Originally Posted by Armed & Hammered

Spend a day in the bible belt. There are millions of them here who believe that life is so precious that even when it would be better to die they would (and do) choose to continue living. Religion makes people do stupid things.

My Mom has been a nurse for over 30 years now and has told me stories of people who are braindead and left on ventilators for years on end because they believe "life" is always the right choice regardless of circumstances.