Hal Kaplan wrote: > => Subject: Re: [OT] Forget the SAT exam. > => > => Hal Kaplan wrote: > => > > => > And you cannot perform Seppuku if you are alone; there > => would be no point, no pun intended. > => > > => > B+ > => > HALinNY > => > > => > => Well... actually you can. You won't have a second nor > => witnesses but if say you're about to be captured by the enemy... > => Ever wondered how did the last of the 47 Samurai commit > => seppuku? Who was his second? > => > > Nietzsche is not around to resolve this issue (like the falling tree making a > sound in an empty forest). I contend that the very last one did not practice > seppuku, by definition. Killing yourself because you are captured is not > very good. If John McCain had done that, who would we have to look up to > now? Our American Code of Conduct requires that anyone captured by the enemy > must make every effort to escape and otherwise interfere with the continued > existence of that enemy, not to commit suicide or practice seppuku. > Therefore, I must say that Seppuku is for Sissies! > > B+ > HALinNY >
That answer would be real nice save for the fact that seppuku is JAPANESE CULTURE. Besides, in seppuku the second (or helper) is there to cut your head when you require it. So you won't be disgraced if the pain is too much for you. But you can commit seppuku without a second, you'll only have to endure pain for a longer time. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
