poor lad,like was said i hope it was quick.
moll: would you not say courage whether physical or moral is just a personality trait?
that would not make it completely genetic or nurtured,imo its all about levels of distress and the ability to cope with/channel it which can imo be conditioned.
you've only to look at soldiers,i believe it was estimated that during world war 1 only 1-50 of the soldiers fired their weapon with the intention of killing,compare that with the soldiers of today with the main difference being modern training techniques.