Would you really be able to uphold your beliefs in a dangerous situation? I was reading up on stoicism and buddhism and thinking 'can you really stay in that mindset if you were about be set on fire, boiled alive or shot/tortured?'

This is why it always makes me feel hypocritical since I would only be able to put those beliefs/values into practise if I were comfortable and not in any danger i.e. only when it's suitable to me.