A Depressing Thought That Just Occurred to Me

[Duck Sandwich]

It doesn't have to be meaningless. My grandparents who have passed on have shaped who my parents were. When my parents die, I will carry with them a lifetime of wonderful memories. We still tell stories of my great grandparents and the deeds they accomplished and the lives they led.

A life, no matter how insignificant, is not without meaning. Your hypothetical wife and children will remember you, and your financial success will help pave the way for their future. Don't think that just because you're gone you've stopped affecting people's lives. In anything, wouldn't you be more motivated to leave your mark on the world if ultimately that is all you have?
And true, we can't experience everything, but knowing that shouldn't stop us! Don't get up in the morning of thinking of all that you can't do. Awake with the hope of possibility! That sort of defeatist attitude will make you miserable. Mankind has been defined by doing that which cannot be done. It is in our very nature to break boundaries. Damn it, we can't experience everything, but a life well lived is a life where you try to do just that.

Yep. But from your perspective, once you die, none of that will matter. You won't even have a perspective . But, as long as I can die happily, with my last thoughts being thoughts of all the good times of my life, everything I've accomplished, and everything I will leave behind, then I may be able to find peace and accept death. I'll never know until the time comes. But I'll cross that bridge when I get there. Until then, I'll do whatever needs to be done to get the most out of my life, and become the best that I can be.

Hmm. That's funny. Usually when I get up in the morning my thoughts are along the lines of "Make omelette, get ready for training." Y'know, as opposed to this "Oh shit, shit, I'm gonna die." you seem to be putting inside my mouth.

And its nice to see that you don't believe that, "because I don't attend weekly meetings to sing and drink 'blood' and eat 'flesh,' I deserve to suffer untold sadistic torture for an unspecified amount of time", and that you "prefer not to take a side in the eternally overdone conflict of Invisible Dude In The Sky VS Explosion," but you believe that after you die your actions will determine what manner of creature you are reincarnated as.

Because that makes a lot more sense.

-Dread_Reaper

I love when people put words into my mouth.

You should realize that there is a difference between, "Hmm. That's a pretty interesting idea" and "I wholeheartedly believe in this." I also find Greek Mythology interesting. But (*GASP!*) I don't worship or believe in Zeus! Is your mind blown yet?

 

[Caimekaze]

Say I live my life to the fullest. Accomplish all my goals, have the job of my dreams, a sweet, caring, beautiful wife, and children whom I've raised well and can be proud of. Knowing that all of that will eventually mean absolutely nothing? That can be kind of depressing. That, and you can't experience everything life has to offer in one runthrough. Come to think of it, I'm becoming rather fond of the concept of reincarnation.

It doesn't have to be meaningless. My grandparents who have passed on have shaped who my parents were. When my parents die, I will carry with them a lifetime of wonderful memories. We still tell stories of my great grandparents and the deeds they accomplished and the lives they led.

A life, no matter how insignificant, is not without meaning. Your hypothetical wife and children will remember you, and your financial success will help pave the way for their future. Don't think that just because you're gone you've stopped affecting people's lives. In anything, wouldn't you be more motivated to leave your mark on the world if ultimately that is all you have?

And true, we can't experience everything, but knowing that shouldn't stop us! Don't get up in the morning of thinking of all that you can't do. Awake with the hope of possibility! That sort of defeatist attitude will make you miserable. Mankind has been defined by doing that which cannot be done. It is in our very nature to break boundaries. Damn it, we can't experience everything, but a life well lived is a life where you try to do just that.

And its nice to see that you don't believe that, "because I don't attend weekly meetings to sing and drink 'blood' and eat 'flesh,' I deserve to suffer untold sadistic torture for an unspecified amount of time", and that you "prefer not to take a side in the eternally overdone conflict of Invisible Dude In The Sky VS Explosion," but you believe that after you die your actions will determine what manner of creature you are reincarnated as.

Because that makes a lot more sense.

-Dread_Reaper

Wrong. Because your idea conflicts with mine.

No really. Just because you don't believe in something does not make all who do idiots. And according to Christianity, just because one doesn't believe in said faith does not mean they'll go to hell. Read up on Limbo.
And for god's sake stop finishing your posts with your username! It appears right next to your post.

On-topic: I quite like industrialisation. Although I do agree sometimes...

But then I go up north and can find it at my holiday house... until the buggers on their four wheel drives come along.

