" Why should I fear death!? If I am, death is not!. If death is, I am not!. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do!? "
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Position:Home>Philosophy> Do you agree with this saying about death ?Question: Do you agree with this saying about death !? " Why should I fear death!? If I am, death is not!. If death is, I am not!. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do!? "
Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The part where it says: "!.!.If death is, I am not!.!." is not for sure!. Nobody knows what comes after death for sure!. That is why a person should fear for what comes after death, but should not fear death itself!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Very much so, but of course it comes from the mind, and is true of the mind, but not the conciousness behind the form of which the mind belongs!. The mind and the form it belongs to are just illusions the allow the conciousness to exist but nothing real can be destroyed!. So the mind should not fear death because it cannot exist at the same time that the death of the mind and the conciousness behind the mind should not fear death because it cant die!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Everything dies!. That's one of the greatest conveniences on the planet!. You do not need to fear convenience, just don't abuse it!. Notice that death is a convenience that cannot be abused!. I agree with the statement, basically, but there's more reasons than that not to fear death!. It doesn't make any sense to fear not existing!. Www@QuestionHome@Com Like much of ancient Greek philosophy, it's a beautiful quote, but it's easier said than done!. The quote is similar to what Epicurus said!. More quotes by Epicurus: “Accustom yourself to believe that death is nothing to us, for good and evil imply awareness, and death is the privation of all awareness” “Foolish, therefore, is the person who says that he fears death, not because it will pain when it comes, but because it pains in the prospect!. Whatever causes no annoyance when it is present, causes only a groundless pain in the expectation!. Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not!. It is nothing, then, either to the living or to the dead, for with the living it is not and the dead exist no longer!.” “Much worse is he who says that it were good not to be born, but when once one is born to pass with all speed through the gates of Hades!. For if he truly believes this, why does he not depart from life!?”Www@QuestionHome@Com I do pretty much agree with that statement!. One can hope that death doesn't completely remove them from existence, but in reality I have more to worry about in life after death than death itself!. If life after death does not exist than I don't have to worry about that either!.Www@QuestionHome@Com It means you wont be around to suffer that which you fear, and I kinda agree in that there is no reason to fear death, for physical death comes to all, but the soul is eternal, and will reincarnate as many times as it needs to before it evolves beyond the need to!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I agree with the meaning, but not the reason!. Death should never be feared, it's a waste of time and it will take away from everything else in your life!. Dying is just another beginning!. Living is just another story!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Yes!. ABSOLUTELY! PERFECT AND SUCCINCTLY EXPRESSED!. Is it your quote or someone's!? Please do tell who wrote it if it's not you!. Fajr, thanks the philosopher is EpicurusWww@QuestionHome@Com it means that you shouldn't fear death because when your alive then your not dead, and if your dead, then you don't know it!. so yeah!. haha i kinda agreeWww@QuestionHome@Com No!. Fear of death is a healthy thing!. It's Jesus' way of getting our attention!. Instead of fearing death, we should trust in the one who conquered death by rising from the grave!. John 3:16 Www@QuestionHome@Com Thats intresting, i think we as humans are scared of the unknown!. also some are more worried about the afterlife!.Www@QuestionHome@Com You will be after death what you were before birth!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I agree fully!. Can be summed up as: when you are dead, you won't be worried about it!. Www@QuestionHome@Com Great quote!! Remindes me of one of Darwins' "You start dying from the day you are born!."Www@QuestionHome@Com yes i agree,because i dont need to have a fear on death because everyone will dieWww@QuestionHome@Com What in the hell did that quote just say to me!?!!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Interesting!. Who is the author of that quote!?Www@QuestionHome@Com I agree that i dont understand wot ur talking about!. If I do blah blah blah then im not blah blah blah!.!.!.!.hmmm agreed!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |