Suffocate or jump?

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   phtechposted 10 years ago

   Suffocate or jump?
   
   The horrible things that happened on 9/11 made some people feel as if their final decision in life would be to either suffocate and burn to death or jump. What would you do? What does your belief system tell you to do?

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   duffsmomposted 10 years ago

   Wow you do ask the hard ones, don't you?  Until I was in that situation, I am not entirely positive what I would do. I am absolutely petrified of heights and I wonder if faced with eminent death, if I could bring myself to jump.  I honestly do not know.

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      phtechposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      I think I would try my hardest to be at peace with myself. Being that high up, you are almost guaranteed to die when you jump. Now, if it was 3 or 4 stories, I would probably jump and pray for only a broken leg.

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   delleaposted 10 years ago

   I would pray for the Lord Almighty to take my soul.

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      phtechposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      I think I agree with you. The only peace for me in that situation is knowing that I'm going to be in a better place soon.

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   Alphadogg16posted 10 years ago

   Wow, that is a tough one. I would jump. Not jumping is pretty much certain death. If you jump, and God willing, there may be divine intervention, you might land somewhere and live, not break every bone in your body. You would never know unless you jumped.

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      phtechposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      That thought crossed my mind a couple times. My belief system says that suicide is a sin though. Will it be seen as suicide or a leap of faith for your life?

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   Man of Strengthposted 10 years ago

   This is a really deep question. I have an issue with suicide as well but in a situation like 9/11, more than likely I would jump. I'm sure most of us would like to die as peaceful as possible. Suffocating in a burning building is a horrible way to go. I'd jump and what ever seconds I have left, I'd pray for forgiveness.

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      phtechposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Good answer. This question is kind of an experiment for me. I'm fascinated with people's beliefs and their actions. It's a hard question to answer also because of the fact that it reminds people of 9/11

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