What is Death?
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*I already know that few threads discussing 'death' had been made such as: viewtopic.php?t=45259. This is only my thoughts about "What is death"
*This “essay” was written with only basic background knowledge about religions and my thoughts and opinions.
*It is long, yes, and serious discussions do not have to be long, I know. Thoughts kept on streaming into my brain.
“What is death?” “What happens when I die?” “Will God take me in once I die?” Many people have asked these questions before, and they certainly are questions that many people wish to know the answers to.
Death is a curious word. Everyone knows about it, but yet none seem to know it. Death, according to the definition by my †˜Oxford Pocket American Dictionary,’ is: “1. The ending of life. 2. The event that terminates life. 3. The fact or process of being killed or killing,” etc. By all means, the word †˜death’ points at the †˜ending of life,’ one way or the other.
Everyone experience death at the end of their life, and as of now, there are no ways to revert it. Everyone is to experience it, and yet, we know nothing about it, aside from beliefs and faiths guided by religions. Because of the fact that we do not know what will happen after we die, we fear death. Because we fear death, there had been so many tales, legends, and fictions portraying a character (mostly villains) who seek for immortality; they are but written and/or visual forms of the people’s fear for life.
Here is the main question: what does happen when one experience death? According to most religions, when one dies, he/she will be taken to their god/gods and their holy ground, or be punished should they ever commited sinful actions. According to the beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism, one will be able to return to the Earth as beings befitting their actions during their lifetime. However, being agnostic myself, I have to wonder, with such a wide range and population of believers, do the gods have time to tend to each and every one of their believers? Even though I acknowledge that there may be a supernatural being that led to the birth of the universe, I can’t help but to think that we humans are but a small parts of god’s creation, and we are, to say, expendable. I believe that we, humans, as living, biological beings, that our lives will end.
Scientifically, and truthfully, as biological beings, we humans function according to our brains. Our complex brain system allow for us to have sophiscated thoughts that other animals can’t seem to have. However, should the brain stop functioning, so would we. Like a computer shutting down, our body would shut down. We would be like a computer without a motherboard, and once that happens, we’ll be… gone. There would be nothingness for those who died. We would be nothing different from a computer under that light. It’s a depressing thought, but it may as well had happened to countless of those who had already died, should the god does not exist or does not extend his helping hands.
As mentioned above, we humans are gifted with the evolution of the complex brain system, and this allows for us to have beliefs of what could be a fictional thought: god. For all we know, god does not exist among lesser animals. If god created them as well as humans, they are still part of his creations, and yet, does he not have time to tend for them? Is it because we, humans, can think more sophiscated than others?
While on the subject, I believe that the God, who is, for all we know, is ageless, would not judge mere humans on what they commited during their short lifespan of less than a century. Sending the sinfuls to the Hell or its equivalent would seem to be most unfair. There had been countless billions upon billions of people who died believing in god (some literally, widely ranging from the Crusaders to even al-Qaeda.). Even if one is a god, would he have capacity to sort out all the deads?
Truly, what is death? The god indeed had given us a homework that tests our skills beyond our abilities; this is a question that, as of now, can only be answered by more questions upon questions, guesses and beliefs. For myself, however, I can’t help but to have depressing thoughts mentioned two paragraphs above, that we end, both literally and figuratibly.
So, Fakku! users, what is death?
*This was also posted on
*This “essay” was written with only basic background knowledge about religions and my thoughts and opinions.
*It is long, yes, and serious discussions do not have to be long, I know. Thoughts kept on streaming into my brain.
“What is death?” “What happens when I die?” “Will God take me in once I die?” Many people have asked these questions before, and they certainly are questions that many people wish to know the answers to.
Death is a curious word. Everyone knows about it, but yet none seem to know it. Death, according to the definition by my †˜Oxford Pocket American Dictionary,’ is: “1. The ending of life. 2. The event that terminates life. 3. The fact or process of being killed or killing,” etc. By all means, the word †˜death’ points at the †˜ending of life,’ one way or the other.
Everyone experience death at the end of their life, and as of now, there are no ways to revert it. Everyone is to experience it, and yet, we know nothing about it, aside from beliefs and faiths guided by religions. Because of the fact that we do not know what will happen after we die, we fear death. Because we fear death, there had been so many tales, legends, and fictions portraying a character (mostly villains) who seek for immortality; they are but written and/or visual forms of the people’s fear for life.
Here is the main question: what does happen when one experience death? According to most religions, when one dies, he/she will be taken to their god/gods and their holy ground, or be punished should they ever commited sinful actions. According to the beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism, one will be able to return to the Earth as beings befitting their actions during their lifetime. However, being agnostic myself, I have to wonder, with such a wide range and population of believers, do the gods have time to tend to each and every one of their believers? Even though I acknowledge that there may be a supernatural being that led to the birth of the universe, I can’t help but to think that we humans are but a small parts of god’s creation, and we are, to say, expendable. I believe that we, humans, as living, biological beings, that our lives will end.
