Death

[Triple-P]

this seemed like the most appropriate place to post..

death, are you afraid of it? why? why not? your philosophy on it?

[greenvoodoo]

of course Im afraid to die :angelsmiley:

and my philosophy on it, I tend to think there is an afterlife but I dont subscribe to any particular religion, just try to learn all I can

[all ablaze]

I'm not afraid of dying it's gonna happen so tough shit.
I am however afraid of how i will die.

[jsn9333]

this seemed like the most appropriate place to post..

death, are you afraid of it? why? why not? your philosophy on it?

I think anyone who says they're not a little afraid of the potential pain involved with death is lying to you or themselves. No one like severe pain.

As far as what comes immediately after the pain of death, I'm looking forward to that more then anything I can think of. I can't freakin' wait!! Hopefully I won't have to go through a lot of pain to get there, but even if I do its so totally worth it.

[all ablaze]

i have to agree with you on that one

by saying that you arent afraid to die ,because it will eventully happen. would you be mad/sad/pissed if some1 just killed you right now?

I would be mad as hell. If i was to die because someone else felt like killing me i would be very pissed.

[Matt the Funk]

I'm not afraid of death/dying but very afraid of torture. I don't really know what I think about death, it's just something that will happen. A gaurentee in life. I'd like to stay alive as long as I can be happy.

[Stoner Shadow Wolf]

death is only a symbol, not a literal concept.

only change exists in life, and death is but a state of change.

to die is to change. what changes occur to the mind i know nothing, so i look to death with awe, wonder, anticipation, and fascination.


ever since i was young, about 6 or 7, i have wondered about death.

at first it scared me, my first philosophy on death was absolute nothing(ness).
but then i figured that if something ever existed, it cannot simply disappear. when things die, they decompose and are scattered into the world.
we become dirt, and that dirt gives plants new life, which are eaten by things that die and become dirt.

the mind fails me. what happens to the mind is beyond me, and i want nothing more than to learn and know.


i have decided that the mind can either decompose, or move on to other bodies.

assuming we ARE, in fact, created in god's image, then our minds are immortal, and our bodies work like a car.

the body is merely a vessel of transportation and experience for the mind.

when the engine dies, you just get out of the car and go find a new one.

and just like cars, the body can be repaired and maintained to last longer.

i do not fear death, i look to it with questions i desire the answers to.

if i were alone and unloved, i would kill myself, not for the lack of love or purpose, but for the answers i seek.

[happiestmferoutthere]

In the words of the French writer W. Somerset Maugham-
" Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with it." :rolleyes:

[nightlight]

I am about as afraid of dying as i am of falling asleep. It happens, and hopefully one day i will wake up and not remember anything.

[Jizzle Blizzle420]

I CANT WAIT! Rippin that Holy Doja from a 6 foot bong while Jesus lights it for me. Its gonna be the shit.

[peacetrain]

I'm not afraid of death, but I would never want to die if possible.

I don't see death as a "transition" though. I see it as death. But I think the afterlife will be a lot like the before life. I won't be conscious matter anymore, but I'll still be matter. And I'm sure nobody minds not existing once they don't exist anymore...so no one has to suffer.

That's why I don't fear death, but wish it wouldn't happen to me.

[Triple-P]

losing my life doesnt scare me at all, leaving everything and everyone in it does...thats the only part of it im afraid of

i jus hope i dont fall from the top of a building or drown...drowning would fucking suck

[LazySmoking420]

Dying is something we must all face...

[40oz]

As long as I'm not tied up in a stinky basement with axes lining the wall or something like that, I don't fear death. I am almost looking forward to it. That doesn't mean I want to die, it just means I'm ready for it.

[PureEvil760]

Do not fear because death is as natural as breathing.

[gmoney88]

im more afraid of how my lifes goin to turn out or whether im goin to heaven, deaths inevitable so y even think about it

[darth stoner]

Why should we be afraid ? Being dead is the same as not being born yet. Nothingness.

We should rejoyce and enjoy life. Every second we're alive there's someone not being conceived. We are the lucky ones :)

[Dec. 21 2012]

I'm scared shitless of death. It's always been my greatest fear. I think I'm afraid of it because even though I believe I know what happens when we die I'm still not 100% sure, so it's still a mystery. That and it's definitely going to happen to me. My philosophy on death is that it's the greatest question of all time and always will be. Greater than God, why are we here, and the meaning of life. I also can't even fathom how it isn't on others' minds constantly or how they're not afraid of it. If they say they're not afraid they're either lying or the bravest people I've ever heard of. I believe that absolutely nothing happens when you die that it's endless sleep without dreams and utter non-existence. But for some reason I'm still scared of hell. Although to be more specific it's dying that really scares me whereas death seems alright.

[RedRainDrop]

I honestly think you live on, in spirit withing plants, and other animals. Everything is interconnected, and theres a higher frequency of reality, which spirits roam, within dreams, and death.

I only believe this, because my experiences with death (my best friend died in grade 7) And i believe he's still around, not in body, but spirit, as I've GREATLY sensed him before.....

I've seen death, grieved over it, and accepted it. I know there's something after you die, and as long as i believe that, it will be true.

[xblackdogx]

I'm not afraid of dying. My awareness/consciousness will last forever, which is a fact. Death of the physical body, may or may not happen to me -either way, I'm fine with it.

[GraziLovesMary]

How is that a fact?

