@fmf saidNo you haven't hurt my feelings.
Your assertion is oblivious. divegeester's answer was interesting. I didn't dismiss it. Ghost of a Duke offered a thoughtful answer. I haven't dismissed it. Chalen (whoever he really is) chipped in. He was not dismissed. badradger offered an interesting bit of personal testimony and an answer which I have not dismissed. sonship, of course, not being one for normal 'talking to pe ...[text shortened]... s far, at least. So that just leaves you who feels dismissed. Have I hurt your feelings, is that it?
keep trying to work me out, perhaps you might even understand one day
@karoly-aczel saidOh my. You are so complex.
Fear Death? I welcome death. If suicide was a legitimate option , (it is not) , then I would happily shuffle away. Why you ask? Because I know where I'm going when I die... this place is an absolute dump and is hard to even compare with the destination of every soul
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Really interesting thread! I'm a bit late to the party but here's my take - I'm middle aged-ish...have two awesome kids an AMAZING (in joke about driving) wife, an esoteric dad with a dodgy heart (spoiler alert - bad-badger or squirrel or baron or red beaver or something).....I'm not worried about my death, but I'm terrified by the idea that I wont be around to look after my family, especially my kids.
@stellspalfie saidso you going to turn into wormfood?
Really interesting thread! I'm a bit late to the party but here's my take - I'm middle aged-ish...have two awesome kids an AMAZING (in joke about driving) wife, an esoteric dad with a dodgy heart (spoiler alert - bad-badger or squirrel or baron or red beaver or something).....I'm not worried about my death, but I'm terrified by the idea that I wont be around to look after my family, especially my kids.
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@karoly-aczel saidI'm going to build a medium-sized pond and have a Viking boat funeral on it.
so you going to turn into wormfood?
@stellspalfie saidthats pleasant.
I'm going to build a medium-sized pond and have a Viking boat funeral on it.
I'm going to have 'lust for life' by iggy pop ....
not sure of the methods yet. My mostly watery nature suggests that my loved ones will dispose of the remains appropriately
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@fmf saidAt least three different, but related, fears are distinguishable.
The thread topic is 'fear of death'.
1. Fear of the process of dying unpleasantly over a long period of time. E.g., through slow, degenerate illness.
2. Fear of what, if anything, happens after death (which is largely determined by one's religious beliefs (if any) or upbringing). This may be a specific, but very acute form of the more general fear of the unknown.
And 3., the fear you mention of the breaking off of personal relationships and what effect that would have on people you care about or who are dependent on you (small children, an invalid relative, etc.). Sudden deaths, especially by misadventure or criminal activity, or where the body is not recovered, deprive those left behind of closure. One can scarcely imagine what Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee is going through. Of course, one wishes to spare one's loved ones anguish and to offer them, if possible, some sort of closure. There is a lot to be said in favor of how people died throughout most of humanity's history: in bed, at home, surrounded by friends and relatives, with an opportunity to say 'good bye.' Dying alone, in hospital, when the last life-support machine has finally been turned off (after a long court battle), I would wish on no one.