Death

[RESiNATE]

What must it be like to die?

A morbid and sinister topic of discussion, I know, but I really want to know.

I'm not talking about near-death. I've experienced that, and it was indicative of all the superlatives that are attributable it.
Actual death.

I'm not afraid to die, as I believe that it is an inevitabilty that none of us can evade.
I don't know what happens next in terms of 'existence'. The afterlife, reincarnation, and all other ideology doesn't sit too well with me. However, I do believe that residual energies remain in the wake of all people.

What must it be like to take your final breath, see your final image, hear your last note, feel the world about you for the last time?

Well, one thing's for sure - I will find out one day.
I just wish that I'd be able to tell you all about it.

maybe I should employ a ghost writer..lol

[lil josh]

trust me i died ones its not nice you get that feeling like your on a funfair ride and your having a alright time but your waiting for the best bit then it slows down and comes to a stop and ts over you like o....is that it....i thought it wuda been better than that :(

i didnt really die but i think this is how it wud b

[RESiNATE]

Maybe, when you die, it all goes black.
Then, a big sign lights up with the words:

"Please Insert Coins For Credit"

And for near-death:

"Continue Y/N 09secs remaining"

lmfao

[Abattoir Dream]

my dads friend died for five minutes in hospital, and he said nothing happened while he was dead, and a few weeks after he came back to life, he attempted suicide, because he knew there was no 'afterlife', then when he came back to life the second time, he said he had a strange dream, and obviously he started to think there was an afterlife after all, now he doesnt complicate his life with silly little things, he simply lives life to the fullest, he even started smoking weed :)

[lil josh]

erm some kid i know his heart stopped deating for like 2 mins cause he drunk 2 much alcohole :S he came back tho

[RESiNATE]

Hmmm

I take your point, Abattoir ;)

I can't help what I spend my time thinking about - its not always doom n gloom lol

Its mainly my thirst for knowledge and understanding.

Why are you pissed off today?
Just curious like

[Abattoir Dream]

ive been pissed off for a while... id rather not say why...

[TheGreenFog]

Maybe, when you die, it all goes black.
Then, a big sign lights up with the words:

"Please Insert Coins For Credit"

And for near-death:

"Continue Y/N 09secs remaining"

lmfao

LMAO



When I die, I think it will say:

"Game Over - High Score"

"Enter name AAA..."


:D:D:D

:rastasmoke:

TGF

[JunkYard]

Death is like the best part of a wet dream,
but you're left feeling empty after and fall back to sleep for a time,
just to wake up again with no memeory of the dream,
and in a bunch of goo.


Love,

[Breukelen advocaat]

Nobody, I mean NOBODY, has ever died and "come back". They may have been very close to death, and felt like they were "somewhere else", but that is not the same as death. If they had actually died, they would not be here to talk about it.

[friendowl]

im in no hurry to find out but i cant wait to see whats on the other side

[LIP]

Exactly, when people die in hospital, they're not dead. It's only the heart that stops beating... and lets face it, the heart isnt all that important.

It's the brain waves that determin when your dead, and once your waves go, your a vegtable... well, your dead.

[NextLineIsMine]

All your ego and personality is identifiably from activity in your brain. When your brain has rotted into the ground i'd assume you lose everything that makes you you. Existance is absurd anyway

[dark0ne]

death can't be all bad...... nobody's come back to complain.

[Skink]

My brother was pronounced dead then revived,,,he said there was no light...

[smok3y]

LMAO



When I die, I think it will say:

"Game Over - High Score"

"Enter name AAA..."


:D:D:D

:rastasmoke:

TGF



:D lol

[az666]

I read in "firestarter" by Stephen King today about a guy who was asking almost the same questions.

I don't even think about death anymore, in a way it kinda depresses me...but i'm also extremely curious aswell...
But as you said we will never actually know untill it happens...and it is going to happen.
It's one of those things..

[Eazy]

lol
i know why some ones pissed off

*sparks a fat one*

had 2 =] sorry.

[GetDown]

What must it be like to die?

A morbid and sinister topic of discussion, I know, but I really want to know.

I'm not talking about near-death. I've experienced that, and it was indicative of all the superlatives that are attributable it.
Actual death.

