Your views on Death.

[Kpt._Rob]

Eh, it doesn't make sense for it to "end" at death. The only reason we think it ends is that we can't see beyond that point. Exactly how we thought the world "ended".

What do you mean, it "doesn't make sense?" It doesn't make sense to say that there is life beyond death either. All the evidence we have collected would lead one to believe that a physical brain which can hold the pattern of electro-chemical impulses that make up thought is necessary for life, so the death of the body would be the death of the person. You are right to say that we can't know for certain. We do have one useful tool, however, Occam's Razor. It is easy to ditermine that life ending at death is more plausable than death (because it requires less ad hoc assumptions), so what "doesn't make sense" is to declare absolutely that life goes beyond death.

And for those who haven't gathered from reading what I've said, I do believe that in all likelihood we do "end" at death. I find it more likely that all our beliefs of an afterlife have spawned from a combination of memetic and genetic vestigial remnants, and from wishful thinking.

 

[Kakkoii]

Eh, it doesn't make sense for it to "end" at death. The only reason we think it ends is that we can't see beyond that point. Exactly how we thought the world "ended".

I'm glad that someone else thinks that it just doesn't make sense to end at death.

Lol? You two made me lawl.. Seeing as how millions of people have that same view, due to a little thing called "religion".

People not being able to accept that this is all there is to life has been one of the main driving forces behind the growth of religions for thousands of years.



Now, everyone here has already experienced what death actually is, but most cannot accept the idea that there ISN'T anything after death. During the time when your sleeping, but not dreaming, you are essential dead as far as you know. You have no consciousness, no perception of anything, no real thinking. This is exactly what death is like. Nothing.

 

[mendokusai]

Anthropormorphic skeleton, dry sense of humour, detached nature, carries scythe, wears black robe, rides a horse called Binky, fond of cats and curry, speaks in small caps.

 

[Summerstorm]

It ends me...i don't want to end. So i fear it more like nearly everything else. Also it's a great motivator to have an awesome life. There is no personification of it, at "it" has neither humor nor style *g*.

 

[DeathsAmbassador]

I don't believe death is the end, but I have no idea as to what happens afterward. I think it would be cool if death were there to collect me. I like to think of death as similar to the character from the movie Meet Joe Black.

 

[dwightsteel]

Eh, it doesn't make sense for it to "end" at death. The only reason we think it ends is that we can't see beyond that point. Exactly how we thought the world "ended".

That's why religion is such a nice idea to so many people. So they don't have to worry about what happens afterward.

I don't know whats out there, but the idea that nothing happens after death, doesn't scare me as much as I think it should.

 

[dwightsteel]

I don't believe death is the end, but I have no idea as to what happens afterward. I think it would be cool if death were there to collect me. I like to think of death as similar to the character from the movie Meet Joe Black.

I hope it's more like the character from Family Guy.

 

[nick_knack]

My thoughts on death?

Simply put: I do not care.

Toward this issue I am completely apathetic.

Simply put: I will deal with it when I have to. No sooner.

 

[Mrsoupcup]

I know to start off that there have been a few recent death threads but this one is and I assure you different. I am asking about ANY views at all you have on death. No restrictions(except language, please be considerate) just anything.

This thread is also sparked somewhat by 'On A Pale Horse' by Piers Anthony. It deals with Death as an office that is held by a person. It's really quite an amazing book. If anybody AT ALL has read any of the 'Incarnations of Immortality' series please let me know.

Well I'm not dead so I wouldn't know....

 

[Mrsoupcup]

I don't believe death is the end, but I have no idea as to what happens afterward. I think it would be cool if death were there to collect me. I like to think of death as similar to the character from the movie Meet Joe Black.

I hope it's more like the character from Family Guy.

"Check please?"

 

[RivFader86]

Death is the meaning of life...or rather without death there would be no meaning to life...you would just live on and on without a purpose. Your aspiration should be to be able to say "i had a good and happy life and don't regret anything" when you die not "oh shit oh shit i'm dying no no no i wasted all my life beeing scared of the inevitable"

 

[Cowabungaa]

My views? Well Death is the second most awesome character in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series (only topped by Carrot).

I kid I kid. My views on death are quite simple: I have no idea. Nor do I beleive anything whatsoever. I don't know what will happen, if there even is a "me" after I die. I don't know, but I don't really care. We'll see after death, íf there is anything to see after death, and íf our personalities aren't gone.

 

[Sewblon]

Death is but another aspect of life, and only in accepting it do we rest its control from the rest of our lives.

 

[Lord George]

I'll let this guy explain it for me

 

[Kuchinawa212]

I do not fear death. Just torture. Uhh

 

[StigmataDiaboli]

Death..hmm, tricky subject, and always will be. Unless someone who physically dies, and then is brought back to life after a week, we will never know what is after death.

In my opinion, meh...