Dying for the cause: the rationality of martyrs, suicide bombers and self-immolators - Greenland A, Proulx D, Savage DA.

This article explores the impact that belief in an infinite afterlife has on end-of-life decisions, specifically on those viewed at the extreme, such as martyrs, suicide bombers and self-immolators. We extend a simplified expected utility-based model to in...
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