s the difference between suicide and just unhealthy behavior?
If I jump off a cliff I die. Suicide. If I smoke 2 packs of cigarettes or eat bacon all day or shoot up drugs it s all behavior that will kill me sooner rather then later but at what point is it suicide or just risky behavior?
Some theists would suggest some of the behaviors listed would constitute suicide. Smoking for example, 2-3 packs a day would shorten your life significantly. Is that passive suicide?
3 Answers
- MELv 64 years ago
According to Merriam-Webster, Suicide is "the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally."
Nevertheless, you make a very good point.
“Some studies have shown that for every death by suicide, 200 people have attempted suicide and 400 [other] people have thought about it.”— The Gazette, Montreal, Canada.
