Death

[The_Silent]

Lol, i'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid of how it will come to me, namely the following

- drowning
- beheading
- poison
- being exploded on
- burning
- electrocution

Well beheading is almost instant kill and electrocution is nearly painless because you go unconscious almost instantly.

 

[Disasterpiece512]

I don't fear death itself; I fear the impact upon my loved ones and the grief that would follow.

+1. Same for me. I don't fear death itself because, imo, fearing the inevitable makes you weak.

 

[ApocalypseNow]

I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter.

 

[Crayons]

@ The Silent

- getting beheaded gives you 9 seconds before you die, that gives you 9 seconds of agonizing choking, bleeding, etc. The beheader might do something wrong. Plus, beheading is horrible, it looks bad.

-Electrocution- thinking about that, yeah.

 

[TheKurt009]

if i were to die, i will die fightin' fightin' for what you believe in, or for protecting others, and knowing that everyone will remember my name...

 

[Cweener]

Death is for the weak and mortal.

 

[The_Silent]

@ The Silent

- getting beheaded gives you 9 seconds before you die, that gives you 9 seconds of agonizing choking, bleeding, etc. The beheader might do something wrong. Plus, beheading is horrible, it looks bad.

-Electrocution- thinking about that, yeah.

Okay, almost instant kill x'D but anyway, 9 seconds isn't really much compared to most other ways to die. And doubt that you can really feel or think anything during that

 

[Crayons]

We still can. Because the brain is in the head. We are desperate for air. And there is a huge wound below the head. There is still pain. Too much pain

and like I said, beheading looks bad. Very bad.

 

[Nuclear]

The most horrible way to die:

 

[Axegrinder90]

Couldn't help it! O_O

 

[Wazzz]

Death is a big 'fuck you' to those who live long enough to finally complete their life's work and are looking forward to retirement.

 

[Pharaoh_]

I'm sorry to say, I don't judge your options, but it's funny how suddenly everyone is an atheist, but if their mother gets sick, they pray to God to save her..

Anyway, I recently lost my grandmother and I was flooded with questions as to what death is. I kept thinking that we, humans, praise the soul of a living person all the time, but ultimately, when the person dies and its soul supposedly leaves the body, we still respect it, no matter if the dead person is objectively equal to a plastic bottle, both soul-less. This proves the fact that it's just an idea, so that the person holds a 'living' identity in our memory.

There is some kind of a tribe that offer the corpses to carnivorous birds. It's some sort of a philosophical ritual, that makes them believe that a person should return back to nature. This way, life is recycled among the species.

I have to admit, I used to believe in souls, but I am now having my doubts. Why a thing, such as the 'afterlife', should exist? It might be some hope of the weak human, that their life will never be spared, leading to an endless lifetime. Who wants to know that some time, everyone's activity will come to an end? We might truthfully stop living after some point. Death is our ultimate future, it is unavoidable and let's face it, real life is no Warcraft III, no one holds the secrets to eternal life..

P.S. Even you, the atheists consider the afterlife or some sort of heaven. This is when you stay back at your beliefs and embrace "windows" (just like law does) to additional beliefs. In my opinion, whatever the religion is, everyone is sharing the same fear: the fear of dying, physically and spiritually.

 

[Wazzz]

If you find sick mothers funny, then you have a sick sense of humour

 

[Pharaoh_]

I don't think I've added any humorous touch in my post, Wazzz. The only "funny" part is how people tend to entangle themselves in a religious superstition, when they are atheists. It was an actual statement. I face situtations like this quite often.

 

[Wazzz]

Atheists don't necessarily consider the afterlife at all. Actually, that's what atheism is pretty much about. There's a lot of self-proclaimed atheists that aren't what I describe, for sure, but the true-blue atheists truly believe that when we die, that's it. Nothing more happens after that.
Therefore, they don't believe in a 'god'. But I find such beliefs to be silly and close-minded. Like all over-commited beliefs.

 

[Cweener]

I've never prayed in my life, and I'm an atheist, and my mother almost died a few years back, so yeah. Take that!

Although, obviously, I was very worried about her, I took physical action and catered to her every whim.

 

[Wazzz]

I've never prayed in my life, and I'm an atheist, and my mother almost died a few years back, so yeah. Take that!

Although, obviously, I was very worried about her, I took physical action and catered to her every whim.

Case and point.
And, if you don't mind me saying, Cweener's actions are a lot more practical than praying to your imaginery friends imo

 

[Pharaoh_]

Like I said, I never judged anyone, I am just describing how I perceive the situation. I can't accuse anyone of not believing in a superior power, that sounds too perfect for the human race, but I can't discourage anyone that bear all those religious notions, that were developed gradually from generation to generation.

Anyway, this tends to get a heavily religious aspect, but let's face it, we conventionally connect death with religion. All ancient civilizations did, why not us?

 

[Nuclear]

Well I have prayed, and believed in god.

But then..

...Then I grew up and started to think, and question things. And suddenly everything was not so simple.

 

[Direfury]

When you start believing in an almighty entity, everything is simple.

 

[Wazzz]

If you suggest it is simple to make minimal use of your brain, then I disagree. Then again, I guess some people find it easier than others.

 

[Direfury]

All you really have to do is assume the answer to every trial, question and whatever the hell else is 'prayer and/or faith', or answer everything with "God/angels did it", I'd say that lifestyle and mindset is rather simple. Thus the word 'simpleton' was born.

 

[Tank-Commander]

As far as I'm concerned, death is just another thing which we all must face, and resistance is futile, strive to your goals, but only if they don't take a lifetime or yours may just not be long enough, all I really have to say.

