04 Dec 11
Foreknowledge of Exact Date of Expiry.
Let's say a medical discovery allowed each and every one of us to know the exact day on which we were going to die naturally, and absolutely unavoidably, exactly 1 year in advance, barring suicide, accident or a shift to unhealthy behaviour that brought our date of death forward. How would it affect your actions and your inner-self during those 365 or so days?
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04 Dec 11
Originally posted by FMFIf it were possible for a behaviour change to alter the date of our death detrimentally then logically it aught to be possible to alter the date positively.
Foreknowledge of Exact Date of Expiry.
Let's say a medical discovery allowed each and every one of us to know the exact day on which we were going to die naturally, and absolutely unavoidably, exactly 1 year in advance, barring suicide, accident or a shift to unhealthy behaviour that brought our date of death forward. How would it affect your actions and your inner-self during those 365 or so days?
That is what I would endeavour to do.
04 Dec 11
Originally posted by googlefudgeNo. The premise is that the expiry day cannot be postponed.
If it were possible for a behaviour change to alter the date of our death detrimentally then logically it aught to be possible to alter the date positively.
That is what I would endeavour to do.
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04 Dec 11
Originally posted by FMFThen I don't buy the premise ;-p
No. The premise is that the expiry day cannot be postponed.
However my typical answer to the what if you knew you were going to die tomorrow/next week/ect
question is to carry on enjoying life and not worry about that that can't be changed.
However in reality it can be changed, so it's not really a question that really applies.
04 Dec 11
Originally posted by FMFFor a Christian who trusts in God and have followed Christ's commandments, there is nothing to do.
Foreknowledge of Exact Date of Expiry.
Let's say a medical discovery allowed each and every one of us to know the exact day on which we were going to die naturally, and absolutely unavoidably, exactly 1 year in advance, barring suicide, accident or a shift to unhealthy behaviour that brought our date of death forward. How would it affect your actions and your inner-self during those 365 or so days?
04 Dec 11
Originally posted by FMFI would probably kill myself the day before, just to confuse everyone. 😛
Foreknowledge of Exact Date of Expiry.
Let's say a medical discovery allowed each and every one of us to know the exact day on which we were going to die naturally, and absolutely unavoidably, exactly 1 year in advance, barring suicide, accident or a shift to unhealthy behaviour that brought our date of death forward. How would it affect your actions and your inner-self during those 365 or so days?
04 Dec 11
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Originally posted by FMFThere was a story similar to this in the press a few years ago. A man was diagnosed with a terminal condition, can't remember what, was told he had a year to live at best. Him and his wife quit their jobs, sold the house, took out all their savings, wrote a big list of things to do and off they went round the world. A year passed and the man was still doing good, off to the doctors he went to find out what was going on only to find he had been incorrectly diagnosed. He was not terminally ill at all. I'll try and find the story.
Thanks.
I've not told it exact but it's almost there -
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-453095/Patient-given-wrong-diagnosis-year-live-faces-bankruptcy.html
04 Dec 11
Originally posted by Proper KnobI don't think I'd stop working. I like what I do. I've already been around the world. But, would a trip around the world be good for the kids, I wonder. Maybe.
Him and his wife quit their jobs, sold the house, took out all their savings, wrote a big list of things to do and off they went round the world.
04 Dec 11
Originally posted by googlefudgeI WOULD hope then that my question had some merit of questionability in your statement then.
Actually that was going to be my last post on the thread till mikelom asked me a question.
I have no intention of screwing up your thread.
A young anorexic who wouldn't have probably known, of her (generally), ill-developed state, would be in a state to resolve the positive attitude you have, would she - given her lack of mind and mental well being through lack of health foods.
For her to recognise even a fathom of what you posted would be virtually impossible, as esteem of improvement would be limited to no end, wouldn't it?
So aren't there changes, which the OP generalised, significant in certain areas which your first reply to my post didn't apply to?
-m.
I have no intention of screwing up the thread too, but what we are discussing is relevant to the first post. 🙂