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This also implies that atheists are more likely to commit suicide. Is there evidence to support that?
by dean 10y ago
This also implies that atheists are more likely to commit suicide. Is there evidence to support that?
- Frozenlock 10y agoI don't know; I just listed major societal changes.
- ptaipale 10y agoYes, in fact. This statement as such is still just about correlation, not causation (compare ice cream sales and drowning deaths). But it has been studied. * CONCLUSIONS: Religious affiliation is associated with less suicidal behavior in depressed inpatients. After other factors were controlled, it was found that greater moral objections to suicide and lower aggression level in religiously affiliated subjects may function as protective factors against suicide attempts. Further study about the influence of religious affiliation on aggressive behavior and how moral objections can reduce the probability of acting on suicidal thoughts may offer new therapeutic strategies in suicide prevention.* http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/appi.ajp.161.12.2303 http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/appi.ajp.161...
- padobson 10y agoIt makes sense to me. A religious person in pain without hope looks at suicide as an option and thinks, "I've got it bad now, but it's only going to get worse if I do this..." Whereas a non-religious person is thinking, "I've got it bad now, but if I do this I won't have to feel anything ever again"
- auntyJemima 10y agoAlso because, suicide is forbidden in the majority of religious. God doesn't like it.
- CaptSpify 10y agoAlso: religions usually set up a system of support. You have a "club" of people you hang out with all the time, and it's not unusual to ask for help from the club if your having a hard time. It's also not unusual to get the help you asked for.
- ptaipale 10y agoYes. Also, religions/churches often have pastors, imams, etc who act as therapists. Just having someone to talk to may help.