HuskersNow Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I just wanted to get your opinions on this. Personally, I don't fear death even slightly. To me death is nothingness, the opposite of consciousness. Why should I fear that? Link to comment
mmmtodd Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 im terrified of death. ive never had the luxury of witnessing a pleasant one, if there is such a thing. does that mean it affects my everyday life? does the fear of heights constantly disable those who suffer from it? faced with a life or death situation, i bet your tune would change. Link to comment
sewardite4NU Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I think one of the things about death that makes people fear it, is that it lasts forever (I would guess the majority of people on this board believe that, anyways). I don't know about everyone else, but I have a difficulty grasping the concept of "forever." No one living has experienced "forever." Whether you're religious or not, just think that when you die, whatever happens after that will last "forever." It's a weird thought. Link to comment
mmmtodd Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 hrm...to the OP, are we talking about the 'afterlife' here or the actual physical act of dying? Link to comment
Landlord Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 not death, only dying."...to live is Christ and to die is gain." Link to comment
Judoka Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 It's not the dying, it's the unknown. Link to comment
knapplc Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 It's not the dying, it's the unknown. Agreed, in part. The dying would kind of suck, too. Depends on how I go. But the unknown is scary, and can't be discounted. Link to comment
Nebula Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Every male member of my family has been disembowled eventually, going back 5 generations. So I'm stoked! I didn't invent this and I don't remember where I first heard it said but I was dead a loooooong time before I was thrust into this world, and things were pretty cool then. I was totally relaxed and at ease, even with all the Bubonic Plague and The Bataan Death Match and all that. I didn't even notice the horror! So why be afraid of death? We've all been dead before already anyways. Link to comment
NUance Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I’m not afraid of dying. But since I have an infant son and a young daughter I hope I live long enough to help them get started with their lives. 1 Link to comment
Husker_x Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Every male member of my family has been disembowled eventually, going back 5 generations. So I'm stoked! I didn't invent this and I don't remember where I first heard it said but I was dead a loooooong time before I was thrust into this world, and things were pretty cool then. I was totally relaxed and at ease, even with all the Bubonic Plague and The Bataan Death Match and all that. I didn't even notice the horror! So why be afraid of death? We've all been dead before already anyways. Mark Twain is where that's paraphrased from. "I've been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and haven't suffered the slightest inconvenience from it." Link to comment
Nebula Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Every male member of my family has been disembowled eventually, going back 5 generations. So I'm stoked! I didn't invent this and I don't remember where I first heard it said but I was dead a loooooong time before I was thrust into this world, and things were pretty cool then. I was totally relaxed and at ease, even with all the Bubonic Plague and The Bataan Death Match and all that. I didn't even notice the horror! So why be afraid of death? We've all been dead before already anyways. Mark Twain is where that's paraphrased from. "I've been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and haven't suffered the slightest inconvenience from it." Nice, thanks for the clarification! That must have been one hell of a game! (I meant Death March, of course.) Link to comment
HuskersNow Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 Of course the process of dying could be painful, but I don't fear the state of not being alive. Consider that every night we sleep and lose consciousness. That's what death is like, but we don't dream and don't wake up. Link to comment
74Hunter Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I'm not afraid of not living, thats for sure. I am afraid of the unknown, I hope that what I believe is true and that I am forgiven for any sins I have made. I am a little worried about the process, just want it to be fast, painless, hopefully unconscious. 1 Link to comment
GSG Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 There are worse things to fear than death... like me. 1 Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Of course the process of dying could be painful, but I don't fear the state of not being alive. Consider that every night we sleep and lose consciousness. That's what death is like, but we don't dream and don't wake up. I think you've hit it, to a large extent. I think the process of dying is more frightening than death itself. Depending on a person's view, death is one of two conditions - nothingness, which means no experiences negative or positive, or salvation and eternal life in some kind of "heaven". Nether condition is what worries folks as much as how they achieve those conditions. The kind of death - the means by which you die - is frightening when contemplated. Death? No. Link to comment
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