Scientifically, and truthfully, as biological beings, we humans function according to our brains. Our complex brain system allow for us to have sophiscated thoughts that other animals can’t seem to have. However, should the brain stop functioning, so would we. Like a computer shutting down, our body would shut down. We would be like a computer without a motherboard, and once that happens, we’ll be… gone. There would be nothingness for those who died. We would be nothing different from a computer under that light. It’s a depressing thought, but it may as well had happened to countless of those who had already died, should the god does not exist or does not extend his helping hands.
As mentioned above, we humans are gifted with the evolution of the complex brain system, and this allows for us to have beliefs of what could be a fictional thought: god. For all we know, god does not exist among lesser animals. If god created them as well as humans, they are still part of his creations, and yet, does he not have time to tend for them? Is it because we, humans, can think more sophiscated than others?
While on the subject, I believe that the God, who is, for all we know, is ageless, would not judge mere humans on what they commited during their short lifespan of less than a century. Sending the sinfuls to the Hell or its equivalent would seem to be most unfair. There had been countless billions upon billions of people who died believing in god (some literally, widely ranging from the Crusaders to even al-Qaeda.). Even if one is a god, would he have capacity to sort out all the deads?
Truly, what is death? The god indeed had given us a homework that tests our skills beyond our abilities; this is a question that, as of now, can only be answered by more questions upon questions, guesses and beliefs. For myself, however, I can’t help but to have depressing thoughts mentioned two paragraphs above, that we end, both literally and figuratibly.
So, Fakku! users, what is death?
*This was also posted on
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Death is the next logical step after Life
We have no more control over dying then we did about being born
What happens between Happens by design or Karma or blind luck (good or bad or anything in
between)
What occurs after death?
Only way to know is to die
Personally I am in no great rush
I will wait and see
Pony
We have no more control over dying then we did about being born
What happens between Happens by design or Karma or blind luck (good or bad or anything in
between)
What occurs after death?
Only way to know is to die
Personally I am in no great rush
I will wait and see
Pony
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death is my retirement plan. i'm slacking off now while i'm young enough to enjoy it, soon i will start working again, and i will keep working until i die.
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rueaku wrote...
I view death as a balance to life, for without death there is no meaning to life.I have pondered on this for ages. Is mortality not what it means to be human? I mean, if you never died, how would your life have any meaning? Everything is pretty much put to scale on a time line and without that line, how do you make a reference point? If you accomplish something, its meaning is significantly castrated, given that you would have an infinite amount of time to do anything.
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kgods wrote...
I have pondered on this for ages. Is mortality not what it means to be human? I mean, if you never died, how would your life have any meaning? Everything is pretty much put to scale on a time line and without that line, how do you make a reference point? If you accomplish something, it's meaning is significantly castrated, given that you would have an infinite amount of time to do anything. My thoughts exactly. =3 If you live forever, then no matter what you do it fades to nothingness. but really, castrated? reminds me of the time I watched a calf get it done. Oh, the blood.
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"Remember that you are human. Remember that you will die."
Death is the inevitable end of life. Time ebbs and flows and waits for no man, and equally delivers us all to the same fate... we will die eventually. I just choose not to do anything that'll shorten my lifespan =P
Death is the inevitable end of life. Time ebbs and flows and waits for no man, and equally delivers us all to the same fate... we will die eventually. I just choose not to do anything that'll shorten my lifespan =P
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Death is a part OF Life. It's when human/animal/plant/etc life ceases to exist for one reason or another.
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death...
a question it itself,
the state of never ending sleep or rest
absence of life.
cease to exist.
but for us nurses,
a question it itself,
the state of never ending sleep or rest
absence of life.
cease to exist.
but for us nurses,
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Death takes place when your heart stopped functioning.
Every religions have different point of view and beliefs about death. As a Christian, I believe that there is heaven and hell. Some people who don't have any religions might have different point of view about death such as nothing will happen after you are dead. When you are dead then you are dead or something like that.
Every religions have different point of view and beliefs about death. As a Christian, I believe that there is heaven and hell. Some people who don't have any religions might have different point of view about death such as nothing will happen after you are dead. When you are dead then you are dead or something like that.
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I personally think death is simply sleep that the person will never wake up from. In a psychological point of view, a majority of people fear death. That why they take comfort that even though they die, there is an afterlife to go to. The thought of an eternal oblivion frightens them.
Personally, I think it is best that we leave this world without emotional baggage or regrets.
Is there an afterlife? Well I think we all will find out eventually.
Personally, I think it is best that we leave this world without emotional baggage or regrets.
Is there an afterlife? Well I think we all will find out eventually.
