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Accepting Mortality
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triplestation
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at least youre gonna die here on comfy planet earth with people and nature and birds everywhere
at least cool things are happening around your bones
imagine having to die alone in outer space where it's like cold and there's nobody around, i heard that shit is cold as fuck and no oxygen fuck that
at least cool things are happening around your bones
imagine having to die alone in outer space where it's like cold and there's nobody around, i heard that shit is cold as fuck and no oxygen fuck that
jadedm17
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Just ordered Denial of Death, thanks for the suggestion.
ScarletSpider
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The Lunch Legend
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MetalAlien
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Frito_Pendejo
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I didn't really give a shit about death until my daughter was born. Now, with my father approaching 72 and my daughter only being 2 and how close the two of them are I sit and think about all the things he’s going to miss in her life and it hurts. I don’t fear my own death so much as I fear the pain my daughter will experience when her grandparents pass away.
lukilladog
Member
Worry about death once you enter the land of the dead.
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
My secular point of view would recommend talking to someone that’s significantly older to get some perspective about your own age and how young you really are and will continue to be for a long, long time. You will likely become several different new incarnations of yourself before you even reach retirement age as you continue to grow and learn new things.
Pursue novel experiences and learn new skills like a musical instrument, travel, learn a language, and read up on history or literature. Also eat a healthy diet and exercise (honestly that’s a basic cure for a lot of acute and transient anxiety and depression).
Spiritually I would recommend searching for an understanding of your place in the world and what you feel is the origin and meaning of existence itself. I don’t speak on religion very often mostly because “New Atheists” are abundant on the internet and they often seem like miserable people looking to quell any dissent from their particular brand of thought. For me personally, nihilistic meaninglessness felt overly reductionist and never really stuck logically with me. I guess I would recommend diving headfirst into that existential crisis because it never really goes away if you don’t face it.
Pursue novel experiences and learn new skills like a musical instrument, travel, learn a language, and read up on history or literature. Also eat a healthy diet and exercise (honestly that’s a basic cure for a lot of acute and transient anxiety and depression).
Spiritually I would recommend searching for an understanding of your place in the world and what you feel is the origin and meaning of existence itself. I don’t speak on religion very often mostly because “New Atheists” are abundant on the internet and they often seem like miserable people looking to quell any dissent from their particular brand of thought. For me personally, nihilistic meaninglessness felt overly reductionist and never really stuck logically with me. I guess I would recommend diving headfirst into that existential crisis because it never really goes away if you don’t face it.
PanzerAzel
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Mind elaborating on this a bit?
Karma Jawa
Member
Death isn’t scary; dying is.
Dying implies experiencing it. Whether through illness or other means.
There’s certainly many people that would prefer to know when they are dying as it would give them the opportunity to arrive at a sense of peace, but for others it must be very difficult to face head on.
Obviously it comes to all of us. The thought that messes with my mind is that there is some event out in space hurtling towards Earth that could wipe out all life on this planet in a split second. I think most of us still think of death with one foot in our legacy on Earth.
Dying implies experiencing it. Whether through illness or other means.
There’s certainly many people that would prefer to know when they are dying as it would give them the opportunity to arrive at a sense of peace, but for others it must be very difficult to face head on.
Obviously it comes to all of us. The thought that messes with my mind is that there is some event out in space hurtling towards Earth that could wipe out all life on this planet in a split second. I think most of us still think of death with one foot in our legacy on Earth.
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Tesseract
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Ozzy Onya A2Z
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Ain't gonna change how you go out, might as well enjoy the ride to its fullest and be happy with who you are, what you do and who you associate with.
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samporter
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When you become older your perspective changes. You realize that your body doesn't heal as fast/well as before, that you are afraid of being alone, and what type of legacy you will leave behind in the future. There's a good quote, "the older you grow, the future gets darker and the past gets brighter".
Astral Dog
Member
Remember that this life is just an illusion,we all are just slaves to a magnificient will, be kind to others, try to forgive,eat good
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greenteaforme
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True. People who believe in one or the other are proven to be happier in general. People who are 100% convinced in either an afterlife, or no afterlife, can make peace with that, set it aside and focus on living. If you're in the middle, that's when you run into problems.
I have found myself in that middle recently. Becoming less and less convinced that there's nothing after death, but I have no idea what "after" could look like. I think it's foolish to think you know 100% considering how weird our world is. I hope one day I'll figure it out.
greenteaforme
Member
Love the optimism.
greenteaforme
Member
I think the worst thing about death isn't dying yourself. It's losing the people you care about. When I think about what could happen if I die young, I think of my parents and how distraught they would be. That's more terrifying to me than any after-death scenario, not existing or going to hell. One time I forgot to answer my mom's phone calls when I was out late and it's one of the only times I have seen her cry. She thought I was dead in a ditch somewhere. I'm always extra careful after that.
teezzy
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The impermanence of life is what makes it so beautiful
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If it just went on forever, nothing would be worth cherishing.
