jonbellion:
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Lennycool:
So can religion
Religiously motivated MASS suicides

Montanism (8th Century) Edit
Main article: Montanism
In the 700s, the Montanists were told by Emperor Leo III to leave Montanism and join orthodox Christianity. They refused, locked themselves in their places of worship, and set them on fire.

Peoples Temple (1978) Edit
Main article: Jonestown
On November 18, 1978, 918 Americans died in Peoples Temple–related incidents, including 909 members of the Temple, led by Jim Jones, in Jonestown, Guyana.[13] The dead included 276 children. A tape of the Temple's final meeting in a Jonestown pavilion contains repeated discussions of the group committing "revolutionary suicide", including reference to people taking the poison and the vats to be used.[14]

On that tape, Jones tells Temple members that Russia, with whom the Temple had been negotiating a potential exodus for months, would not take them after the Temple had murdered Member of Congress Leo Ryan, NBC reporter Don Harris and three others at a nearby airstrip.[14] When members apparently cried, Jones counseled "Stop this hysterics. This is not the way for people who are Socialists or Communists to die. No way for us to die. We must die with some dignity."[14] At the end of the tape, Jones concludes: "We didn't commit suicide, we committed an act of revolutionary suicide protesting the conditions of an inhumane world."[14]

The people in Jonestown died of an apparent cyanide poisoning, except for Jones (injury consistent with self-inflicted gunshot wound) and his personal nurse.[15] The Temple had spoken of committing "revolutionary suicide" in prior instances, and members had previously drunk what Jones told them was poison at least once before, but the "Flavor Aid" drink they ingested contained no poison.[16] Concurrently, four other members died in the Temple's headquarters in Georgetown. Four months later, Michael Prokes, one of the initial survivors, also committed suicide.[17]

Solar Temple (1994–97) Edit
From 1994 to 1997, the Order of the Solar Temple's members began a series of mass suicides, which led to roughly 74 deaths. Farewell letters were left by members, stating that they believed their deaths would be an escape from the "hypocrisies and oppression of this world." Added to this they felt they were "moving on to Sirius." Records seized by the Quebec police showed that some members had personally donated over $1 million to the group's leader, Joseph Di Mambro.

There was also another attempted mass suicide of the remaining members, which was thwarted in the late 1990s. All the suicide/murders and attempts occurred around the dates of the equinoxes and solstices, which likely held some relation to the beliefs of the group.[18][19][20][21][22]

Heaven's Gate (1997) Edit
On March 27, 1997, 39 followers of Heaven's Gate died in a mass suicide in Rancho Santa Fe, California, which borders San Diego to the north. These people believed, according to the teachings of their group, that through their suicides they were "exiting their human vessels" so that their souls could go on a journey aboard a spaceship they believed to be following comet Hale–Bopp.[23] Some male members of the group underwent voluntary castration in preparation for the genderless life they believed awaited them after the suicide.[24]

On March 30, 1997, Thomas Nichols, younger brother[25] of actress Nichelle Nichols, was discovered dead in his California trailer, with a note nearby that read in part "I'm going to the spaceship with Hale–Bopp to be with those who have gone before me." Using propane gas to end his life, Nichols, like the members of Heaven's Gate, had his head covered by a plastic bag and his upper torso covered with a purple shroud. Nichols' connection with the group is unknown.

In May 1997, two Heaven's Gate members who had not been present for the mass suicide attempted suicide, one succeeding, the other becoming comatose for two days and then recovering.[26] In February 1998, the survivor, Chuck Humphrey, committed suicide.[27]

Adam House Edit
In 2007, in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, a family of 9, all members of a novel "Adam's cult" committed mass suicide by hurling themselves onto a train.[28][29] Although the Daily Mail initially reported that they were victimized for converting to Christianity,[30] diaries recovered from the victims' home, "Adam House" related they wanted a pure life as lived by Adam and Eve, freeing themselves from bondage to any religion and refused contact with any outsiders.[29] After leaving Islam, they did not partake in Christian ceremonies and even worshiped Kali.[29]

Disputed religiously motivated suicides Edit
Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God (2000) Edit
On March 17, 2000, 778 members of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God died in Uganda.[31] The theory that all of the members died in a mass suicide was changed to mass murder when decomposing bodies were discovered in pits with signs of strangulation while others had stab wounds.[32] The group had diverged from the Roman Catholic Church in order to emphasize apocalypticism and alleged Marian apparitions.[33] The group had been called an inward-looking movement that wore matching uniforms and restricted their speech to avoid saying anything dishonest or sinful.[34][35] On the suicide itself locals said they held a party at which 70 crates of soft drinks and three bulls were consumed.[36] This version of events has been criticized, most notably by Irving Hexham,[37] and a Ugandan source states that even today "no one can really explain the whys, hows, whats, where, when, etcetera."[38]