Because your awareness/consciousness is a collection of thought-energy that operates in a matrix of its own energy patterns. Energy can not be created nor destroyed so the energy must remain in some form. Remember also that our bodies, like everything in the tangible universe, are comprised of matter. And matter is essentially comprised of energy. So all of this energy still exists in at least one dimension if not more, and I can think of no reason why this bundle of organized thought-energy cannot function much the same way it does when it is housed in our brains.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that I am not afraid of death. I think drowning would be particularly uncomfortable, though.
There are only two things that I truly fear:
-Something bad happening to somebody that I love when theres nothing I can do.
-Myself when I get angry beyond the point of no return.

[GraziLovesMary]

I understand that, in fact that's the foundation of my whole theory of life but I think he was implying that he would remain conscious forever, not that the constituents of his conscience would remain in the universe forever.. or am I misunderstanding? My understanding of conscience is that it's like a machine blah blah I've explained it a hundred times but I don't think that machine remains running after death, i.e. being conscious forever. What he was saying is similar to the idea that your soul lingers forever and you are a conscious being in a non-tangible body which is NOT fact. What I think happens is the constituents of our bodies and minds are simply recycled into nature by decomposition and basically "reincarnated" (not in the mystical sense) by being turned into essential building blocks for other organisms.

Hmmm thats an interesting view, but I am inclined to respectfully disagree with you. I believe the arranged matrix of thought energy can totally function in most the same way that it did when it used our brain as a link to our 3-dimensional reality. I also believe that due to the properties of this bundle of energy, it is able to exist partially in our dimensions, and also in a separate dimension due to how the energy vibrates.

If you want me to get REALLY crazy, I believe that even when we are alive our consciousness is not really house here on Earth in our brains, in these three dimensions... but I believe its housed in this separate dimension along with all other individual conscious bodies of thought-energy in existence. So in my humble opinion, who we really are, our collective subconscious/consciousness never stop functioning.

Thats just my opinion though, and like you said almost none of the words on this page are fact. They are supposition as this material is purely theoretical. So lets not take FACT into so strong account, as we are probably divided about what fact should be as well.

[natureisawesome]

No, I'm not afraid of death, although I used to be.

The only thing I'm really afraid of is God.

I used to be afraid of death. I think it was always much more than being afraid of the unknown. When we think of death, there is a spiritual darkness that we sense within our hearts, it's a shadowy image that we cannot trust, it evades our grasp . It's a cold place that's hidden from love and a sense of personal contact. Even without the zombies and ghouls and ghosts, which are in themselves a of manifestion of death, we can sense the bitterness, harshness and corruption of spiritual death in our own members, which is a manifestations of spiritual death, and in it's natural course is an allegory of spiritual death being born of corruption.

I've heard people say how if this is all there is, then life is pointless. And I totally agree. Personally, that was a major thing that pushed me to seek out what I know and believe now. But how do you reconcile the love and hope and joy you wish to have now while still recognising the hopelessness and oblivion that's always ready ? Even if we only die and that's it like atheists believe, I find the value of life so incredible that the idea of losing it all is absolutely miserable.

I think to me, nomatter how much I may have disliked the alternatives, I always had hope that I could find something to reconcile the love and humanity, justice etc. I needed, and what happens to everyone and why it happens when we die. I became very honest with myself because I knew it was vain to seek out something perhaps I didn't want to find.

[ganjzilla]

death doesnt really scare me a whole lot, i kno at some point we all have to leave this earth, the only thoughts i really have about it are how, like i want to go out quick and relatively painless...like 2 bullets to the back of the head, yeah it sounds harsh but the person being shot will not feel anything as the speed of the bullets will kill on impact..

[LegalizeTheGreen]

dying is the easiest thing in the world, living is the hard part. I don't look foward to the pain of death (assuming i die from somthing painful), but if I can die in my sleep, or get "headshotted" and die quick, then it shouldnt be too bad, it will be over before you can even realize it. My greatest fear regarding death is to "know I am about to die", and then die. Like being on an airplane that is about to crash or somthing. I just hope if that ever happens I don't act like a pussy and shit my pants or somthing.

[iNdeFnAteGlw]

i feel garzi is hitting the nail on the head bout life. I must ask tho have you ever experinced a high were the only thing your mind could focus on is your own death. I myself was once able to smoke weed all day and function. but now i have panic attacks altho i can control them i feel they are hitting at an important door in my life, death. now i only smoke to see how far i will let my mind take me into my own death. its the most real fear i have ever felt, not seen, felt in my life. If anybody can relate whats it like for you????? and it doesnt matter how long i put off smoking the effect is still the same i see death spec my own i can hear it and feel it. I know the fear is deep with in my inner being. I know this fear is inhibiting my spiritual and 3rd eye growth into more aware states of consciousness. ANYBODY HAVE ANY ANSWERS????

[iNdeFnAteGlw]

i feel garzi is hitting the nail on the head bout life. I must ask tho have you ever experinced a high were the only thing your mind could focus on is your own death. I myself was once able to smoke weed all day and function. but now i have panic attacks altho i can control them i feel they are hitting at an important door in my life, death. now i only smoke to see how far i will let my mind take me into my own death. its the most real fear i have ever felt, not seen, felt in my life. If anybody can relate whats it like for you????? and it doesnt matter how long i put off smoking the effect is still the same i see death spec my own i can hear it and feel it. I know the fear is deep with in my inner being. I know this fear is inhibiting my spiritual and 3rd eye growth into more aware states of consciousness. ANYBODY HAVE ANY ANSWERS????