RE: Conscious thought, experience, and the inevitable.
April 18, 2012 at 5:31 am
(This post was last modified: April 18, 2012 at 5:36 am by FallentoReason.)
I remember the first time I realised I was going to eventually die and never return again was when I was around 6. I began weeping at the realisation that life isn't forever.
Now that I'm older I've again come to terms that I will eventually die and never exist again. I realised heaven doesn't exist.
It is in our nature to want to survive and therefore when faced with death we will do anything to avoid it. This clearly applies to animals when they experience pain and react to avoid it any further, or when prey is getting hunted down and they instinctively try and escape. I think as rational beings we have become aware that our eternal predator is time. Therefore it's only normal to get worried about death, because our developed brains together with instinct makes us want to find a solution to this. Hence, religion.
Personally, I have too much on my plate to even begin to ponder about my death through (hopefully) natural means. Make the most of now!!
Now that I'm older I've again come to terms that I will eventually die and never exist again. I realised heaven doesn't exist.
It is in our nature to want to survive and therefore when faced with death we will do anything to avoid it. This clearly applies to animals when they experience pain and react to avoid it any further, or when prey is getting hunted down and they instinctively try and escape. I think as rational beings we have become aware that our eternal predator is time. Therefore it's only normal to get worried about death, because our developed brains together with instinct makes us want to find a solution to this. Hence, religion.
Personally, I have too much on my plate to even begin to ponder about my death through (hopefully) natural means. Make the most of now!!
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
