Point of View on Death
0
I'm not so much scared of death as how it will happen...
[list]
I don't want to get eaten...
I don't want to get mutilated...
I don't want to starve...
[list]
I don't want to get eaten...
I don't want to get mutilated...
I don't want to starve...
0
GreenZero wrote...
I believe there is nothing after death, your just dead, so if i die i wouldn't be able to care anyway.
exactly that. i also use the same thought when people ask about what to do with my corpse. what do i care, i'll be dead. chuck it in a ditch, toss me in a hefty bag, or my personal favorite, shoot my dead ass out of a cannon at a bus load of religous fanatics.
0
But i'm thinking isn't really the ceasing of existence something to be more scared than dead and the continuety of live as told in some religions?
0
Discussing death, not what comes after, because I don't come to a site focused on porn to blather on about faith and such.
Rationally, I know it's bound to happen, and that it's not really something to fear. However, it'll be the end of my ability to affect this world by my own will, and that will suck.
I've stared death down more than a few times. Say you're brave all you like (and maybe you are) but, whether being dead is all that bad or not, it's the dying part that's scary. You find yourself really feeling the sensation of losing your grip on your existence, becoming distant from your perception of the world... and this is in addition to whatever other pain or fear your circumstances may have brought on.
It never gets less scary, either.
Again, it's not the death part that's scary, it's the process of dying that's so horrible.
It also makes you feel like a right bastard every time you wish someone else would die, and I resent that. I shouldn't have to feel remorse at being a cold-blooded bastard until after I get my wish, dammit.
Rationally, I know it's bound to happen, and that it's not really something to fear. However, it'll be the end of my ability to affect this world by my own will, and that will suck.
I've stared death down more than a few times. Say you're brave all you like (and maybe you are) but, whether being dead is all that bad or not, it's the dying part that's scary. You find yourself really feeling the sensation of losing your grip on your existence, becoming distant from your perception of the world... and this is in addition to whatever other pain or fear your circumstances may have brought on.
It never gets less scary, either.
Again, it's not the death part that's scary, it's the process of dying that's so horrible.
It also makes you feel like a right bastard every time you wish someone else would die, and I resent that. I shouldn't have to feel remorse at being a cold-blooded bastard until after I get my wish, dammit.
0
dnax wrote...
But i'm thinking isn't really the ceasing of existence something to be more scared than dead and the continuety of live as told in some religions?perhaps. but a true cease of existence means no suffering and no regrets. not much of a point in fearing that imo. i would be much more afraid of burning in hell and getting raped by satan for eternity then no longer existing all together.
0
I keep an open mind. Science tells me that most likely it'll be the same as deep sleep - you won't be thinking anything, and the concept of your existance goes "puff". However, there is a chance, remote as it may be, that something akin to Bleach to take place, in which case, I shall found out for myself in about eight more decades (hopefully). It keeps the fun in death: you never know what awaits you, and if it's oblivion... well, you're not gonna notice the difference.
0
I am only afraid of dying a violent or painful death but aside from that I have no fear of death.
While I generally don't believe in things like resurrection, I think it would be nice if I could come back one more time should I choose to do so.
If I die soon, I want to go like my grandfather: Sleeping peacefully, not yelling and screaming like his passengers.
While I generally don't believe in things like resurrection, I think it would be nice if I could come back one more time should I choose to do so.
If I die soon, I want to go like my grandfather: Sleeping peacefully, not yelling and screaming like his passengers.
0
I'm not afraid of dying
I'm afraid on how will I die
That is everyones puzzle
Be it for everyone even for those
who have timed life.
I've seen people die,
not in some epic movies
or anything but in real life.
At that point I started to argue
with myself on when and how will I die.
And now that I've thrown everything
away all that I am left is my dreams.
Its a fair trade cause at the same time
people already started to throw me away.
If my dreams fail I'm not afraid to kill
myself it is the only thing that is left
for me hanging in this world.
Though I believe in heaven and hell,
almost everyone stated that they are living in hell,
and I am one of those.
I'm afraid on how will I die
That is everyones puzzle
Be it for everyone even for those
who have timed life.
I've seen people die,
not in some epic movies
or anything but in real life.
At that point I started to argue
with myself on when and how will I die.
And now that I've thrown everything
away all that I am left is my dreams.
Its a fair trade cause at the same time
people already started to throw me away.
If my dreams fail I'm not afraid to kill
myself it is the only thing that is left
for me hanging in this world.
