Have Humans Been Constantly Avoiding Death Since Birth?

Question: Have Humans Been Constantly Avoiding Death Since Birth!?
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Avoidance of anything considered unpleasant, as well as seeking what feels good, can be considered the prime motivator of any organism!. Children generally don't fully understand the concept of "death" until they are 8 or 9 years old, so they are not busy avoiding death much before then, and teens generally think they are immortal so they are not "constantly avoiding death" either!. also, much of the time, no effort is involved in "avoiding death" - i'm sitting here at my computer now, and there are not too many things which could kill me in the short term (meteor, lightning, fire, nuclear bomb!.!.!.!.), so i am most definitely not at the moment "avoiding death" in any active sense of the word!. // What i'm trying to get at, is while most people who fully understand the concept of death DO seek to avoid it in general, they are most certainly not constantly and/or actively doing so!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think it would be more accurate to say they were avoiding pain!. The uncertainty of death and the resulting terror could be considered a type of pain, so in a roundabout manner yes!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No, not necessarily!. The truth is how can we avoid or fear death if as an infant you are to young to to know what death is!.

You cannot fear anything unless you have knowledge of the thing that you are to fear!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

its a battle for survival for some of us!. though death is given i dont see living as simply avoiding death!. there is more in it, not just the existence matters!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No , not really !. Every day many still get in their cars under the influence !.!.and kill off a few more humans!.!.or consume foods that are sure to kill ya , or smoke or take illicit drugs !. It's always something !.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Death's inevitable!. All we try to do is attempt to prolong our lives and all we can do is create more life, not avoid death!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

From the day we are born we begin to die!. We have a built in survival instinct so yes I'd say we are born fighting the inevitable!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I believe we have been trying to!. With out that much sucsse tho!. We have always been trying to fine ways to live longer!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, but we shouldent because we are all that matter that is why we exist beyond the end!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

well if you take into account that we start dying as soon as we are born then yes we have!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

only the ones that are still alive!.Www@QuestionHome@Com