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Cruz
Dope Stone Lion
There are many answers to what death is or should be. And to some degree they might be right. But its just someone not being able to respond, sure the physical body is still there and the brain might still be active... but they're still dead.
More than likely nothing happens.
More than likely nothing happens.
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We will all be finding out REAL soon;
http://www.helium.com/items/1882339-doomsday-how-bp-gulf-disaster-may-have-triggered-a-world-killing-event :D
http://www.helium.com/items/1882339-doomsday-how-bp-gulf-disaster-may-have-triggered-a-world-killing-event :D
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I find death to be a release of some sort from the material life; the end of living the life of being flesh, bones. It may depend on the people actually, what happens when they die.
If they're highly religious, maybe they think they'll go to heaven or an unknown sacred place where their gods and goddesses live.
If the person just wants to get away from everything, it's a release.
It could be something which involves reincarnation where the person's current life ends but a new one begins, so in actuality, there wouldn't be an end to a person's life in the long run, just to their current life.
Still think it depends on the person's beliefs.
If they're highly religious, maybe they think they'll go to heaven or an unknown sacred place where their gods and goddesses live.
If the person just wants to get away from everything, it's a release.
It could be something which involves reincarnation where the person's current life ends but a new one begins, so in actuality, there wouldn't be an end to a person's life in the long run, just to their current life.
Still think it depends on the person's beliefs.
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There is two way of thinking about this:
First one Religious way: You can think about the way that when you will die you will go to the paradise, or hell, reborn into an animal or others thing about continuing living. this way of thinking can be coming from two place.
The first place is from people who created religion while saying they were sent by god to help us. So this is can be true and we really will have an after-life, up to you to think about it.
The second place is our imaginary (sub-concious) we humans are afraid of a lot of thing and Death is one of them, so the though that there is an after-death paradise could come from our-self to allow us to no being afraid of dying when our time come.
And religion as catholique (The chruch) are taking it as fact to control us by saying to can help us to go there so they are using our own fear to please their desire ( I am not against the church, they are doing real good thing as helping poor people). Maybe the first one who created religion though about using our fears to do money, up to you to think about it, i am just writing possibilities. But one thing is sure, humans do not wish their own death (exept some that has been pushed to far by other, as being bullied or abused).
The second way of thinking is the scientific way: If you think this way, everything has been created by pure coincidences, so we humans and animals are from atoms and molecules that as came together, and so the evolution came to us now. So this way of thinking also have a description of death : and this idea is Nothing. When you die, you die. Nothing more you dont have nothing more, only a black screen (that explain why people think of paradise, the idea that there is nothig more when you die is fearsome (see the paragraph talking about religion)). What do you think would happen if Nobody think that there is a paradise, if everybody think that this is the end? I do not know the awnser but maybe people would enjoy their life much more than people of our days, because when they would have to make a choice they couldn't ask god for help but they would try harder to not waste their life by doing useless things doing around 80 hours/weeks at work (that they don't even love). You still have to work and studie but what i mean is just don't fear people around you, if you have something to say, say it, if you want to do something, Do it! Don't sit around waiting for everything to come to you, go get it by yourself.
A guy that i saw at school was talking about killing himself (in his notebook)by trowing himself down the roof of our school, i talked with him about death. He told me and i really remember each word (i am a canadian-french so i know that sometimes my sentences don't work but anyway i'm trying my best, i'll translate at my best!) This is what he told me : why do we live? I mean, i don't remember asking to live at first, and someday i will die by having suffered numberous heart-break, burns, scratchs, maybe cancer, evrything that hurt mentaly of physicaly. Dying, the more i think about it, the more it seem interesting, a fast death , without suffering, no more suffering, and POUF no more suffering ever. You take the bet of dying and going to paradise or dying and no more suffering ever. If you have faith in god, you'll die while thinking about going to the paradise, if you don't have the faith then you'll die while thinking aboug the nothing you are about to enter but you'll be alone and everything will be quiet around you. I don't trust any of these, i've been born while trying to have faith in God and the religion and now i have no idea what to rely on..
The only thing i could tell him is being curious is the human weaknest but don't worry when you'll die you will be pleased to not have killed yourself at school, so just wait and embrace every happy moment of your life until it's your time.
Of course he didn't killed himself but we never talked again :P
At that time, i though about myself, all the thing i do and all the time i waste by doing useless things that is why now when i'm about to do something, i ask my self do i want to? and most of the time the awnser is no i don't want to go to waste my time to see a movie that look like shit, no i don't want to do 70 hours/week at work because the boss are just gonna shout at me because im still not doing enough so i'll just use my time as i want to.
