Do you fear death? - Page 4

Never thought about it like this, but this is spot on.

I fear death at this stage of my life, not because of the pain or the loss of my existence but for not finishing what I think are my life goals and more importantly for not growing old with my wife and kids.

Feuerbach made this argument first, I think, but back then I think the common understanding was that the Universe was something that was just always around. Nowadays the common understanding is that the Universe does not extend indefinitely backwards into the past.

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I'm not sure I believe most of what I'm reading in this thread. I mean to not fear death is essentially to not value life, for if you value anything in life then the notion of having it stripped away from you must cause some discomfort. And re: the 'non-awareness' argument, it should be noted that even if you aren't privy to your dead state, your fundamental existence has still been destroyed. To use an analogy, a rock is clearly oblivious to any concept of life both in 'thought' and existence, but does that make a rock no worse off than a human? No, its existence is far inferior to that of a human, and its lack of perception doesn't change this simple fact in any way.

Trust me, its overrated. Life, on the other hand, is fucking scary.

I'm not afraid of being dead, not being around while everything goes on. That doesn't bug me.
It's the process of dying that scares me somewhat.

I jerk off to "Final Destination" movies. (0)

Good, thought-provoking thread, Being 18, I obviously still have countless things I wish to accomplish with my life. The thought of an untimely death is certainly frightening to my, currently conscious, mind. I do not particularly fear a freak accident such as being hit by a bus or a suicide-bomb (not that I'm worried about that, just to demonstrate an instant death scenario) because at the exact moment that happens, my mind will cease to exist. I do not fear that, because if that were to happen there would be no feelings. My mind would cease to exist, and I would not encounter any of the feeling associated with my fear of death.

On the other hand, if I were to be diagnosed with a fatal disease tomorrow and given a timeline, I believe the sense of fear I would feel would be overwhelming and crippling. I would be forced to sit there while I knew that my life was ending, and I think I would go crazy. It's hard to say how these thoughts will change as I become an adult and (hopefully) live a fulfilling and meaningful life. When I am, say, 70 and have lived a full life and accomplished things I wished to accomplish with my life, I think the prospect of death may not be so terrifying. But as it stands right now I most definitely fear death.

Epicurus said something very cool about it... something like "If you are alive, you are not dead; if you are dead, you are no more", but more eloquently. So essentially, who cares? If your fear of death prevents you from enjoying life then you're being irrational.

to be honest im not scared of dieing , just i dont want to

id give anything to live forever

Valar Morghulis

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The only way not to fear death for a human is to die while living

That is really fucking deep, man.