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How Do You Get Over Death?
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RE: How Do You Get Over Death?
You might want to search for old threads, as this gets brought up over and over.

In my opinion, death is not a problem at all.  Was the year 1800 bad for you?  That is what the year 2200 will be like for you.  As Epicurus put it:

Quote:Accustom yourself to believing that death is nothing to us, for good and evil imply the capacity for sensation, and death is the privation of all sentience; therefore a correct understanding that death is nothing to us makes the mortality of life enjoyable, not by adding to life a limitless time, but by taking away the yearning after immortality. For life has no terrors for him who has thoroughly understood that there are no terrors for him in ceasing to live. Foolish, therefore, is the man 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.

http://www.epicurus.net/en/menoeceus.html

I honestly do not care that I will cease to exist.  Nothing bad could possibly happen to something that does not exist.  Bad things only happen to things that exist.

For the rest of your life, it is only while you are still alive, that bad things can happen to you.  Once you are dead, there is nothing to worry about.

"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
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How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 4, 2015 at 9:52 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Kingpin - August 4, 2015 at 9:57 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Pyrrho - August 4, 2015 at 10:10 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 4, 2015 at 11:15 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Pyrrho - August 5, 2015 at 1:18 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Whateverist - August 4, 2015 at 10:22 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by AFTT47 - August 4, 2015 at 10:26 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Minimalist - August 4, 2015 at 10:30 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Whateverist - August 4, 2015 at 10:33 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by vorlon13 - August 4, 2015 at 11:04 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Athene - August 4, 2015 at 11:15 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Chad32 - August 4, 2015 at 11:19 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by vorlon13 - August 4, 2015 at 11:20 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by BitchinHitchins - August 4, 2015 at 11:35 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by dyresand - August 4, 2015 at 11:49 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Minimalist - August 5, 2015 at 12:03 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Alex K - August 5, 2015 at 12:13 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by vorlon13 - August 5, 2015 at 12:42 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 5, 2015 at 12:51 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by vorlon13 - August 5, 2015 at 12:53 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Longhorn - August 5, 2015 at 2:49 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by robvalue - August 5, 2015 at 4:54 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Mudhammam - August 5, 2015 at 7:51 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by brewer - August 5, 2015 at 8:12 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Aoi Magi - August 5, 2015 at 8:15 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Whateverist - August 5, 2015 at 10:44 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Pyrrho - August 5, 2015 at 11:02 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Whateverist - August 6, 2015 at 1:23 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by TubbyTubby - August 5, 2015 at 8:40 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Mudhammam - August 5, 2015 at 8:58 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Faith No More - August 5, 2015 at 10:32 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by hilary - August 5, 2015 at 5:25 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by abaris - August 5, 2015 at 5:31 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Cephus - August 5, 2015 at 8:58 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Regina - August 5, 2015 at 9:11 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Lemonvariable72 - August 5, 2015 at 9:16 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Simon Moon - August 5, 2015 at 9:21 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Thumpalumpacus - August 5, 2015 at 10:44 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by BrokenQuill92 - August 5, 2015 at 11:09 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Thumpalumpacus - August 5, 2015 at 11:51 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 6, 2015 at 2:14 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Thumpalumpacus - August 23, 2015 at 9:07 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 23, 2015 at 11:25 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Thumpalumpacus - August 24, 2015 at 12:39 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Pyrrho - August 6, 2015 at 8:49 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Thumpalumpacus - August 23, 2015 at 9:12 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by KevinM1 - August 6, 2015 at 12:16 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Athene - August 6, 2015 at 1:46 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by robvalue - August 6, 2015 at 3:30 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by RobbyPants - August 6, 2015 at 2:18 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by vodkafan - August 8, 2015 at 8:19 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by pgrimes15 - August 8, 2015 at 9:05 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by surreptitious57 - August 18, 2015 at 2:43 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Qwraith - August 18, 2015 at 4:26 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Pyrrho - August 18, 2015 at 9:07 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Qwraith - August 18, 2015 at 9:21 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Pyrrho - August 18, 2015 at 9:28 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Javaman - August 18, 2015 at 5:10 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Thumpalumpacus - August 23, 2015 at 9:15 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Homeless Nutter - August 18, 2015 at 6:55 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Ayen - August 18, 2015 at 7:07 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Longhorn - August 18, 2015 at 9:26 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Pyrrho - August 18, 2015 at 9:35 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Spooky - August 18, 2015 at 10:20 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Pyrrho - August 18, 2015 at 12:08 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Spooky - August 18, 2015 at 2:05 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Qwraith - August 18, 2015 at 10:42 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Pyrrho - August 18, 2015 at 12:10 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by IATIA - August 23, 2015 at 3:49 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 23, 2015 at 8:17 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by robvalue - August 18, 2015 at 10:46 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Tartarus Sauce - August 23, 2015 at 1:16 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by The Grand Nudger - August 23, 2015 at 2:17 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by MTL - August 23, 2015 at 2:41 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Pyrrho - August 23, 2015 at 3:02 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by IATIA - August 23, 2015 at 2:58 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by MTL - August 23, 2015 at 3:18 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Pyrrho - August 23, 2015 at 3:45 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by MTL - August 23, 2015 at 4:52 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by MTL - August 23, 2015 at 7:41 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Randy Carson - August 23, 2015 at 9:54 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Fidel_Castronaut - August 24, 2015 at 5:22 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Thumpalumpacus - August 23, 2015 at 10:07 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by robvalue - August 24, 2015 at 3:50 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by robvalue - August 24, 2015 at 5:52 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Celestine - August 24, 2015 at 6:05 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 25, 2015 at 12:08 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Celestine - August 25, 2015 at 12:31 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 25, 2015 at 12:38 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Celestine - August 25, 2015 at 10:00 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 25, 2015 at 7:57 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Celestine - August 26, 2015 at 12:27 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 26, 2015 at 10:32 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Celestine - August 26, 2015 at 5:10 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 26, 2015 at 7:07 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Wyrd of Gawd - August 26, 2015 at 10:00 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 26, 2015 at 10:37 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by IATIA - August 27, 2015 at 1:18 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 27, 2015 at 9:54 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by IATIA - August 27, 2015 at 6:42 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 28, 2015 at 12:58 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by IATIA - August 28, 2015 at 9:31 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 28, 2015 at 11:38 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by IATIA - August 29, 2015 at 1:49 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 29, 2015 at 1:03 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Qwraith - September 2, 2015 at 8:30 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - September 2, 2015 at 8:36 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by The Grand Nudger - August 24, 2015 at 6:07 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Brian37 - August 24, 2015 at 6:16 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Cinjin - August 25, 2015 at 1:49 am
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by The Grand Nudger - August 26, 2015 at 5:12 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Celestine - August 26, 2015 at 5:17 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by The Grand Nudger - August 26, 2015 at 6:37 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by The Valkyrie - August 26, 2015 at 10:41 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Whateverist - August 27, 2015 at 9:32 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by ScepticOrganism - August 27, 2015 at 9:47 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Redbeard The Pink - August 27, 2015 at 11:05 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by comet - August 28, 2015 at 10:41 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 28, 2015 at 11:34 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by comet - August 29, 2015 at 5:56 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - August 29, 2015 at 7:14 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by vorlon13 - August 29, 2015 at 10:25 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Hisham Hasan - September 2, 2015 at 2:18 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Qwraith - September 2, 2015 at 10:32 pm
RE: How Do You Get Over Death? - by Shuffle - September 2, 2015 at 11:37 pm

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