A little, but I believe that when I die I'll be an old man welcoming a good rest with open arms.
Do you fear death?
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Its not death that I'm afraid of, but the way in which death will occur is what concerns me. How will I die? Its the pain and suffering that scares me.
You are intelligent, you are compatible. You shall be upgraded. No longer will you fear death or feel emotions. You shall be given the ultimate upgrade.Frozen Donkey Wheel2 said:
Once I saw that we both have the Cyberman badge I couldn't resist.
OT: Right now, yes of course. If I found out tat I would die soon I would be afraid and think it was before my time. Maybe when I am really old then I won't fear death. Right now I do.
Life is a trivial thing, we are all animals after all, I just hope it's quick and as painless as possible.
The fear from death is the fact that we know we are going to die while we are dying. If everyone was guaranteed the fact that they would die in their sleep, not in an accident and not shot or murdered, then I don't think we would worry about it nearly as much.
Of course, after we die, we won't have to worry about anything, as there would be no conscience anyways.
My only worry about death is how I would be found dead, the shock of a family member or friend finding you dead.
Of course, after we die, we won't have to worry about anything, as there would be no conscience anyways.
My only worry about death is how I would be found dead, the shock of a family member or friend finding you dead.
I don't want to die. Living is too interesting. I'm curious about it, but I'm not going to run headlong into it. The main thing that scares me about death though is that I'll be forgotten. I'm not about being an attention whore, but It just seems to unnerving that I'll be forgotten.
Captcha: Alsoyd alone. >.>
Captcha: Alsoyd alone. >.>
I live to make choices and to watch the ebb and flow of the world around me change as I play for it the rhythm of my life, and sing to it the ballad of my plans and thoughts, my will reflected in the ever changing and reforming dance that is my short transition through this realm.
So, no good sir, I do not fear death, as it is not within my power.
One loses much potency when they fall to fear, and when one puts stock in any event that has not happened yet, especially one of great uncertainty of time, place, or result, they live with a fear in the back of their mind, ever threatening to pop up and take away their peace and focus, and thus cause them to fall.
So, no good sir, I do not fear death, as it is not within my power.
One loses much potency when they fall to fear, and when one puts stock in any event that has not happened yet, especially one of great uncertainty of time, place, or result, they live with a fear in the back of their mind, ever threatening to pop up and take away their peace and focus, and thus cause them to fall.
I read the title and immediately pictured the scene in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest.
"Do you fear death? Do you fear that dark abyss? All your deeds laid bare, all your sins punished? I can offer you... an escape."
If I could choose between life imprisonment (actual life not just like 21 years), or death. I'd choose life imprisonment. We'd like to think we'd rather die than rot in a cell. But really, death is worse. It just is.
"Do you fear death? Do you fear that dark abyss? All your deeds laid bare, all your sins punished? I can offer you... an escape."
If I could choose between life imprisonment (actual life not just like 21 years), or death. I'd choose life imprisonment. We'd like to think we'd rather die than rot in a cell. But really, death is worse. It just is.
But how do you know death wouldn't be blissful? or at the very least a release from the guilt or the pain of being raped(over and over and over again) if you didn't become a horrible scary rapist or something within your prison's community? depending on the country you are sentenced in, death can be preferable... for instance, you're sentenced to life imprisonment, in Russia, death may just be a nicer option compared to some of the stories that come outa the Russian prison system... just saying...Maximum_Power_Cheese_Supreme said:
I'm really not that afraid of death. When I was younger I spent a lot of time thinking about it, I was raised as a christian but now I see myself as a agnostic (but wouldn't worship a god even if I knew there was one) so for a long time I really belived in the heaven or hell scenario. I really thought I was going to hell.
Later during my early teens I was still contemplating the same questions but finally I came to the conclusion that if being a good person not because of fear of divine retribution but just being good for the sake of beeing good wasn't enough that god can go fuck his self righteous self.
Now I still hold true to that conviction but I see death as the next big unknown. Who knows it might be awesome and I kind of look forward to knowing what it's like. But on the other hand I have a lot of things I still want to do before I die. Also I really don't like the idea of suecide.
Later during my early teens I was still contemplating the same questions but finally I came to the conclusion that if being a good person not because of fear of divine retribution but just being good for the sake of beeing good wasn't enough that god can go fuck his self righteous self.
Now I still hold true to that conviction but I see death as the next big unknown. Who knows it might be awesome and I kind of look forward to knowing what it's like. But on the other hand I have a lot of things I still want to do before I die. Also I really don't like the idea of suecide.
Not really. That is to say, I don't really like the idea of dying, especially not at 23 years old, but fearing death is pretty pointless, as it happens to you, wherever, whoever and whenever you are.
