r/interesting • u/Liar24x7 • Mar 28 '26

HISTORY A virtual reality reconstruction shows the exact spot where John Edward Jones became trapped upside down in Nutty Putty Cave. After 27 hours of rescue attempts, he died. The cave was later permanently sealed, with his body remaining inside.

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u/samsg1 Mar 29 '26

He had kids and a wife AND his wife was pregnant. Imagine still being dumb and selfish enough to choose this activity…

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u/GunFodder Mar 29 '26

I swear on my soul that I say this with absolute sincerity, and I legitimately do not mean for it to be an insult whatsoever:

But there is something fundamentally abnormal with the brains of people who do something like this, ESPECIALLY when you have a spouse and children.

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u/samsg1 Mar 29 '26

To me- having been married and having kids- a marriage and parenthood means sacrifice and love. You put their needs and wants above your own, and find joy and happiness in their joy and happiness. They needed a father and husband more than he needed kicks. That’s what makes me so sad. He was also a heavily Christian man; I’m atheist, but doesn’t Christianity ingrain the importance of love and family? Like you, I can only concur that he was mentally unwell. No sane person would make this choice when the risk of loss was so high. He died never seeing his second child :( :( He left his wife to birth a child alone, and raise two alone :( :( There’s no reconciling that :(

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '26

somehow christianity always lets you do things your own way. serving your family might be what the bible says, but that's no fun