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Re:Why do so few humans kill themselves? by guard-of-terra on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @12:24PM (#12166748)
I think we humans for some reason have ridiculously wide pain gauge. I can only theorize that we've got super pain sensitivity along with super brain.

Humans are very often disabled by pain alone, with neligible body damage. That's clearly evolutionary disadvantageous. Makes torture possible, etc.

Relevant xkcd: http://xkcd.com/883/

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Re:Why do so few humans kill themselves? by Practicality on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @12:34PM (#12166808)
It's so you can taste ridiculously hot peppers ;)
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Re:Why do so few humans kill themselves? by guard-of-terra on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @01:13PM (#12167156)
For some reason I easily tolerate very spicy food but I have huge fear of pain.
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