Wouldn’t it suck if there’s another gene: the want-to-commit-suicide-but-can’t gene.
Who knows. All I can say is that statistics have been pretty constant over the last 100 years or so (the furthest back that research on suicide is documented). So that might be an argument in favor of genetics rather than environment determining suicide. But even 100 years is hardly conclusive when we’re talking about genetics/evolution that spans millions of years.
I don’t think there’s a suicide gene because if there were, the gene would’ve been self-effacing. All the suicidals would’ve offed themselves. Sort of like the hemophilia gene/mutation wiping itself out (mostly). But I definitely believe in a depression/madness gene. Everyone on my father’s side has had a miserable existence. You’d think they would’ve stopped having children by now. Or maybe that’s my job, to end the bloodline. Sure why not.
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Wouldn’t it suck if there’s another gene: the want-to-commit-suicide-but-can’t gene.
Who knows. All I can say is that statistics have been pretty constant over the last 100 years or so (the furthest back that research on suicide is documented). So that might be an argument in favor of genetics rather than environment determining suicide. But even 100 years is hardly conclusive when we’re talking about genetics/evolution that spans millions of years.
I don’t think there’s a suicide gene because if there were, the gene would’ve been self-effacing. All the suicidals would’ve offed themselves. Sort of like the hemophilia gene/mutation wiping itself out (mostly). But I definitely believe in a depression/madness gene. Everyone on my father’s side has had a miserable existence. You’d think they would’ve stopped having children by now. Or maybe that’s my job, to end the bloodline. Sure why not.
If the desire to commit suicide is ever cured then we stop being human.