Yeah you are correct there I suppose, think growing up having religion pushed at us by schooling hasn't helped with the getting a clear distinction between the two.
Death/Dying
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Yeah you are correct there I suppose, think growing up having religion pushed at us by schooling hasn't helped with the getting a clear distinction between the two.
True, now we're left people blaming religion for everything
Anyway, back on topic to avoid another bashing thread
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Death doesn't worry, its all the potential and painful ways it could happen. I just hope i go painlessly.
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As long as it's quick you'll never know when it's happened.
No, I am not religious. It would be nice if God & Heaven existed, just like it would with Santa Claus.
I feel reincarnation is possible, your nutrients and body get recycled, so it is possible your consciousness would too, but that's a theory for me, not a belief.
No, I am not religious. It would be nice if God & Heaven existed, just like it would with Santa Claus.
I feel reincarnation is possible, your nutrients and body get recycled, so it is possible your consciousness would too, but that's a theory for me, not a belief.
echoing many other i will just regret missing on my sons life as he grows up.
Im not scared of dying itself, but i think dying alone or the realisation that you are dying as you sort of say goodbye and know thats it - comes from watching too many films with the 'being cradled while dying' scene i think
Im not scared of dying itself, but i think dying alone or the realisation that you are dying as you sort of say goodbye and know thats it - comes from watching too many films with the 'being cradled while dying' scene i think
Oh yeah, trust me, I hate religion. The fact remains though; there could be a "heaven"....it's just one of many possibilities. However, if there is, I'm pretty sure my admission to it won't depend on being part of some cult.
Pretty much this.
Not scared of dying as it is the one inevitably in life, to part quote the old cliché.
What I would not like though is to die painfully or horribly - trapped in a burning vehicle or pinned under the wheels of a lorry.
Whether anything comes after is something I've waned and waxed on during the course of my sentient life, I would hope it's a good few more years before I find out though.
What I would not like though is to die painfully or horribly - trapped in a burning vehicle or pinned under the wheels of a lorry.
Whether anything comes after is something I've waned and waxed on during the course of my sentient life, I would hope it's a good few more years before I find out though.
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We've all been dead before so it can't be that bad.
Have we though?
To be dead, surely we would have had to be alive in the first place.
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It's something I find myself thinking about a lot more.
I don't like talking about to be honest.
I don't like talking about to be honest.
Not scared of dying at all. No afterlife, just nothingness. Dying = lights out.
I would like to go in a spectacular way though. With my back to a 3rd floor window I receive both barrels of a shotgun to the chest and I fly backwards out of the window and land on the roof of an expensive car and all that remains are the screams of witnesses and car alarms.
I would like to go in a spectacular way though. With my back to a 3rd floor window I receive both barrels of a shotgun to the chest and I fly backwards out of the window and land on the roof of an expensive car and all that remains are the screams of witnesses and car alarms.
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I am scared more of a random accident that would cause me a premature death. I've seen far too many videos online of freak accidents, car crashes, etc. which makes me very aware of how quickly it could all be over. Day to day it doesn't affect me, but on the odd occassion where I've been thinking about it I do take extra care when out and about (crossing roads, etc.)
It annoys me so much when I see people dangerously crossing the road, particularly in central London, just to save a few seconds. So unnecessary and so dangerous.
It annoys me so much when I see people dangerously crossing the road, particularly in central London, just to save a few seconds. So unnecessary and so dangerous.
After loosing my dad 2.5yrs ago I said knowing that one day I was going to leave behind my children and they will feel how I felt scares me more than actually dying.
I am hoping I just go in my sleep, no paint etc as I can imagine having an illness is a harder way to go.
The last few days of my dads life was horrible in terms of seeing him in pain and discomfort, just seeing it was hard, how he felt is unimaginable to me right now.
I am hoping I just go in my sleep, no paint etc as I can imagine having an illness is a harder way to go.
The last few days of my dads life was horrible in terms of seeing him in pain and discomfort, just seeing it was hard, how he felt is unimaginable to me right now.
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The biggest issue is not knowing. Nobody knows. We all have our own thoughts and ideas about what happens after death, but nobody really knows for sure. That's hugely annoying. It's the same with what created the universe. Sorry Mr Hawkin, I don't buy the whole something can come from nothing argument.
I don't want to die, I want to see where humankind end up. Knowing my luck, scientists will make a major breakthrough the day after I die.
What I will say, is that I don't want to be on my death bed thinking "if only I'd done that"
I don't want to die, I want to see where humankind end up. Knowing my luck, scientists will make a major breakthrough the day after I die.
What I will say, is that I don't want to be on my death bed thinking "if only I'd done that"