Take care of yourself boss, bang out that 20 year old at work. Mail me a pair of her socks please.
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If it just went on forever, nothing would be worth cherishing.
Take care of yourself boss, bang out that 20 year old at work. Mail me a pair of her socks please.
Prison Mike
Banned
I worry more about my loved ones mortality than my own, in my case when that time comes il take it like a man kicking and screaming.
Halo is Back
Member
Death is just the big sleep.
GoldenEye Samurai
Member
I just turned 34, but mortality has been a theme with me ever since my Grandpa died when I was just about to turn 16. He was my adopted father BTW so I took it hard. My Grandma is currently very sick and living her final days and it just is a reminder to cherish the people around you while you have the time to do it. I am scared to die, but it’s going to happen inevitably. I am living day by day and looking to the future with a smile.
CrapSandwich
former Navy SEAL
Consider the eternal return. Nietzsche, Hinduism, Buddhism, maybe Sikhi, and others are all on board with this concept. But there's a definite possibility that the qualities in a singularity are constant, or that there are a limited number of possibilities resultant, in either case this universe happens again and again, infinitely, meaning we'll all be having this conversation again very soon. Additionally, it could provide some substantial motivation to get free in this life, because the idea of reliving everything and just being stupid and lost until the end is unbearable.
GoldenEye Samurai
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You are wise beyond your years, CrapSandwich.
teezzy
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Stiflers Mom
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Don't have a problem with dying, but getting older sucks.
It's a bit like getting thrown out of an exclusive club, but then you notice with the current life expectancies you only have lived a bit over half your life yet.
Very weird.
It's a bit like getting thrown out of an exclusive club, but then you notice with the current life expectancies you only have lived a bit over half your life yet.
Very weird.
MiyazakiHatesKojima
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Is this what I'll experience if I started to play shmups?
betrayal
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Life without death would be hell. Death gives meaning to everything in life. If we didn't die, everything would be meaningless. Death gives us boundaries. If there were no boundaries, everything would be worthless. All good or bad experiences would be surpassed again and again at some point, which makes it worthless right here and now. If the present is worthless, then life is worthless. And by the way, this is the feeling that almost everyone feels when they are morbidly depressed.
How you deal with death or accept it is a question of culture and religion. There are cultures and religions that celebrate death. Death is actually the main reason for the existence of religions, because without death we would not have more than 5,000 religions in this world, but 0. So you are probably not alone with your problem. But I do not want to put religions in a bad light. Whether in the end there is still "something", that has to be decided by each one for himself. What I was simply getting at with religions is that they are the best example of the meaning of death.
Whether you want to accept death or not. In the end, at least you can be grateful to it that it gives a certain value to everything in your life, whether you want it to or not. Not accepting death would be not accepting life and I think at least from this point of view you can be happy about the existence of death. Otherwise we could not post here on NeoGAF!
How you deal with death or accept it is a question of culture and religion. There are cultures and religions that celebrate death. Death is actually the main reason for the existence of religions, because without death we would not have more than 5,000 religions in this world, but 0. So you are probably not alone with your problem. But I do not want to put religions in a bad light. Whether in the end there is still "something", that has to be decided by each one for himself. What I was simply getting at with religions is that they are the best example of the meaning of death.
Whether you want to accept death or not. In the end, at least you can be grateful to it that it gives a certain value to everything in your life, whether you want it to or not. Not accepting death would be not accepting life and I think at least from this point of view you can be happy about the existence of death. Otherwise we could not post here on NeoGAF!
Jtibh
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None of you have children that you think about this shit?
I dont understand the point of the topic but i can tell you once you have kids you get fucking paranoid about your kids or you dying.
Death is always in the back of your mind.
But let me get specific.
This happened today.
This was my wifes cousins best friend they hung out a lot in the past.
globalnews.ca
I dont understand the point of the topic but i can tell you once you have kids you get fucking paranoid about your kids or you dying.
Death is always in the back of your mind.
But let me get specific.
This happened today.
This was my wifes cousins best friend they hung out a lot in the past.
Mother and 3 children dead after 4-vehicle crash in Brampton, police watchdog investigating - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
The incident happened at the intersection of Torbram Road and Countryside Drive Thursday afternoon.
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mango drank
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You run into problems if you leave the door open for an afterlife and you believe that your actions in this life determine where you go in that afterlife (reward vs punishment). On the other hand, if there's some sort of afterlife, but you have zero control over it in this life, then why worry? Nothing you do in this life affects where you'll go later.
