{OT} Why do we fear death?

claudek · Post by **claudek** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:21 am

Why do we fear death? Is it the fear of unknown or no control?
I am weird I guess, but always find it interesting subject..
What do you think? Maybe one does not always fear this as well?

MrYellow · Post by **MrYellow** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:30 am

Hard to fear being unconscious when you're unconscious so may as well
fear it when you're conscious.

-Ben

noisetonepause · Post by **noisetonepause** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:19 am

Cos we're dumb?

clipperer · Post by **clipperer** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:22 am

noisetonepause wrote:Cos we're dumb?

probably...
cause we are too blind to see

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:25 am

Instinct. Next topic please.

Emissary · Post by **Emissary** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:39 am

coz its like well scary mate , and me like well dont wanna die and become nuffing 4 ever,

whats that, oh I'm not 14 I just remembered

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:46 am

The only thing to fear, is fear itself.

Why fear something that will happen anyway. Just hope you wont drown or be tortured to death.
The only thing i really fear is leading a pointless life. Then dying with the last thought "what the hell was all that about?"

forge · Post by **forge** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:54 am

Emissary wrote:coz its like well scary mate , and me like well dont wanna die and become nuffing 4 ever,

whats that, oh I'm not 14 I just remembered

yeah but no but yeah! Shut up!

We fear death because we cant fathom it and know that we never will. Anyway surviving death of loved ones is worse than dying. You have to carry that burden with you till it's your turn.

THen when you have children a 3rd dimension is added on top - the whole force of instinct and evolution is added to the fear of them dying or you dying and abaondoning them so it's 2 more equally as bad fears but added ON TOP of the other so the fear is even 3 times as bad

next to that the actual thought of me dying is a breeze

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:56 am

forge wrote:next to that the actual thought of me dying is a breeze

Word.

forge · Post by **forge** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:03 pm

hoffman2k wrote:The only thing to fear, is fear itself.

Why fear something that will happen anyway. Just hope you wont drown or be tortured to death.

I though drowning was supposed to be one of the best ways? calm and peaceful

hoffman2k wrote:The only thing i really fear is leading a pointless life. Then dying with the last thought "what the hell was all that about?"

sadly, the chances are thats how it will go. Unless you reach enlightenment, or are mother theresa or something. Even the most famous celebrities and lawmakers who we so feebly worship as societies will probably get the the end and think "hmmm....yeah so I shagged alot of women, did alot of drugs, saw most of the countries on Earth, did what I liked, and now it's over.....so what the fuck was all that about?"

Cant take any of it with you

clipperer · Post by **clipperer** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:08 pm

noisetonepause · Post by **noisetonepause** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:09 pm

Ce parfum de nos années mortes
Ceux qui peuvent frapper à ta porte
Infinité de destin
On en pose un, qu'est-ce qu'on en retient?

Le vent l'emportera

Pendant que la marée monte
Et que chacun refait ses comptes
J'emmène au creux de mon ombre
Des poussières de toi

Le vent les portera
Tout disparaîtra
Le vent nous portera

noisetonepause · Post by **noisetonepause** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:10 pm

(noisetonepause in pretentious french quoting SHOCKER!)

forge · Post by **forge** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:15 pm

noisetonepause wrote:(noisetonepause in pretentious french quoting SHOCKER!)

fine, but you should translate it

amo · Post by **amo** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:17 pm

noisetonepause wrote:(noisetonepause in pretentious french quoting SHOCKER!)

Nice one, tres beau....

Me think two things make the fear vanish: poetry as paws posted and looking inside. Fearing death is fearing looking inside one's self, listening to the dreams, to the hidden selves in the subconscious... Buddhists are said to prepare for death during life through their dreams.
Waiting for death is like waiting for nothing, fearing death is like not wanting to live your life.

*I know, easy to speak*