When i will die, i want to be proud of my life, i don't want to have wasted all my time on boring things that i don't love (boring things are still necesery to embrace the good times). I want to die while being happy and if there is a pradise after that, well good job God, i wil be really happy. And if that's the end well i won't care because i won't know and that before dying , i'm gonna be happy. If you fear death, stand up, call friends and go do something with them. You don't have friend? Over 18? No problem, go on google type in: your region and look for bars or dance club and go there you will find some people to do party and have some fun. Work tommorow? who cares, your job probably don't need a lot of self-presence, you are just gonna space out during you job that's it Or Call a day off, your boss won't be mad at you because you told him you were sick that day! You don't want to? Then stay there alone and keep waiting for something good to happens (maybe it really will) but I don't think good things happens on their own, you need to do a little move for that :)
First one Religious way: You can think about the way that when you will die you will go to the paradise, or hell, reborn into an animal or others thing about continuing living. this way of thinking can be coming from two place.
The first place is from people who created religion while saying they were sent by god to help us. So this is can be true and we really will have an after-life, up to you to think about it.
The second place is our imaginary (sub-concious) we humans are afraid of a lot of thing and Death is one of them, so the though that there is an after-death paradise could come from our-self to allow us to no being afraid of dying when our time come.
And religion as catholique (The chruch) are taking it as fact to control us by saying to can help us to go there so they are using our own fear to please their desire ( I am not against the church, they are doing real good thing as helping poor people). Maybe the first one who created religion though about using our fears to do money, up to you to think about it, i am just writing possibilities. But one thing is sure, humans do not wish their own death (exept some that has been pushed to far by other, as being bullied or abused).
The second way of thinking is the scientific way: If you think this way, everything has been created by pure coincidences, so we humans and animals are from atoms and molecules that as came together, and so the evolution came to us now. So this way of thinking also have a description of death : and this idea is Nothing. When you die, you die. Nothing more you dont have nothing more, only a black screen (that explain why people think of paradise, the idea that there is nothig more when you die is fearsome (see the paragraph talking about religion)). What do you think would happen if Nobody think that there is a paradise, if everybody think that this is the end? I do not know the awnser but maybe people would enjoy their life much more than people of our days, because when they would have to make a choice they couldn't ask god for help but they would try harder to not waste their life by doing useless things doing around 80 hours/weeks at work (that they don't even love). You still have to work and studie but what i mean is just don't fear people around you, if you have something to say, say it, if you want to do something, Do it! Don't sit around waiting for everything to come to you, go get it by yourself.
A guy that i saw at school was talking about killing himself (in his notebook)by trowing himself down the roof of our school, i talked with him about death. He told me and i really remember each word (i am a canadian-french so i know that sometimes my sentences don't work but anyway i'm trying my best, i'll translate at my best!) This is what he told me : why do we live? I mean, i don't remember asking to live at first, and someday i will die by having suffered numberous heart-break, burns, scratchs, maybe cancer, evrything that hurt mentaly of physicaly. Dying, the more i think about it, the more it seem interesting, a fast death , without suffering, no more suffering, and POUF no more suffering ever. You take the bet of dying and going to paradise or dying and no more suffering ever. If you have faith in god, you'll die while thinking about going to the paradise, if you don't have the faith then you'll die while thinking aboug the nothing you are about to enter but you'll be alone and everything will be quiet around you. I don't trust any of these, i've been born while trying to have faith in God and the religion and now i have no idea what to rely on..
The only thing i could tell him is being curious is the human weaknest but don't worry when you'll die you will be pleased to not have killed yourself at school, so just wait and embrace every happy moment of your life until it's your time.
Of course he didn't killed himself but we never talked again :P
At that time, i though about myself, all the thing i do and all the time i waste by doing useless things that is why now when i'm about to do something, i ask my self do i want to? and most of the time the awnser is no i don't want to go to waste my time to see a movie that look like shit, no i don't want to do 70 hours/week at work because the boss are just gonna shout at me because im still not doing enough so i'll just use my time as i want to.
When i will die, i want to be proud of my life, i don't want to have wasted all my time on boring things that i don't love (boring things are still necesery to embrace the good times). I want to die while being happy and if there is a pradise after that, well good job God, i wil be really happy. And if that's the end well i won't care because i won't know and that before dying , i'm gonna be happy. If you fear death, stand up, call friends and go do something with them. You don't have friend? Over 18? No problem, go on google type in: your region and look for bars or dance club and go there you will find some people to do party and have some fun. Work tommorow? who cares, your job probably don't need a lot of self-presence, you are just gonna space out during you job that's it Or Call a day off, your boss won't be mad at you because you told him you were sick that day! You don't want to? Then stay there alone and keep waiting for something good to happens (maybe it really will) but I don't think good things happens on their own, you need to do a little move for that :)
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kgods wrote...
We will all be finding out REAL soon;http://www.helium.com/items/1882339-doomsday-how-bp-gulf-disaster-may-have-triggered-a-world-killing-event :D
The hell...
