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<blockquote data-quote="gaer" data-source="post: 57758" data-attributes="member: 5463"><p>Are you absolutely sure you are making a differentiation between a dislike or distrust of organized religion and atheism?</p><p> </p><p>I have no connection to any organized religion. But I am most certainly not an atheist.</p><p> </p><p>I can't address your other point, about a macho-society. I have never lived in Australia, never experienced life there. However, I would say that there is just as much pressure in the US to be "macho", and I don't see that we are much lower in suicide statistics.</p><p> </p><p>One other point: suicide figures are often misleading. Many suicides, for instance, are reported as accidents to avoid shaming or upsetting families. And this might be more common in societies where traditional religious values are stressed.</p><p> </p><p>As I understand it, in many religions, suicide is considered a "sin" or at least something terribly shameful. In a more secular society, the view towards ending one's life might be very different.</p><p> </p><p>Regardless, any figures supporting an increase of suicides among young people is tragic, and I do think it is of utmost importance to find out why this is happening—in any country.</p><p> </p><p>Gaer</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gaer, post: 57758, member: 5463"] Are you absolutely sure you are making a differentiation between a dislike or distrust of organized religion and atheism? I have no connection to any organized religion. But I am most certainly not an atheist. I can't address your other point, about a macho-society. I have never lived in Australia, never experienced life there. However, I would say that there is just as much pressure in the US to be "macho", and I don't see that we are much lower in suicide statistics. One other point: suicide figures are often misleading. Many suicides, for instance, are reported as accidents to avoid shaming or upsetting families. And this might be more common in societies where traditional religious values are stressed. As I understand it, in many religions, suicide is considered a "sin" or at least something terribly shameful. In a more secular society, the view towards ending one's life might be very different. Regardless, any figures supporting an increase of suicides among young people is tragic, and I do think it is of utmost importance to find out why this is happening—in any country. Gaer [/QUOTE]
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