I'm not afraid to die, as I believe that it is an inevitabilty that none of us can evade.
I don't know what happens next in terms of 'existence'. The afterlife, reincarnation, and all other ideology doesn't sit too well with me. However, I do believe that residual energies remain in the wake of all people.

What must it be like to take your final breath, see your final image, hear your last note, feel the world about you for the last time?

Well, one thing's for sure - I will find out one day.
I just wish that I'd be able to tell you all about it.

maybe I should employ a ghost writer..lol

okay mate, stop talking out of your fucking ass

firstly anyone who says theyre not afraid of dsying is either fucking insane or fucking stupid, im not calling you insane or stupid, you pick which one of those you are, i dont care

i was in the army, before i went i prepared myself for the possibility of death, everyone i knew there was prepared for it, that doesnt mean we welcomed it, or that we didnt fear it, it means we were ready, now if you say youre not afraid, join the army, go to the mid east, then fucking talk to me, till then stop talking out of your ass

as for what its like to be dead, also no mystery there, 2 possibilities, either you simply cease to exist, or there is an afterlife of some kind, thats it,

[Nochowderforyou]

I have died, 7 or 8 times now, and I can tell you, each time was wicked cool! The feeling of the blood rushing out of your head, whoo!!

Nah, I'm just kidding, obviously.

I used to think about death a lot. At one point I became paranoid of dying that I used to not sleep. I had night terrors as a child, and from there, it grew into slight paranoia. I haven't thought about death in years though. I overcame my little problem and got my head screwed on straight.

So yeah, I don't think about it unless I want to turn nutty again. I know when I do die, it was for the right reason.

[40oz]

I think after you die your life energy might go on to occupy another earhtly form like a tree, dog, bird, plant, ect. or maybe your energy joins the cosmos and floats around in a state of perfectness.

[orangeman]

Honestly I think we as humans having a very powerful thing called a brain and over analyzes shit not knowing that our existence is just as simple as everything else. We have so much belief on death but sometimes I really wonder does anyone really think we're any more special than animals and other living things. Honestly I think when we die, that's it. Our brains shut down and all our organs will cease to function and we wont know we don't exist. We'll just be gone. Nothingness isn't nothingness, we're just dead. There is no big explanation about it. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm right. I can't be criticized for having an opinion about something no one that's reading this has experienced. I know this because anyone who has experienced authentic death wouldn't be here to read or reply to this post. The more you accept the possibility that death is the end of everything for us the easier it'll be when the time comes for us to face it.

[MastaChronic]

im insane.....or so they tell me, i consider myself to be like.......not crazy
i welcome death with open arms, my situation is a very strange one withinside my mind. i want to die, but i want to enjoy life at the same time. my solution? i smoke, constantly almost, every 20 minutes gotta have my fix. its the simplest way to die while still enjoying life

[LIP]

I have died, 7 or 8 times now, and I can tell you, each time was wicked cool! The feeling of the blood rushing out of your head, whoo!!

Nah, I'm just kidding, obviously.

I used to think about death a lot. At one point I became paranoid of dying that I used to not sleep. I had night terrors as a child, and from there, it grew into slight paranoia. I haven't thought about death in years though. I overcame my little problem and got my head screwed on straight.

So yeah, I don't think about it unless I want to turn nutty again. I know when I do die, it was for the right reason.

I just wanna give you a massive joint and a hug after reading that.

[PaRaNoIa]

Death..

Well, have you ever seen someone die? It's hard to explain.. I saw my grandfather.. I've seen quite a few dead people as well.. People I knew, people my parents knew, relatives.. But I've only seen my grandfather go..


It's the breathing.. He went in his sleep, but after years of cancer BS.. Finally, he gave up.. He fell asleep and an hour later, the death growl thingy.. It looked kindof peaceful, but the sound was ICE cold.. Colder than ice.. Shivering.. When you hear that sound, you know the person is dead.


Death to me isn't that awfull.. It's the next big step..



About the afterlife, maybe it's whatever you want it to be.. Maybe it's another life.. There are BILLIONS OF BILLIONS of possibilties, you NEVER know.. Life is WAY to complex to even grasp, how could we even begin to understand death?