Let tim show you the way

 

[Crayons]

death comes whether you're a christian, a muslim, an atheist or etc. Nuff said

 

[GhostThruster]

Hindus never die!!!

 

[chobibo]

I used to believe in God, and I still do.

I almost died, once when I was born prematurely, second when I was almost hit by a suzuki bike lol, I don't fear death. I believe all of us have an expiration date, if it's not your time, its not.

I agree with the idea of fearing non-existence and loneliness being feared more than death.

I also believe that death is not the end. I'm looking forward to seeing the other side lol, but not yet.

 

[RedClaw]

yea all of us tell that they don't fear death but whene it comes the day to die the all cowerd....for me i do fear death....the slow death....for me non fears the fast death.

 

[Wazzz]

yea all of us tell that they don't fear death but whene it comes the day to die the all cowerd....for me i do fear death....the slow death....for me non fears the fast death.

The problem with most people is they make a lot of assumptions. Like this guy, assuming that everyone who says they don't fear death will become a snivelling coward when their time comes.

There are things worse than death, end of story.

 

[Direfury]

-Torture, denial of death in the face of suffering.
-Continuous rape
-Justin Bieber

 

[Zarathustra]

Idiot. The problem with most people is they make a lot of assumptions. Like this guy, assuming that everyone who says they don't fear death will become a snivelling coward when their time comes.

He does have half a point - nobody really knows how they will face death until they do, and facing death necessarily involves an element of fear. Fear of death is natural. We've evolved a powerful survival instinct. Cowardice doesn't mean that you don't experience fear, though. A coward is a person who is completely and totally controlled by fear.

There are things worse than death, end of story.

Indeed... but you only know those things are worse than death because you survive them. You live, and later you think, "ceasing to exist would be preferable to experiencing this and continuing to exist".

 

[GhostThruster]

Btw, just so you know, Death doesn't mean 'your' death. I would be terrified if my mother was dying. So I think everyone is afraid of Death.

 

[Direfury]

Sure, I'd miss someone if they died, but it's pretty inevitable that all I'll have left is a memory.

 

[Pharaoh_]

We don't seem to be afraid of death, simply because we are too young. Dying persons around us are elderly, most likely, so, since this age looks distant to our eyes, we tend to decline everything that has to do with it; call it immaturity (literally) and self-defense.

There are plenty of theories in Psychology that praise our needs. The basic needs of ours, which is eating, drinking, etc. are heavily connected with death. These needs are repeatable, we will never feel them covered. So, when our body is struggling for survival, because it basically tries to avoid its own death, by alerting us to either eat/drink/etc., why our mental condition would stay out of this? We of course afraid of death, it would be too unrealistic to speak of the opposite.

I have realized that when we grow up, we have learnt that some persons are included within our environment, e.g. parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters (if any), and so on. When we lose those persons, we become more mature, because we learn how to live through deprivation, because we become independent.

 

[Direfury]

Of course you will fear death later on in life, with the risk of losing or being lost to loved ones.

 

[GhostThruster]

I fear death now, I've always feared death.
Everyone fears death.

 

[Direfury]

I used to, but then I got distracted.

My minds always going, man, and for an insomniac with hours to waste at night, and nothing to do, that does not help.

 

[Wazzz]

Silly assumption is silly. Clearly many posts indicate that the statement 'everyone fears death' is wrong. After all, death is just a passage into another realm, if not the same realm. With the point of view that it's another chance it life, why fear it rather than embrace it?

 

[Animalpower]

I would say that death is painful. My grandfather died from aneurism, which is the damage of brain and the blood comes out the brain. Either self death or damaging the body will be painful, because when you die the organs collapse, the organs are shut off. Death is reality, living beings can't be immortal and humans aren't plants, plants live long because of their life, they don't move. Too say that life is short, is a very stupid quote, humans compared to other animals have a very long lifespan. Rats live about 1 year, humans can live 120 years. I think people fear death because of suffering, but we never knew what happens when you die, is it a very strange feeling, I think if organs damages, that would be painful, if they don't shut off, people maybe don't have more strength that body lives. After death, we can't know nothing and childrens are keeping life on, childrens are the reincarnation of life, but they aren't the same person.

 

[RedClaw]

i don't think making someone ''idiot'' is polite...and i told Every man whene he knows that he will die we will fear..Few people are there that do not fear death...like army troopers they are willing to risk there life for the good of the country.

 

[GhostThruster]

Just because you say you don't fear death, it doesn't mean you don't. I could just as easily say I've once killed a Dragon.

 

[Sky Green]

I dont know what to thimk about Death I just live my life now and try to make the best of it

 

[Wazzz]

I choose when I die. End of story.

 

[Vunjo]

Wazzz, what if Chuck Norris comes? then you can't choose to live or die.

 

[Wazzz]

I also choose when Chuck Norris comes. I have his number, so I can invite him over any time I want.

 

[Vunjo]

But he can come even if you don't invite him..
P.S. you don't have his number, he fooled you while he was saying his number

 

[RaijinSpark]

I don't fear death, But I do fear when a guy points a gun to me or I just woke up and I'm into Jigsaw's trap.

 

[Wazzz]

Dying's for fools, I got tiger blood

 

[Vunjo]

Ok, I guess thread name is a fail, cause 90% of people say they don't fear death. So the real question is, do you fear SLOW and PAINFUL death?

 

[GhostThruster]

90% of people don't have the balls to say they fear death.

@Wazzz: No you don't. You can only choose when you put yourself at risk, but everything else chooses when you die.

 

[Zombie]

I believe in the Marker and Convergence.

If you die, your body should be conserved until the day of convergence.

At that point, you will evolve into a superior life-form and will resurrect into a perfect world with nothing but peace and love waiting for you.

Join the church of Unitology.