Training centre for release of the Atma-energy Edit
This sect was originally a splinter group of the Brahma Kumaris[39] and is known for a police and media scare in which an alleged attempt to commit ritual suicide took place in Teide National Park in Tenerife in 1998. The group believed in the end of the world but according to the religious studies scholar Georg Schmid[40] and the sociologist Massimo Introvigne had no intention of collective suicide

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Pidgin2:
A recent scientific study has shown that athiests are prone to commuting suicide. The Network times quoted regarding athiesm and suicide

Dr. Martin "It was a remarkable fact that where athiesm prevailed most, suicide was more prevalent" In recent times, In Paris, after the publication of Paine's Age of reason, suicide rate increased

Pitzer college sociologist compiled country by country survey, polling and census numbers relating to athiesm, agnotism, disbelief in God and people who say that they are not religious. The following was among the findings:

"concerning suicide rates this is the one indicator of social health in which religious nations fare better than secular nations"

According to 2003 WHO report on international male suicide rates, of the top ten nations with the highest suicide rates all but one (Sri Lanka) are strongly irreligious nations with high levels of athiesm, read more


http://www.conservapedia.com/Atheism_and_suicide

KingEbukasBlog:

Its called Nihilism . The same dangerous philosophy most atheist adhere to .

EyeHateGod:
To kill Atheist!

hopefulLandlord:

agreed!

promise10:

DING-DUMB

KingEbukasBlog:


Existential nihilism accepts the notion that the world is without meaning or purpose. But the individual tends to give his own meaning to life .
Its like saying 'hey man I know life has no meaning or purpose but I'm gona just live and try to do something with my life' .

But the existential nihilist sees everything , even his own efforts as illusions and if these are abandoned , life is revealed as nothing . Also , the existential nihilist can show extreme pessimism . Plus if an existential nihilist is overwhelmed by life's vicissitudes , he is likely not going to cope with it emotionally of course this can lead to depression , anger , bitterness and in most cases suicide .

The foundation is still the fundamental principles of nihilism , there's nothing spectacular about it .Some believe existential nihilism is impossible .

EyeHateGod:

Why are u obsessed with me with ya Foolishness?

hopefulLandlord:


you get time for that coward o

EyeHateGod:

No i just had to the guy has been disturbing me since.. The problem is must he always Quote people even if he doesn't have anything reasonable to say? At least he should keep Quote! I have just gone through this post and saw that he Quoted Everyone.. But nawa o...

KingEbukasBlog:


Winner01 even did that long time ago but they have leant nothing

https://www.nairaland.com/3246389/atheism-bold-representative-futility-hopelessness

hopefulLandlord:


he just spends 15 minutes quoting as many people as possible using the words "dumb" "stupid" "foolishness"

most atheists have learnt to ignore the teenager

hopefulLandlord:

you get time for that coward o
I've noticed most atheists ignore him

Urahara3:

Where is winner sef

ambassagod:

you know as e dey be if he comes around.

Urahara3:


I swear . Kingebuka and winner tag team

KingEbukasBlog:


Winner01 even did that long time ago but they have leant nothing

https://www.nairaland.com/3246389/atheism-bold-representative-futility-hopelessness

LiberaDeus:
Can you christians speak without embarrassing yourself.
Conservapedia of all sources.
A politically conservative, religiously biased site posts something negative about atheists and you guys rush to post it as news.
SMH

EyeHateGod:

Lol like am gonna open the biased link you put out for me?

The inherent meaninglessness of life is largely explored in the philosophical school of existentialism, where one can potentially create his or her own subjective "meaning" or "purpose". Of all types of nihilism, existential nihilism has received the most literary and philosophical attention

I hope Ur Ignorance doesn't Allow you not to understand....

LiberaDeus:
Can you christians speak without embarrassing yourself.

Conservapedia of all sources.

A politically conservative, religiously biased site posts something negative about atheists and you guys rush to post it as news.

SMH

KingEbukasBlog:


Nihilism is an atheistic ideology . I never said Nihilism was atheism . Stop misrepresenting my views please

CoolUsername:


A deist can be a nihilist, Einstein.