As for me, I don't know what reality is, so I'm open to possibilities. My guess is there's no afterlife, and consciousness ends at brain death. But the possibility of being wrong is very interesting, and I'm very curious about it.
M1chl
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DYING IS FINE, your brain is programed for it, I mean natural dying or dying from some organ failure. It's completely peaceful and.....one of the best feeling I have experienced. It felt like you get rewarded for good things in your life.
And I know that, I posted here thread about my experience of Liver Transplant which was pretty tough. Being alive is what innitially dissapointed me. So yeah.
And yes, there is nothing there afterwards.
And I know that, I posted here thread about my experience of Liver Transplant which was pretty tough. Being alive is what innitially dissapointed me. So yeah.
And yes, there is nothing there afterwards.
GeorgPrime
Banned
Accepting Mortality is one the things most people cant possible do. I have the feeling thats why we have so many people trying to change things at Fridays for Future and stuff. They all are afraid of dying and try to postpone it as much as they can. Some even going crazy in the process.
They are looking for something real in their life because they dont have anything else.
They are looking for something real in their life because they dont have anything else.
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Self
Member
That's the thing, isn't it?
Without death there is no life, at all.
Hence a very cool and necessary feature.
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None of you have children that you think about this shit?
I dont understand the point of the topic but i can tell you once you have kids you get fucking paranoid about your kids or you dying.
Death is always in the back of your mind.
But let me get specific.
This happened today.
This was my wifes cousins best friend they hung out a lot in the past.
Mother and 3 children dead after 4-vehicle crash in Brampton, police watchdog investigating - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
The incident happened at the intersection of Torbram Road and Countryside Drive Thursday afternoon.
This. Having a child has completely rewired my feelings on death. I can’t handle news stories about children or their parents dying, and the thought of kicking the bucket prematurely and living my children without a father has really made me re-examine my health and habits. Luckily I’m in a great marriage and am well resourced to make good changes in that regard, but then you hear about fluke incidents and sometimes those are hard to put out of my mind...just gotta worry about what I can control I guess
Amory
Member
It's gonna happen whether you accept it or not, so I just don't pay it any mind. The way I see it, I don't owe death any time spent worrying about it.
It does make me feel weird seeing my parents get older, knowing that's something I'll have to deal with way before my own death. Just try to treasure the time we have I guess.
It does make me feel weird seeing my parents get older, knowing that's something I'll have to deal with way before my own death. Just try to treasure the time we have I guess.
synchronicity
Member
It's just the continuation of change - the endless succession of movement against a backdrop of silence. The mind tends to associate with the movement without recognition that for movement to be perceived it must happen on a backdrop of stillness. All is stillness - that is the source - infinite potential having no content, yet giving life to *all* content. (like the void of the womb bringing life) In death the identification with the limited can be surrendered and seen for what it is and abandoned. (It can happen before death, ideally, but that's another topic.)
come, Death, i'll beat you with a stick.
TIMSTER_777
Member
I'm at the point where I just don't give a fuck and whatever happens, happens.
Shadowplay1979
Member
If Kurzwels predictions are right...you gotta nothing to worry about...... unless you get hit by a bus.
GAMETA
Banned
Internet doesn't make strong convictions too easy though. There's always some fucker who is trying to spin your convictions around. I know because I probably am one of those fuckers
I've realized though that I've started to really admire people who have CRAZY ideas and stick by them no matter how much people are trying to shake those ideas away. I would kinda love to be a hardcore young earth creationist with tons of backbone to trust his own convictions. There's something oddly admirable in that. Hell, I'd love to be a flat earther too, or one of those whobelieveknow space is not real!
Ok, maybe for some internet also makes it very easy to have strong convictions too
Anyway, yeah I think you are right with having two sides you can fall on. It's either a believer or a nihilist. There's really no way around those two options. No middle ground. Any attempts to any middle ground requires some sort of false hope and thinking. Not fully accepting to be a believer requires you to be untrue with your ideals. And not fully accepting nihilism also requires you to be untrue with your ideals. In both cases you are not really going where that view of life and reality would logically lead you to.
But then again is that kind of full conviction even truly absolutely possible for anyone? What I know is that countless amount of people have thought about that exact thing for the past thousands or tens of thousands of years and died. There's either a meaning for this possibility to think of that, or there isn't. If there isn't, boy isn't it a miraculous thing!
Do you have children? I think you realize your place in this world once you have them. They're the continuation of you and your lineage that's been going on for millennia.
I don't see much nihilism in accepting the fact that death is the end result and that your body and your energy will go back to the earth one way or another and that your offspring will carry life onward, it's actually comforting. It's like passing the torch, you've done your job, you completed the cycle, you fulfilled your purpose.
GAMETA
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what?
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