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Cognitive_Shift said: Its tough tho, dieing i find is scary. Even tho it is inevitable it still makes me nervous. Cuz no one knows what happens to consciousness, will it just shut off and thats it forever?
We can not know that now. Maybe later.
edit: If knowledge comes from experience (not from theory) then if there's nothing after death, no one ever will know
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Re: What does it all mean? [Re: BlueCoyote]
#9265981 - 11/18/08 01:32 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yes, and i cannot comprehend the concept of nothing, it blows my mind!
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If there's 'missing' something, I think, that's a good point to start pondering about 'nothing'.
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Re: What does it all mean? [Re: BlueCoyote]
#9266046 - 11/18/08 01:47 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah but something being 'missing' requires something to be there in the first place. Nothing is just insane, incomprehensible.
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yes, to what else could 'nothingness' be compared to, else than something ?
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Cognitive_Shift said: Its tough tho, dieing i find is scary. Even tho it is inevitable it still makes me nervous. Cuz no one knows what happens to consciousness, will it just shut off and thats it forever?
That's honest. Fear of death is natural and comes with the territory. Most of my death anxiety is unconscious IMO. For me however continually looking into the idea of death is worthwhile. It blunts it just a little bit.
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Re: What does it all mean? [Re: Icelander]
#9266273 - 11/18/08 02:32 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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It's all about staring death in the face and spitting in its eye.
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Re: What does it all mean? [Re: deCypher]
#9266316 - 11/18/08 02:40 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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IMO that's macho posturing. It's just more death anxiety.
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Re: What does it all mean? [Re: Icelander]
#9266322 - 11/18/08 02:41 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Possibly, but if you're going to die regardless ya might as well do it in a memorable way.
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Re: What does it all mean? [Re: deCypher]
#9266332 - 11/18/08 02:42 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Who remembers? 
can't wait to see the look on your face when I kill myself.
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Re: What does it all mean? [Re: deCypher]
#9266335 - 11/18/08 02:42 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Are you all going to choose when your going to die, or "I'm gonna die when its time for me to die, so let me live my life, the way i want to"?
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Jimmy
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Re: What does it all mean? [Re: Icelander]
#9266350 - 11/18/08 02:44 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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That quote is so fucking true imo.
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He wanted to die choking on his vomit.
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Re: What does it all mean? [Re: Icelander]
#9266371 - 11/18/08 02:47 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Party hard
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Who's that quote by?
IMO Hunter S. Thompson's route seems pretty appealing. Ya get to bypass all the unpleasant side effects of old age, and plus a flash in a pan is always more memorable than a long, expired dwindle.
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Re: What does it all mean? [Re: deCypher]
#9266416 - 11/18/08 02:54 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Jimi Hendrix.
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Re: What does it all mean? [Re: deCypher]
#9266420 - 11/18/08 02:55 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Jimmy Hendrix.
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Re: What does it all mean? [Re: Veritas]
#9266421 - 11/18/08 02:55 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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