[crudemood]

Honestly I think we as humans having a very powerful thing called a brain and over analyzes shit not knowing that our existence is just as simple as everything else. We have so much belief on death but sometimes I really wonder does anyone really think we're any more special than animals and other living things. Honestly I think when we die, that's it. Our brains shut down and all our organs will cease to function and we wont know we don't exist. We'll just be gone. Nothingness isn't nothingness, we're just dead. There is no big explanation about it. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm right. I can't be criticized for having an opinion about something no one that's reading this has experienced. I know this because anyone who has experienced authentic death wouldn't be here to read or reply to this post. The more you accept the possibility that death is the end of everything for us the easier it'll be when the time comes for us to face it.

I want to think that too, but how do we grasp the concept of nothingness if we're dead.
Its so trippy though. We've lived with our conscience our whole life thinking that we'd die with it but would be able to tell the difference between life and death once our brains and hearts stopped working? If you say we can't then in otherwords, we won't know when we die because we wouldn't be alive to be able to recognize being dead. You will realize you're dying but I don't think we'll know when we're actually dead. You're right though once we're dead we're gone, thats the end of life.

[Perp]

Everyone has their own beliefs about what happens when you die. No one can say what is right and what is wrong. My personal belief is that there is some sort of universal consciousness, of which we are all a part. When we are born we "fall out" of the universal consciousness into an individuality that is called ego. When we die we rejoin the universal.

Examples of the universal consciousness in nature are when you see a flock of swallows flying and turning in unison, or schools of fish that all turn at the same time.

God is the universal consciousness, so we are all god. To quote the Beatles: "All you need is love."

[NextLineIsMine]

Examples of the universal consciousness in nature are when you see a flock of swallows flying and turning in unison, or schools of fish that all turn at the same time.

cool thought in general but this part just plain aint true, pilots flying planes in formation dont have a universal conciousness

[Matt the Funk]

okay mate, stop talking out of your fucking ass

firstly anyone who says theyre not afraid of dsying is either fucking insane or fucking stupid, im not calling you insane or stupid, you pick which one of those you are, i dont care

i was in the army, before i went i prepared myself for the possibility of death, everyone i knew there was prepared for it, that doesnt mean we welcomed it, or that we didnt fear it, it means we were ready, now if you say youre not afraid, join the army, go to the mid east, then fucking talk to me, till then stop talking out of your ass

as for what its like to be dead, also no mystery there, 2 possibilities, either you simply cease to exist, or there is an afterlife of some kind, thats it,
Not being afraid of death and wasting your life in a pointless war are tottally different things.

[Perp]

cool thought in general but this part just plain aint true, pilots flying planes in formation dont have a universal conciousness

True but the birds and fish don't spend hundreds of hours practising, either.

[aeonblue11]

i believe that our minds are too primitive to comprehend all realms of existance and all aspects of life and death. so i think its ridiculous to think you know what happens after death. im in agreement with the philosophy of everyone being a part of one conciousness in death.

[Euphoric]

seems fun:)

[fikusroot]

Well i'll be the first to say that I fear death more than anything because thats what Ive been programmed to fear. As you get older, and you grow closer and more comfortable with death, than the fear wanes but as of right now, I DONT WANNA DIE!!!!!

[TheSmokingMonkey]

I don't know what happens when we die, but I hope we get to be with God and be happy.

I have started believing that it is a sin to commit suicide, as I have contemplated doing so recently. It is kind of like murder.

Anyway, I'm probably both more and less religious than the average American, and definitely more religious than most Europeans.

[GetDown]

Not being afraid of death and wasting your life in a pointless war are tottally different things.

mate DO NOT call this war pointless, unless youve been up front and actually seen what i saw you have no right to say anything on the matter,

having said that, you either completely missed the point of my post, or you are using this thread to air your own political beliefs, if its the former, try rereading the post, if its the latter, open up a new thread in the politics section and dont hijack this one

[Polymirize]

mate DO NOT call this war pointless, unless youve been up front and actually seen what i saw you have no right to say anything on the matter,

having said that, you either completely missed the point of my post, or you are using this thread to air your own political beliefs, if its the former, try rereading the post, if its the latter, open up a new thread in the politics section and dont hijack this one

I'd actually agree with Matt and say its you that missed the point. Your first post was ridiculous, it's perfectly acceptable and sane for an individual to not fear death without rushing towards it. Just as its coherent to not want to sacrifice one's life for a cause that one doesn't believe in.
I'd agree with what you said about hijacking the thread and remind you that the topic was death, which has nothing to do with one's willingness to be on the front lines.