 

[Ultimateslayer]

What depressed me more than anything else is the knowledge that in this modern era where we can instantly communicate with people across the globe, have invented robots the size of human cells, have simulated the fusion reaction of our sun within a laboratory, and have gone so far as to set foot on another celestial body, there are still people in this world who believe a benevolent, sentient being created the world in seven days.

-Dread_Reaper

Yeah I wonder about that quite often too...
Since I(obviously) dont believe in god, the thought of my own mortality might be the most depressing.

 

[Collymilad08]

Boohoo.

 

[nekolux]

My most depressing thought? To quote song for someone by the frames
" And if we're all for someone
And if we're both for someone
When will she come, that someone?
And put things in their place? "
I'm an atheist however i do not see death as depressing. I take it as the natural order of things. What i intend to do is leave a legacy. It's not about whether some god accepts you into his haven. It's about what the foot print you left on this world meant for other people.

My thoughts are sad and depressing most of the time tbh, they eat babies for breakfast. =P
One of the most common recurring theme is me planning my future career path and then going. Man what i fail at this spot, what i fail to get to this 'checkpoint'.

" Life is all about succeeding and failing. If you fail you die. If you succeed you get to live until you eventually, inevitably fail.

 

[Duck Sandwich]

Why exactly?

I've long since come to the fact that, quite likely, there is nothing after i die.

I don't see the point that people make that, "There is no afterlife, lets do nothing". No. You do everything, ya flipping plank.

Anyway, i pretty much agree completely with Dread Reaper...

Well, most people have the belief that

Life= Good
Losing something good = Bad.

Imagine a kickass roller coaster. Imagine that you could only ride it once. You'd be pretty bummed after the ride's over, not being able to ride it again, but that doesn't mean you'd spend the entirety of the ride worrying about not being able to ride it again. Rather, that knowledge would be a reason to get as much enjoyment out of that ride as possible while it lasts.

 

[Dread_Reaper]

I love when people put words into my mouth.

You should realize that there is a difference between, "Hmm. That's a pretty interesting idea" and "I wholeheartedly believe in this." I also find Greek Mythology interesting. But (*GASP!*) I don't worship or believe in Zeus! Is your mind blown yet?

I obviously mistook your meaning. I thought you meant you honestly were considering belief in reincarnation, whereas apparently you were just expressing interest in the concept. That's all well and good. My mistake Duck Sandwich.

Wrong. Because your idea conflicts with mine.

No really. Just because you don't believe in something does not make all who do idiots. And according to Christianity, just because one doesn't believe in said faith does not mean they'll go to hell. Read up on Limbo.
And for god's sake stop finishing your posts with your username! It appears right next to your post.

Wrong. Because I like using loaded phrases to bait people into being angry for my own amusement.

Of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but just because you're ALLOWED to believe the Earth is flat doesn't mean you aren't totally off-your-rocker incorrect.

Yes, I have read the Bible, I know all about Limbo and all that other malarkey. I come from a family of Christians. Although come to think of it, I don't think I ever mentioned anything about non-believers going to Hell in any of my posts, so either you've got me confused with some other forumite or you're projecting. Either way I'm having no part in it.

And if you don't like the way I finish my posts, don't goddamn read it! If I wanted to finish every fucking post with an image of tubgirl that's my fucking prerogative. Bugger off.

-Dread_Reaper

 

[Infiniteloop]

~200 years of heavy industrialization has not destroyed the Earth. Man is vain to think that our actions have any repercussions on a body that has existed for > 6 billion years.

 

[Lord George]

~200 years of heavy industrialization has not destroyed the Earth. Man is vain to think that our actions have any repercussions on a body that has existed for > 6 billion years.

What so the fact that we've sucked the planet dry, killed of thousands of its creatures, blackened its skies and polluted its water have had absolutely no effect. Hell if we've done all of this so far think of how badly the earth will look in another 200 years. Thats if we don't nuke the whole thing and destroy all life on it.

 

[ElephantGuts]

Why do you people get depressed from civilization? I mean, I do know what you mean and feel that way myself sometimes, but think about it. It's just progress. Everything you see is there for a reason and was created by man to improve our lives. It's sort of depressing but we'd be screwed without it, as I see it technology and developing the planet is the epitome of humanity's progress.

