Are you afraid of Death?

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Drifter995 Neko//Night
ecchigaijin wrote...
Drifter995 wrote...
To say you're not afraid of death, is lying to yourself and everyone else.


Why should everyone be afraid of death just because you are? I don't want to die, no, but I'm not afraid of it. I'd spend every moment fighting my death I could, but if it is was a situation where there was no way my death could be avoided, I wouldn't be afraid of it.


To accept your death is not the same as being unafraid of it.
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Drifter995 wrote...
ecchigaijin wrote...
Drifter995 wrote...
To say you're not afraid of death, is lying to yourself and everyone else.


Why should everyone be afraid of death just because you are? I don't want to die, no, but I'm not afraid of it. I'd spend every moment fighting my death I could, but if it is was a situation where there was no way my death could be avoided, I wouldn't be afraid of it.


To accept your death is not the same as being unafraid of it.


I accept my death will be coming, and I am not afraid of it's arrival, whenever that should be. And I am not lying to myself or anyone else, but thanks for implying so.
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Drifter995 Neko//Night
ecchigaijin wrote...
Drifter995 wrote...
ecchigaijin wrote...
Drifter995 wrote...
To say you're not afraid of death, is lying to yourself and everyone else.


Why should everyone be afraid of death just because you are? I don't want to die, no, but I'm not afraid of it. I'd spend every moment fighting my death I could, but if it is was a situation where there was no way my death could be avoided, I wouldn't be afraid of it.


To accept your death is not the same as being unafraid of it.


I accept my death will be coming, and I am not afraid of it's arrival, whenever that should be. And I am not lying to myself or anyone else, but thanks for implying so.


Have you ever been close to death before?
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Drifter995 wrote...
ecchigaijin wrote...
Drifter995 wrote...
ecchigaijin wrote...
Drifter995 wrote...
To say you're not afraid of death, is lying to yourself and everyone else.


Why should everyone be afraid of death just because you are? I don't want to die, no, but I'm not afraid of it. I'd spend every moment fighting my death I could, but if it is was a situation where there was no way my death could be avoided, I wouldn't be afraid of it.


To accept your death is not the same as being unafraid of it.


I accept my death will be coming, and I am not afraid of it's arrival, whenever that should be. And I am not lying to myself or anyone else, but thanks for implying so.


Have you ever been close to death before?


Hasn't everyone? I suppose it increases as time goes on your chances of having experienced being close to death. Yes, multiple times.
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Drifter995 Neko//Night
ecchigaijin wrote...
Drifter995 wrote...
ecchigaijin wrote...
Drifter995 wrote...
ecchigaijin wrote...
Drifter995 wrote...
To say you're not afraid of death, is lying to yourself and everyone else.


Why should everyone be afraid of death just because you are? I don't want to die, no, but I'm not afraid of it. I'd spend every moment fighting my death I could, but if it is was a situation where there was no way my death could be avoided, I wouldn't be afraid of it.


To accept your death is not the same as being unafraid of it.


I accept my death will be coming, and I am not afraid of it's arrival, whenever that should be. And I am not lying to myself or anyone else, but thanks for implying so.


Have you ever been close to death before?


Hasn't everyone? I suppose it increases as time goes on your chances of having experienced being close to death. Yes, multiple times.


Interesting.
And you're telling me, you wouldn't shit yourself if somebody came at you with a knife, trying to steal your money or some shit?
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Drifter995 wrote...
ecchigaijin wrote...
Drifter995 wrote...
ecchigaijin wrote...
Drifter995 wrote...
ecchigaijin wrote...
Drifter995 wrote...
To say you're not afraid of death, is lying to yourself and everyone else.


Why should everyone be afraid of death just because you are? I don't want to die, no, but I'm not afraid of it. I'd spend every moment fighting my death I could, but if it is was a situation where there was no way my death could be avoided, I wouldn't be afraid of it.


To accept your death is not the same as being unafraid of it.


I accept my death will be coming, and I am not afraid of it's arrival, whenever that should be. And I am not lying to myself or anyone else, but thanks for implying so.


Have you ever been close to death before?


Hasn't everyone? I suppose it increases as time goes on your chances of having experienced being close to death. Yes, multiple times.


Interesting.
And you're telling me, you wouldn't shit yourself if somebody came at you with a knife, trying to steal your money or some shit?


