Members of the Heaven's Gate religious cult committed suicide to "ascend" to another level beyond human existence. According to Shneidman, these individuals were:

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According to Edwin Shneidman, a founder of modern suicidology, "death ignorers" are individuals who commit suicide under the belief that their act will not result in the end of their existence but rather in a transition to another state of being. Members of the Heaven's Gate cult, who believed that their suicide would lead to ascension to a higher existence, fit this category.

Members of the Heaven's Gate Religious Cult Committed Suicide to "Ascend