Though I believe in heaven and hell,
almost everyone stated that they are living in hell,
and I am one of those.
0
As the dude on the first page said "Not afraid of dying, only of the pain that comes first."
I really don't care either way.
I really don't care either way.
0
I'm not denying that as a human I somehow fear of dying but just as you said we cannot do anything about it since we are all going to die in some point in our life.
Humans fear death because they don't want to be apart with their happiness in this world and also they fear of being dumped into hell because of the sins that they committed.
As a Christian, there is only two place that I will go after dying. It could be either in heaven or in hell. But the thing is I don't believe that after you die, you would be able to meet your departed loved ones because you would not be able to remember anything after going into heaven. That is a common misperception of some people.
Humans fear death because they don't want to be apart with their happiness in this world and also they fear of being dumped into hell because of the sins that they committed.
As a Christian, there is only two place that I will go after dying. It could be either in heaven or in hell. But the thing is I don't believe that after you die, you would be able to meet your departed loved ones because you would not be able to remember anything after going into heaven. That is a common misperception of some people.
0
Death has always been a tricky thing for men. Its a battle with the fear that our life must come to an end. Many want to believe in heaven or hell, others just reincarnation. Still the fact remains that when you are dead you are dead. No one has actully died and lived to tell about it, not counting those that are partially dead, then live, I mean full dead for at least 24 hours. Besides Jesus, I was raised christian, and feared about Hell and Heaven, but what i learned is a life in a good path is happy during tough and bad times. Might get paradise if not, then just turn to dust.
0
I am not afraid of death...sort of. I won't type that being tortured isn't scary or being burned alive isn't scary. But I don't walk around looking over my shoulders to see if death is lurking. Life wouldn't be worth living if you were always afraid to try things because fear kept getting in the way.
0
Well, I won't say don't fear death. I do, but what can I possibly do when my time comes. Nothing. I'd lose everything. Well, I think I wouldn't even be able to think about important things when I die. I'm not really that religious so I wouldn't really know if whether heaven or hell are real. I don't really want to have a painful death. I'd rather die due to old age or die sleeping. That way, I wouldn't regret leaving anything behind.
0
Every living thing is a mix of matter and energy, controlled by will (or soul, spirit, life energy, etc). The living object's will is like the pilot, and imagine that every body is like a Gundam.
I believed that when the body dies, the pilot leaves the body. The soul, I believe goes through another dimension I cannot explain. Call it Heaven, Nirvana, or whatever. The body is scraped and turned back into its basic form, then returned back into living form again through birth. Another pilot enters the craft, and the living matter is launched back into the world.
Death is just like returning from a war. I don't know if the soul can get back on the action again or if God forces souls into retirement, but I'll be sure I'll ask the Big Guy when I get there.
I believed that when the body dies, the pilot leaves the body. The soul, I believe goes through another dimension I cannot explain. Call it Heaven, Nirvana, or whatever. The body is scraped and turned back into its basic form, then returned back into living form again through birth. Another pilot enters the craft, and the living matter is launched back into the world.
Death is just like returning from a war. I don't know if the soul can get back on the action again or if God forces souls into retirement, but I'll be sure I'll ask the Big Guy when I get there.
0
tswarthog
The Iconoclast
I don't fear death, I honestly hope I die doing something fun. Like I would rather die at the age of 54 via a mountain biking crash off a cliff then of old age.
.jpg)
0
tswarthog wrote...
I don't fear death, I honestly hope I die doing something fun. Like I would rather die at the age of 54 via a mountain biking crash off a cliff then of old age.lol at 'I could be dead at 54, or worse, old!'
Deaths Death and thats that, nothing special, happens everyday. I dont think people really fear death, they fear three senarios related to death.
1. Dying alone, thus no family to carry on the legacy.
2. Not being remembered (related to above) as if you never existed.
3. Dying in some uncomfortable, painful way (drowning, crushed etc).
Its not like your going to care about any of that stuff after your dead, but it lingers on the mind...
0
I don't really fear death, I just fear on how I may die (as quite a few have said), the slow quiet deaths does not sound appealing in any shape or fashion. Honestly, when we die, we're dead.. we don't care after that point, I would like to go out in a heroic fashion though (so to speak).
As for where I will go when I die? I continue to speculate for there is no definite answer or location.
As for where I will go when I die? I continue to speculate for there is no definite answer or location.