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Post by Rellim on Nov 4, 2014 7:04:41 GMT -5
My greatest fear isn't death but to be rendered to any condition where I'd be incapable of any bodily control while still being of fully functional mental capacity. I would rather be dead than live that existence.
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Post by Kit's tits kick ticks on Nov 4, 2014 7:12:33 GMT -5
I agree with that.
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Post by Isadora Is a Door on Nov 4, 2014 7:18:59 GMT -5
i dont
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Post by Kit's tits kick ticks on Nov 4, 2014 7:54:42 GMT -5
I think actually if that happened I wouldn't want to die instead, but the thought scares me a lot, while the thought of death doesn't scare me at all.
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Post by BSam on Nov 4, 2014 8:00:22 GMT -5
my philosphical of it is, which i think was touched upon earlier
death doesn't scare me, but dying might, especially if it's painful.
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Post by BSam on Nov 4, 2014 8:06:14 GMT -5
well maybe death scares me as in no one who hasn't experienced it knows what it entains new plain of existance, absolute nothing, anything else. but it's not a bad fear, it's more being apprehensive of the unknown.
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Post by B. on Nov 4, 2014 13:25:12 GMT -5
You are most definitely young. so are you, really. Like if you died at your age, it would still be shocking and too young.
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Post by B. on Nov 4, 2014 13:25:57 GMT -5
im more afraid of getting old than death
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Post by B. on Nov 4, 2014 13:26:51 GMT -5
misterm was/still is afraid of me
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Post by Isadora Is a Door on Nov 4, 2014 14:12:07 GMT -5
still
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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Nov 4, 2014 19:27:07 GMT -5
You see, I don't really believe in a different plane of existence. So not existing wouldn't really be an interesting or peaceful affair, because I wouldn't be there to experience peace or interest. I've thought a lot about this and I find it difficult to explain... After death, no one would have access to all my memories, making my life experiences meaningless. I wouldn't exist to know I (or anything else, for that matter) had once existed. So not exisiting would be like never having existed. Like nothing in my life ever really existed. It's like that thing in philosophy about the tree that falls in the forrest, but there's no one there to hear it... Reality is actually just made up of human consciousness. Once I'm no longer conscious, there will be no reality. For me, at least. And I find that very scary. Does that sound crazy? In short, according to my insane logic, not existing = never having existed = me going through a frightening existencial crisis. I was referring to the afterlife being interesting, but referring to not existing as peaceful, because I think that's what it is when compared to existing. You are ridden of all and any responsibilities, most of all from your own life and existence and from other people's lives. But yes, existential questioning is and has always been a part of human existence; you can philosophize and read other people's thoughts on the subject (f.ex. check solipsism), but spoiler: they won't answer all your questions regarding it. Also: what if someone or everyone living on earth would have access to your memories, and even make use of it? Those people would then die, too. Everything would fade into the "great unknown" or the "big nothing" in the end, because it's all part of life. Only if you believe in the possibility of a godlike concept you can find solace, and I think it's a healthy one, because it lets one embrace the unknown. But I think the simplest and maybe best way to go about it is appreciate the now. Because life does (and your experiences do) have some meaning for you right now. #my2cents
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Post by Charles Vane on Nov 5, 2014 14:07:28 GMT -5
im more afraid of getting old than death i'm super afraid of getting old but ive decided potato that. i really want to enjoy getting older.
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Post by Charles Vane on Nov 5, 2014 14:08:21 GMT -5
but at the same time, im 22 and no one can make me say differently
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Post by Rellim on Nov 5, 2014 18:39:29 GMT -5
I'm afraid of becoming delusional as I age, like Nicole has.
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Post by Carma on Nov 5, 2014 20:11:38 GMT -5
currently my greatest fear is my parents dying :/ a couple years ago my dad was going through some health problems and had to get open heart surgery. plus, around when that stuff was happening, he was about the same age that his dad was when he died, and i was the same age as my dad was. it all just freaked me out a lot, i started imagining about what it would be like it something happened. medical care's advanced so much for things my dad has problems and he feels a lot better now but it's still scary to think about.
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