I think death is awesome.

[GetDown]

I'd actually agree with Matt and say its you that missed the point. Your first post was ridiculous, it's perfectly acceptable and sane for an individual to not fear death without rushing towards it. Just as its coherent to not want to sacrifice one's life for a cause that one doesn't believe in.
I'd agree with what you said about hijacking the thread and remind you that the topic was death, which has nothing to do with one's willingness to be on the front lines.

I think death is awesome.

okay you calling my first post ridicules is fine, seeing how thats your opinion but i did not miss the point at all

it is my opinion that anyone saying they do not fear death is either stupid or insane, i said join the army, coz once you do, once you face death, there is no way you wont fear it, unless as i saif before, your stupid or insane (i was not telling him to sacrifice his life for something he doesnt believe in)

they say the only way to judge if something is alive is if it fears its death, and that is true,

[GetDown]

i am not looking down on them for not putting their lives on the line (you people really gotta start actually reading what i write) i AM however putting them down for saying they are not afraid of death, that is all im putting them down for,

there is a difference between an old or sick person who dies peacefully in a bed, and some healthy kid walking around saying "im a tough guy, im not afraid of death"

[GetDown]

it is also natural to want to preserve your own life, to not want to die, that is one of the most natural things in the world

[GetDown]

where in that one sentance i wrote, or in all my posts, did i personally acuse you of saying you dont fear death?

im also not saying to live your life in fear of death, im saying its stupid/crazy to go around telling everyone you dont fear death,

seriously every single post ive written except my first one in this thread has been due to someone misinterpreting the last, i dont know whether its some sort of grammar difference between america and australia, maybe im not explaining my points clearly (though i keep rereading and dont see how it can be misinterpreted)

[Polymirize]

it is my opinion that anyone saying they do not fear death is either stupid or insane, i said join the army, coz once you do, once you face death, there is no way you wont fear it, unless as i saif before, your stupid or insane

they say the only way to judge if something is alive is if it fears its death, and that is true,

I take it you've never freesolo'ed huh? eh. Regardless, there are multiple ways to face death that don't involve oppressing dark skinned people.

[Dro_Princess]

I have a big fear of death. I dont want to die because I dont know exaclty what is going to happen. What if there is 2 lights and I go into the wrong one? Then what? I just tell myself Im going to live forever and move on.

[GetDown]

I take it you've never freesolo'ed huh? eh. Regardless, there are multiple ways to face death that don't involve oppressing dark skinned people.

dude, once again, there is a whole seperate section for politics, go there and start your own thread, dont think your post is relevant coz u use the word death in it, and once again, unless you were in the mid east, or actually have a very close family member living in the mid east, you know absolutely nothing about what is going on there, it is easy to watch the news and read bullshit online while your safe in your little bubble,

also, resinate, just wanna appologize for posting this completely irrelevant post here, i hate it when ppl hijack threads, i will not post another offtopic post here,

[orangeman]

I want to think that too, but how do we grasp the concept of nothingness if we're dead.
Its so trippy though. We've lived with our conscience our whole life thinking that we'd die with it but would be able to tell the difference between life and death once our brains and hearts stopped working? If you say we can't then in otherwords, we won't know when we die because we wouldn't be alive to be able to recognize being dead. You will realize you're dying but I don't think we'll know when we're actually dead. You're right though once we're dead we're gone, thats the end of life.

When I said nothingness is nothingness I meant nothingness doesn't exist because we don't know it doesn't exist. We're cut off from reality so feelings like fear and concern doesn't exist anymore. So what is there to worry about when you won't even feel the normal emotions we do when we're alive and breathing?

[surreys princess]

i dont know...i dont like to think about death or dying..the whole thing scares me...but it is nice to see you res...

