the only difference between suicide and martyrdom is press coverage?
2007-09-03 20:22:36 · 17 answers · asked by Living_Legend 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
No...well I never thought about that..wait ok see with suicide you take your own life..and with martyrdom you let someone else kill you for somethin u believe in.
2007-09-04 06:19:10 · answer #1 · answered by Victoria. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. A martyr dies (at someone else's hands) for what he or she believes in. More often than not, there is no press coverage.
A suicide is committed by a person who's only belief is that dying will alleviate his suffering... a suicidal person dies by their own hand.
In the case of terrorists, they are neither martyrs (most of them take their own lives) nor suicides (they are not their only victims). Terrorists, regardless of how they choose to die, are purely and only committing homicide. They do seek press coverage.
2007-09-03 20:31:05 · answer #2 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No suicide is a horrible thing, it's taking your own life. Martydom is standing up for what you believe in (Christianity, Judiasm, Hinduism, any religion). It doesn't matter what religion it is, dying for your religion is much different from suicide.
2007-09-03 20:28:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Panic At The Disco! called.
2007-09-03 20:24:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Martyrs are usually well known before death and die by another's hand whereas suicide is by one's own hand.
2007-09-03 20:27:26 · answer #5 · answered by ǝןqɐʇdǝɔɔɐun ʎןןɐıɔos 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
nah, people who are martyrs are people who are killed by others for not denying their beliefs. people who commit suicide have given up fighting for their beliefs â¥
2007-09-04 13:20:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think there are other differences
2007-09-03 20:24:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
absolutely.. if brendon says so than it must be true...lol i love panic at the disco!
2007-09-03 20:27:06 · answer #8 · answered by The 8th Deadly Sin 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why not we talk on
some other matter .
2007-09-04 17:01:16 · answer #9 · answered by Jacky.- the "INDIAN". 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no...believe it's noteriety before the fact
2007-09-03 20:25:18 · answer #10 · answered by chiefof nothing 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