What does scare me about this is that at this rate it seems that it all has to end somehow, and I really don't want to see the end of civilization.

 

[Iron Mal]

We don't appreciate what we have until we have to do without it, if you were to go to somewhere completely untouched by man, a wilderness, with no sign of technology of civilisation you would find it to be a paradise for a short time (while the novelty is still present) but will soon grow to dispise nature and long for the advances of modern society.

 

[Infiniteloop]

~200 years of heavy industrialization has not destroyed the Earth. Man is vain to think that our actions have any repercussions on a body that has existed for > 6 billion years.

What so the fact that we've sucked the planet dry, killed of thousands of its creatures, blackened its skies and polluted its water have had absolutely no effect. Hell if we've done all of this so far think of how badly the earth will look in another 200 years. Thats if we don't nuke the whole thing and destroy all life on it.

Circle of life simba.

 

[Caimekaze]

Wrong. Because your idea conflicts with mine.

No really. Just because you don't believe in something does not make all who do idiots. And according to Christianity, just because one doesn't believe in said faith does not mean they'll go to hell. Read up on Limbo.
And for god's sake stop finishing your posts with your username! It appears right next to your post.

Wrong. Because I like using loaded phrases to bait people into being angry for my own amusement.

Of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but just because you're ALLOWED to believe the Earth is flat doesn't mean you aren't totally off-your-rocker incorrect.

Yes, I have read the Bible, I know all about Limbo and all that other malarkey. I come from a family of Christians. Although come to think of it, I don't think I ever mentioned anything about non-believers going to Hell in any of my posts, so either you've got me confused with some other forumite or you're projecting. Either way I'm having no part in it.

And if you don't like the way I finish my posts, don't goddamn read it! If I wanted to finish every fucking post with an image of tubgirl that's my fucking prerogative. Bugger off.

-Dread_Reaper

THIS-And its nice to see that you don't believe that, "because I don't attend weekly meetings to sing and drink 'blood' and eat 'flesh,' I deserve to suffer untold sadistic torture for an unspecified amount of time"-THIS, and that you "prefer not to take a side in the eternally overdone conflict of Invisible Dude In The Sky VS Explosion," but you believe that after you die your actions will determine what manner of creature you are reincarnated as.

Because that makes a lot more sense.

-Dread_Reaper

That. (frigging lack of being able to make letters do stuff... can you tell I'm tired?)
As for the other thing, I don't really care. I was very very tired and tend to get annoyed easily when so.
... That and I'd forgotten this board doesn't give you a signature at the end of your post.
I don't have a problem with you, although your attitude of superiority is rather annoying. I wasn't thinking straight.

... P.S. a large amount of my post was satire. I think.

 

[theklng]

~200 years of heavy industrialization has not destroyed the Earth. Man is vain to think that our actions have any repercussions on a body that has existed for > 6 billion years.

What so the fact that we've sucked the planet dry, killed of thousands of its creatures, blackened its skies and polluted its water have had absolutely no effect. Hell if we've done all of this so far think of how badly the earth will look in another 200 years. Thats if we don't nuke the whole thing and destroy all life on it.

but honestly if we do, who will care? the universe will live on. i'd even argue that new life forms will have an easier time evolving in a highly radiated zone, what with all the energy.

 

[EeveeElectro]

That's why I live in my own little world half the time. It's much nicer than this world. You should visit sometime.

 

[lukey94]

what depresses me is that most of our greatest technology is either used to kill or causes illness and that we live in a great civilization where nearly anything is possible - yet disease and suffering still happens

 

[Bob Saget]

I find it depressing that people can't accept the religious/atheistic views of another person. Yes, I'm looking at all of you who's responsible for all the atheist vs religion banter on this thread.

It's called northern Canada.

Oh, one guy tried this. They made a movie of it called "Into The Wild." Spoiler Alert: He got eaten by a bear.

Spoiler

I thought he ate a poisonous plant that wouldn't let him digest anything.

 

[Xshu]

Then we don't live in a civilization where nearly anything is possible, now do we?

 

[DeusFps]

What depressed me more than anything else is the knowledge that in this modern era where we can instantly communicate with people across the globe, have invented robots the size of human cells, have simulated the fusion reaction of our sun within a laboratory, and have gone so far as to set foot on another celestial body, there are still people in this world who believe a benevolent, sentient being created the world in seven days.

-Dread_Reaper

Win.