Are You Afraid of Dying?

Discussion in 'Free Thoughts' started by TruthSeeker, Sep 19, 2005.

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Well, duuuuh!

  1. Yes, I'm really afraid of dying.

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  2. No, not at all. Bring it on!

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  1. Rick Valued Senior Member

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    answer to the thread: yes i am.
    reason: i love nyc and newport girls, they would die without me.

    there should be a thread though:

    are u afraid to say fuck?
    hehe j/k.

    Rick
     
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  3. wesmorris Nerd Overlord - we(s):1 of N Valued Senior Member

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    I'm not necessarily afraid to die, but I'd like to prolong life until I'm "sick to death of it".

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  5. yank God Registered Senior Member

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    well the only thing im afraid of is that when i die... this beautiful, really amazin, superfabulous life will come to and end!
    so yes i am afraid to die!

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  7. Übergänger Registered Member

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    Like someone else said here I am afraid of the pain and suffering that leads to death, and although I understand and believe the idea that "death is nothing to us", and therefore I shouldn't be afraid of dying itself, I can't help but find it unsettling that my consciousness should stop existing eternally and irreversibly.
    I guess I'm too used to existence...
     
  8. wesmorris Nerd Overlord - we(s):1 of N Valued Senior Member

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    has anyone else seen an old cheezy movie called zardoz? pretty bad, but i thought it made a decent point about living forever and how bad it would suck.
     
  9. Arcane Guest

    death is another part of life, so no.

    I cant wait till I die (doesnt mean Im gonna commit suicide), cuz hopefully, I' ll get all my questions answered, and trust me, they are about infinite.
     
  10. Hagar Registered Senior Member

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    Denial, masked as acceptance is a commonality in those who are confronted with this question. The truth is that nobody actually wants to die (unless they are clinically depressed or catatonic), because the fear of death and the avoidance of death are natural defense systems. Those who "don't fear death" would probably also go on to say that they "don't fear pain" or something equally idiotic they can defend behind their comfortable computers, but when faced with an actual threat upon their lives they would probably break down in terror.
     
  11. gurglingmonkey More Amazing in RL Registered Senior Member

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    I am afraid to die, even though I know that I have to die, and that having to die gives life value. It's just... you die and you cease to exist and there is nothing, not even an awareness of that nothing. To cease experiencing this life scares me.
     
  12. Hagar Registered Senior Member

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    True, but it won't really matter when it happens will it? After all, you won't exist.
     
  13. Baron Max Registered Senior Member

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    Are you sure? Really sure? Positive? Absolutely sure?

    Baron Max
     
  14. Upquark Registered Senior Member

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    Sure if you cease to exist you won't be around to care, but that is the scary part. Not existing. Even the idea of eternal damnation in hell sounds like a better bet than the cessation of all consciousness. At least in hell you would BE
     
  15. Hagar Registered Senior Member

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    No, I think I'd rather not exist than suffer for all eternity.

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  16. xylus chocolate Registered Senior Member

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    I agree with Hagar. Hell would be a place so bad, you can't imagine it. I'll take my chances with nonexistance, thank you.
     
  17. sony Registered Senior Member

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    I really can't imagine a place so bad that I'd rather not exist. :bugeye:

    I think I'd eventually grow to like it.
     
  18. cosmictraveler Be kind to yourself always. Valued Senior Member

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    There's so may ideas as to what may happen to us when we die that its going to interesting to find out who was telling the truth. I find that death will me as interesting as life just to understand what's really there.
     
  19. SativaDiva Registered Senior Member

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    Not at all. I used to be terrified of it, but then realized that there is no point fearing and worrying about the inevitable. I just hope it's painless.
     
  20. Cottontop3000 Death Beckoned Registered Senior Member

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    If you're afraid to die, you're afraid to live a life worth living.
     
  21. Baron Max Registered Senior Member

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    Cotton, one can be afraid to die and still do the task that's neccesary. Being afraid doesn't meant being completely debilitated. Fear is a natural emotion and is often a good instinct for self-preservation.

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  22. yank God Registered Senior Member

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    thats so untrue my friend!
     
  23. Cottontop3000 Death Beckoned Registered Senior Member

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    In what way? Friend.
     

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