[lbo-talk] Death penalty (was: Singapore)

[// ravi]

On Oct 4, 2012, at 5:59 PM, 123hop at comcast.net wrote:
> OK. Fair enough. But sacrificing yourself for the group is hardly how I'd describe the motivation behind the suicide of humans. 
> 

That’s true.

	—ravi


> Joanna 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> On Oct 4, 2012, at 3:38 PM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote: 
>> Joanna: "what distinguishes man from other species is that he commits suicide." 
>> 
>> [WS:] I am not sure if this is true. Other species may also commit 
>> suicide, but we have no way of knowing about it. 
> 
> 
> It also depends on how you define suicide. The workers and warriors in many collective species sacrifice themselves for the rest of the group, not just in aid of defending from predators. 
> 
> —ravi 
>