[orangeman]

Theres nothing to be scared of when even the emotion of fear doesn't exist when you're dead lol. I dunno, I guess the fact of being totally disconnected from reality in all ways possible makes death less scarier. I mean the only way we can feel fear is if we are conscious. How do you feel this if you're gone? That's why it's not so scary or hard to believe that when you die nothing else comes after. If you don't know what after is how can you be afraid of it? The only reason death is scary to most, I believe is because they are so attached to reality. That's probably why tripping is so...scary, losing touch with reality and going to another place so to speak. Just let go and accept it :D.

[40oz]

I think fearng death is like fearing yourself. As long as you're alive you'll always be there, so why get worked up over it. It's like a journey into the unknown.

I have alot of fun with journeys into the unkown.

[Its a Plant]

"When you die, the pain's over."

[MastaChronic]

you know what i dont get? people that say "life is short" life is not short, its the longest thing you will ever experience personally

[40oz]

you know what i dont get? people that say "life is short" life is not short, its the longest thing you will ever experience personally

But it goes by quick

[Its a Plant]

In terms of human existence and the history of the world, our lives are VERY short.

70-80 years ain't shit in the grand scheme of things. Live every day with a ferocity that will make those years memorable.

[MastaChronic]

i know in the grand scheme of things life in inconsequential but life is the longest thing that we will personally ever expirience

[orangeman]

you know what i dont get? people that say "life is short" life is not short, its the longest thing you will ever experience personally

I think people say life is short because when you really take the time to honestly look at where you're at you will think..damn, where did that time go? I mean I can remember some shit as if it was yesterday and I thought some good times would never end. But these past years seem to have went by so fast.

[MastaChronic]

yeah, time does seem to speed up when you get older, hell ive only got 8 days till i turn 17 and months go by fast as hell.

[Its a Plant]

i know in the grand scheme of things life in inconsequential but life is the longest thing that we will personally ever expirience
How do you know? :o

And if you think about it, death is far longer of an experience than life itself. Eternity, now THAT is long.

[make it legal]

But death is not an experience if you have no conciousness of it.

[Its a Plant]

That's where the arguements start as far as what happens after death . .

For all we know, we could very well be aware of what's going on. We need body and soul to live, but maybe when we die, our body is the only thing that goes away, leaving our soul to roam, still aware.

Everything's an experience anyways. ~

[Kindbud]

Resinate, your second post says it all , LoL I love it man.. But.. I believe in a higher being for sure,mother nature if anything. But the fact is ,like you said, all the references you hear about death,and heaven ,and a afterlife. Science has come so far, it is just hard for me to believe, I think that you die,and thats that,lifes over,fade to black.. Stay high as hell everybody ,specially on this topic,lol . I love you all ,peace.

[MastaChronic]

How do you know? :o

And if you think about it, death is far longer of an experience than life itself. Eternity, now THAT is long.

i dont believe in an afterlife, there is no proof of one. just my two bits

[Its a Plant]

I never said you did believe in an afterlife, but even so, you rotting in the ground for thousands of years is still longer than one's life. Lol, I'm done wit this thread. Death ain't my cup of tea.

[MastaChronic]

death amuses me

[D.Boone]

I think people say life is short because when you really take the time to honestly look at where you're at you will think..damn, where did that time go? I mean I can remember some shit as if it was yesterday and I thought some good times would never end. But these past years seem to have went by so fast.

i hear that man. shit seems like yesterday i was still in jr. high now im bout to have a baby. shit goes way to fast nowadays. thats why i gotta take time to smoke a joint.

[LuckyNiner]

Death..

Well, have you ever seen someone die? It's hard to explain.. I saw my grandfather.. I've seen quite a few dead people as well.. People I knew, people my parents knew, relatives.. But I've only seen my grandfather go..


It's the breathing.. He went in his sleep, but after years of cancer BS.. Finally, he gave up.. He fell asleep and an hour later, the death growl thingy.. It looked kindof peaceful, but the sound was ICE cold.. Colder than ice.. Shivering.. When you hear that sound, you know the person is dead.

I watched my grandfather die in much the same way when I was 8. Pale, asleep, and the soft hiss of a final breath. There wasn't much fanfare.

We talk about souls, but as far as I know, and as far as science tells me, when your body ceases to function and your brain is a dead hunk of meat, whoever you were is gone.

Of course I'm fascinated by the idea of a soul, by the idea of an afterlife. I just can't let myself take that irrational leap.