(January 1, 2012 at 5:47 am)Godschild Wrote: Compared to an eternity death is just around the corner, waiting in it's silence to take hold of you, to relieve you of all your dreams and thoughts, to put a silence to your voice, never to be heard from again. Everyone should fear death for what it does to those that are left behind.
"Death is just around the corner" sounds like the mindset of someone who isn't much investing in the life they have right now. Of course, in geologic time, our lives are mere specks. But if you live it fully, you can get a surprising amount done while enjoying some nearly timeless moments.
But eternal life? Consciousness may be poorly understood but there is a lot of agreement that brains give rise to it just as GI tracts give rise to digestion. It's pretty hard to imagine either process existing outside a body. Timelessness, heaven and hell are all mental states which only seem to last forever. Change is the only constant. Enjoy sentience while it lasts.