The fear I would feel would be the fear of feeling that knife gouging into me, not the fear of the death that follows. I dislike/fear physical pain and major injury/hospitalization. They are not the same as the fear of death.
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section8magnet Pervert for Life.
I'm more afraid of suffering a debilitating disease or medical condition than I am of dying.I don't believe in an afterlife, either. I have accepted my own mortality and that when I die I will merely cease to be, and I am completely OK with that. I do my best to live life to the fullest and try to experience as much as I can.
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lolno, why would I be scared of not existing anymore? It's not like it'll hurt or anything. I'm sorry if that sounded disrespectful to those who believe in an afterlife.
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Drifter995 Neko//Night
ecchigaijin wrote...
Drifter995 wrote...
ecchigaijin wrote...
Drifter995 wrote...
ecchigaijin wrote...
Drifter995 wrote...
ecchigaijin wrote...
Drifter995 wrote...
To say you're not afraid of death, is lying to yourself and everyone else.


Why should everyone be afraid of death just because you are? I don't want to die, no, but I'm not afraid of it. I'd spend every moment fighting my death I could, but if it is was a situation where there was no way my death could be avoided, I wouldn't be afraid of it.


To accept your death is not the same as being unafraid of it.


I accept my death will be coming, and I am not afraid of it's arrival, whenever that should be. And I am not lying to myself or anyone else, but thanks for implying so.


Have you ever been close to death before?


Hasn't everyone? I suppose it increases as time goes on your chances of having experienced being close to death. Yes, multiple times.


Interesting.
And you're telling me, you wouldn't shit yourself if somebody came at you with a knife, trying to steal your money or some shit?


The fear I would feel would be the fear of feeling that knife gouging into me, not the fear of the death that follows. I dislike/fear physical pain and major injury/hospitalization. They are not the same as the fear of death.


Hmm, Perhaps I'm confusing the two. Then again, I suppose I fear dying before I do certain things. But, fair point.
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To tell the truth i am a bit afraid cause Death it self was quite a mistery itself. My death will come sooner or later it. Death itself was beautiful but since the beginning human grasp knowledge in the past we have been brainwashed to fear death.

If we carefully think about it death also means the beginning of a new life. So back to the main Question Do i afraid of death? yes i am, but i also welcome it for the sake of the human future.
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Drifter995 wrote...
Hmm, Perhaps I'm confusing the two. Then again, I suppose I fear dying before I do certain things. But, fair point.


I don't know that I would fear dying before doing things, it would be a shame if I didn't get to do them, though. Currently my wife is pregnant, and I really want to be around to raise my child, but I know this child will be blessed with a support group whether or not I am around. Everything I can do to ensure I am around to raise the child, I am.

I don't want to live to be... 70 or whatever age I would just become someone who sits most of the time waiting for things to happen. But other than that? Of course I would prefer not to die.
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Power-Senpai This is very custom.
It's a waste of time to be scared of something inevitable.
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A fear of death, I believe, is linked with a feeling of emptiness. If you don't feel you've done everything you possibly can, of course you don't want to leave(die) yet. With that in mind, I am afraid. Looking back, I've done a lot already but I still have a lot on my plate I still want to do.

That being said, I don't fear death itself(I've seen it plenty so far) but rather myself dying before I have the chance to do everything. I imagine that applies for most if not all people except maybe those that want to live forever. It's also especially scary for those religious types who believe that a sort of judgement awaits them in the 'afterlife' but then again, if you've done nothing wrong you shouldn't have to fear it.
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Lelouch vi Lamperouge wrote...
It's a waste of time to be scared of something inevitable.


Yes, of course, but I feel that inevitably logic just can't overcome emotions. You could make the argument that in some cases logic is only a response to emotions. I don't wanna feel scared so I'm gonna explain to myself why I shouldn't. But if you're turning to logic, wouldn't it be illogical to disregard why you do feel scared? Wouldn't time be better spent trying to understand things rather than discounting them?
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Power-Senpai This is very custom.
d(^_^)(^_^)d wrote...
Lelouch vi Lamperouge wrote...
It's a waste of time to be scared of something inevitable.


Yes, of course, but I feel that inevitably logic just can't overcome emotions. You could make the argument that in some cases logic is only a response to emotions. I don't wanna feel scared so I'm gonna explain to myself why I shouldn't. But if you're turning to logic, wouldn't it be illogical to disregard why you do feel scared? Wouldn't time be better spent trying to understand things rather than discounting them?


You are confusing logic with just rationalizations, since logic simply remains steady as a cold truth or way of thinking. But you are correct on that front if we change the word to rationalization, and that is that it is often illogical. A way to explain something, or convince yourself of what is simpler to believe. And time being better spent trying to understand things are definitely correct, and that is where my logic stem from. By having spent a long time thinking about the theme at hand, and whatnot. And even though i said that it would be a waste of time to be scared of something inevitable, i do know that you will remain scared of it to the bitter end, but however, you should not let it affect yourself overly much, or get you down into a depression. Instead you should ignore death, so that you can live life while you live it, and handle it when it becomes a obvious threat to your life. That is what i believe.
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I am most certainly afraid of dying. I don't plan on dying prematurely and I hope that by the time I do kick that bucket, I'd have already lived well enough that I'd be content with my life. Being afraid of death is the reason why I get up in the morning. It scares the shit outta me to think that one day all this is going to come to an end, whether it be abruptly or because my time runs out.

