What's so frightening about not existing? We all coped with it pretty well for about 15 billion years or so before we were born. What "concept" is it we're not "grasping"?
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Death... What scares you about it?
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Precisely my point, you've not existed for infinity. Infinity. Once you die you won't exist for infinity. infinity is a concept humans cannot grasp, it's not easy to understand.
It actually makes me wonder if we do in fact exist given our blip on the infinity radar.
We don't know if we'll stop existing after death. Besides, in the universe, there is nothing that exists, that can non-exist. As far as we know though, death is an unknown for us so...wow I felt bad.
Precisely. We didn't exist before being born and we'll return to that state after we die. I don't think the state of being dead is scary. But the manner in which you go - yes, that could be pretty scary.
I believe the soul is immortal, and has been around long before this physical body, and will remain long thereafter. For INFINITY!!!
Dont tell me what Im not capable of grasping just because you arent.
No one can. You can have faith in your belief that we will, but until youve experienced it, you cannot know for sure.
Exactly. I have faith that one day I'll grow butterfly wings and fly, but this doesn't mean that I know for sure I'll grow the wings and fly. If I stated I know for sure, I'd be locked up and on lots of medicine.
Exactly. I have faith that one day I'll grow butterfly wings and fly, but this doesn't mean that I know for sure I'll grow the wings and fly. If I stated I know for sure, I'd be locked up and on lots of medicine.
zhuangzi said:
heh
I cant say I havent wondered if dying is just like waking up from a dream into another existence.
Im a bit fearfull of the afterlife or more specifically the concept of eternity. Spending eternity anywhere sounds like hell.
Im afraid that death isn't going to give you peace.
Reincarnation is a scary concept. If you come back as a lesser form will
you remember your old form?
the next step after life is exciting, but in the same way as smelling an expired milk container. Will it be good, will it be horrible? maybe it wont surprise you, maybe you don't even realize its expired.
Who knows
Im afraid that death isn't going to give you peace.
Reincarnation is a scary concept. If you come back as a lesser form will
you remember your old form?
the next step after life is exciting, but in the same way as smelling an expired milk container. Will it be good, will it be horrible? maybe it wont surprise you, maybe you don't even realize its expired.
Who knows
Sometimes I think I'll just wake up. Wake up into true myself. How can we be sure we are not in a coma in a hospital? Brain is a magnificent thing and I'm pretty sure it's capale of creating false (?) realities.
This thread makes me think of the things I gave up thinking a long time ago.
For those things where the ultimate truth is unknowable, it's often better to think about these things in terms of "how would I like to frame my existence?" than "what is truth?". The latter can cause headaches and is not all that productive.
If you see what I mean ...
For those things where the ultimate truth is unknowable, it's often better to think about these things in terms of "how would I like to frame my existence?" than "what is truth?". The latter can cause headaches and is not all that productive.
If you see what I mean ...
That is indeed a good idea.
Not one thing.
AM looking forward to seeing friends and relatives again, actually. And maybe asking God whythehell dinosaurs couldn't be alive in the 21st century!?!?
AM looking forward to seeing friends and relatives again, actually. And maybe asking God whythehell dinosaurs couldn't be alive in the 21st century!?!?
