Nicholas Hughes as Genetic Suicide
Do we kill ourselves because of an involuntary dedication to the cause found in our DNA? If you look at the sad and sorry life of Nicholas Hughes, you begin to ponder the undeniable mandate of predestiny.

Do we kill ourselves because of an involuntary dedication to the cause found in our DNA? If you look at the sad and sorry life of Nicholas Hughes, you begin to ponder the undeniable mandate of predestiny.

Craig Ewert committed suicide yesterday. His death was televised.

Abraham Biggs is dead. He streamed live video of his suicide on the internet via Justin.tv. He was 19.

What is the value of a life? Moreover, who can be held accountable for determining the value of a life and who can judge when a life should come to a close? Can it be that a person can properly make the choice to end their own life?
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Are we only our DNA? Or is there more to us than just blood and guts? Can the essence of us live beyond our lives and into the horizon of others?
Two recent stories about The Suicide Heart and a Craving for Fried Chicken lead us into the realm of the uncanny.

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