Actually, I may not necessarily be afraid of dying, but I'm more afraid that there's nothing after. I'm not a religious person so I don't believe in an after life such as heaven and hell or reincarnation. To me, death is the end and that is frightening to me. The closest thing I could possible imagine could be similar is going to sleep one night and then never waking up again. That emptiness and lack of consciousness for eternity is what I feel death is. However, what gives me comfort is knowing that everything I do and say has an impact on the world, regardless of how small. It's the concept of entropy. Everything I have done, am doing, and will do adds to the entropy of the universe. I am making an imprint on this planet, this solar system, this universe and it is irreversible.

So yes, dying does scare me but at least I know I'm not disappearing completely.
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Solidin wrote...

Actually, I may not necessarily be afraid of dying, but I'm more afraid that there's nothing after. I'm not a religious person so I don't believe in an after life such as heaven and hell or reincarnation.


I don't know, while I don't actively believe in a faith, I'd find it almost impossible to believe that there isn't "something greater". No matter where they say the universe came from, there's always the follow-up "and what made that?". You just can't negate the fact that however far back you go, there is nothing that can explain that everything came from nothing because science says it's possible. Science does it's part in discrediting certain religious documents, but I don't think it can ever discredit something greater existing.

X squared plus the invert of Y does not equal "the universe started from absolute nothingness because of a scientific equation".

From there, of course, it's not a quick jump to "that greater power has something in place to ensure that we don't just become nothingness when we die", but the possibilities are there.
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My belief in a lack of a higher power is just as valid as someone's belief that there is. That is to say that it's not impossible for there to be a higher power, it's just that I don't believe in it. As for how the matter of the universe that supplied the Big Bang theory (not the show), there's a theory of quantum vacuum fluctuation that says that matter (and anti-matter...for that matter) can actually be formed in a vacuum and that a vacuum doesn't necessarily contain "nothing" but can be ripped apart to form particles and anti-particles for a brief moment. Also, scientists that are religious do exist so it's not as if science is designed to debunk religion itself, it is merely the pursuit of truth and knowledge, regardless of what that may lead to. However, these are separate topics entirely.

I did say that I was afraid of nothingness after death but the nothingness I'm referring to concerns the consciousness. Our thoughts for the past, present, and future, memories, personality, everything that makes us who we are leaves us because our minds disappear. The material that makes up the brain, which stores our memory, eventually decays away. Our physical matter is forever contained and is recycled (as bleak and cold-hearted as that sounds). Of course I will eventually overcome this fear of death as I age (and hopefully grow old) and I hope that I will come to terms with it after I live a fulfilling life. I, personally do not believe in anything after death but I do take comfort in knowing that my existence will remain forever in some form or another.
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Solidin wrote...
My belief in a lack of a higher power is just as valid as someone's belief that there is. That is to say that it's not impossible for there to be a higher power, it's just that I don't believe in it. As for how the matter of the universe that supplied the Big Bang theory (not the show), there's a theory of quantum vacuum fluctuation that says that matter (and anti-matter...for that matter) can actually be formed in a vacuum and that a vacuum doesn't necessarily contain "nothing" but can be ripped apart to form particles and anti-particles for a brief moment. Also, scientists that are religious do exist so it's not as if science is designed to debunk religion itself, it is merely the pursuit of truth and knowledge, regardless of what that may lead to. However, these are separate topics entirely.


Not taking away your right to not believe in it, but whatever scientists call it - a vaccuum, anti-particles, they all had to come from something. Anything had to come from something. So my belief in a higher power - not that I pray or whatever - comes from the fact that I can't believe in a first step that means nothing and nothing equals the start of life as we know it. There's just nothing science can say that will make me believe in the fact that something that started life as we know it just popped out from nothing. Science itself leads me to believe there has to be something that started it all. Heck, even the "nothing" they say the universe came from isn't "nothing", it's still something.
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YEAH I AFRAID OF DEATH NOT FOR MY MYSELF BUT FOR PEOPLE OF THIS WORLD I AFRAID OF DEATH

BECAUSE IF I DIE CAN'T CHANGE THE WORLD THATS WAY I AFRAID OF DEATH BEFORE YOU DIE DO

SOMETHING FOR THIS WORLD

DEATH LIKE THIS BLACK

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