I don't buy into any religion as I see them pretty much at fake "no death insurance"; The kind that would be ripped from your grasp the moment you try to cash in on it (though I also think you wouldn't be conscious to notice in the first place).
I don't get why so many people are afraid of that "Dark, neverending void", particularly because logic in my mind dictates that you won't be concious, at all, to notice anything: Your body ceases to function, your mind.. ends. To me, it appears it would return to the same state of non-existence it was at before you were even conceived.
All the more reason to enjoy this life, and the people that make up a part of it, and one reason besides logic and reasoning I don't think any religion "got it right", they strip away the beauty of life itself.
Not saying I'm looking forward to dying, but when it happens, it happens. I'm also in no hurry to make it happen faster, hence I'm a pacifist and got away from serving in the army over here.
I don't buy into any religion as I see them pretty much at fake "no death insurance"; The kind that would be ripped from your grasp the moment you try to cash in on it (though I also think you wouldn't be conscious to notice in the first place).
I don't get why so many people are afraid of that "Dark, neverending void", particularly because logic in my mind dictates that you won't be concious, at all, to notice anything: Your body ceases to function, your mind.. ends. To me, it appears it would return to the same state of non-existence it was at before you were even conceived.
All the more reason to enjoy this life, and the people that make up a part of it, and one reason besides logic and reasoning I don't think any religion "got it right", they strip away the beauty of life itself.
Not saying I'm looking forward to dying, but when it happens, it happens. I'm also in no hurry to make it happen faster, hence I'm a pacifist and got away from serving in the army over here.
I know what you mean. In such a traumatic situation the mind isn't necessarily built towards survival at all costs like it has shaped over time.DoomyMcDoom said:
What death is like depends on ones beliefs.
It's my belief that regardless of whether there is a soul and whether that lives on after death, I probably will not be in a human form, and I won't be taking my brain with you (for the same reason I won't be taking my legs with me either.) So all the memories and experiences that shaped my personality and self-identity will not remain with this singular state of conscious awareness that is unique for me (unless I'm part of the Flood from Halo).
If I were some rock solid minded person who could survive a Russian prison and still be able to sleep at night without their bum to the wall. But I'm not. I'd be in lardeyland after a day.
Can you ask whether anyone really kills themselves or lets themselves die for rational reasons?
I am completely ambivalent towards dying. Ha, suicide and living both seem like equal hassles. I am totally and completely neutral towards the whole thing. Hooray for a chemical imbalance in my brain that leaves me in a quite frequent state of Dragon-Age-Tranquil?
I'm an atheist and existentialist, too, so I'm not all giddy about some afterlife, either. Life happens. So does death. Both are just kind of... there.
Although, in a perfect world, I'd want Death to roll up to my house Supernatural-style.
(None of the clips I could find embed. Just click the "watch on youtube).
I'm an atheist and existentialist, too, so I'm not all giddy about some afterlife, either. Life happens. So does death. Both are just kind of... there.
Although, in a perfect world, I'd want Death to roll up to my house Supernatural-style.
(None of the clips I could find embed. Just click the "watch on youtube).
To quote Mark Twain.
I've been dead for millions of years before I was born... etc. something I forgot.
So, no...
I've been dead for millions of years before I was born... etc. something I forgot.
So, no...
Rationality requires a degree of thought and reasoning, that most people about to kill themselves for any reason not as such(rational), are generally less than capable of true impartial reasoning. Most people will consider most of their decisions "rational" even though most of those decisions are driven by heavily emotionally biased thoughts, and are generally highly situational in context.Maximum_Power_Cheese_Supreme said:
Since situation is, unless it's fatal or eternal somehow, passing, fleeting really in the long run.
So yes, I can ask, but no I do not expect an accurate answer, at least not from anyone currently contemplating suicide...
I know how it can be, I've more than slightly mulled over the possibility of ending my own life, but I then removed myself from the situation emotionally and had a good long look at things, and decided to postpone the decision for an indefinite period of time, and focus on a complete overhaul of my worldview and my own lifestyle... I discovered many of the reasons and roots to those emotions and pulled them out of the garden that is my emotional strata, in other words, I was right fucked up, then I un-fucked myself
so I'm all healthy now, not normal perhaps, but then again, what is normal?Also, it's nice to have someone reply to my conversationally starting quotations, I do so enjoy conversations, especially with people who answer with more than a couple words.
I believe that when I die the experience will answer some of my questions... and then "Something!" or "Nothing!" will happen...
Yes to an extent, you see I don't fear death or what happens after death but I do fear how I'm going to die. Afterall I'm sure not a single person here myself included wants to suffer before their death.