Dead Forever

Naos

Sitting here in the office, I've had the same thought I have every now and again.

When we die, we are dead forever. Now I'm not a believer in the afterlife, fair play to those that are but I'm questioning the people in the same atheist boat as myself.

Do you not get scared at the thought of never being alive again, ever?

biko

It's not like you're going to notice, being dead and all.
I'm not afraid of death, just of dying.

liah

Magnus wrote: »

It's not like you're going to notice, being dead and all.
I'm not afraid of death, just of dying.

^ That.

But overall it's kind of a hard thing to comprehend. I try not to think about it, I just drive myself mad when I do.

jd007

As long as I'm not buried alive I think I'll be ok.

Oneironaut

Yes. I am really afraid I won't be alive after I'm dead.

TheGod

I am always thinking about that. Then I starting going mad so I stop thinking about it and try occupy myself.

AnonoBoy

Naos wrote: »

Do you not get scared at the thought of never being alive again, ever?

Dude, I have a hangover. You're not helping.

Wazdakka

Nope, Not really afraid of it at all.
When I die I'll know the answer to one more question...

Were here for a good time not a long time.

Kiera

Nope not afraid of dying at all.

Sanjuro

I was actually more afraid of death when I had some semblance of faith than I am now. When I came to the decision that there really is nothing more beyond this, I found it quite liberating. I'd be more afraid of HOW I die than what doesn't happen after.

bonerm

I'm just afraid of wasting time. It's nice to think we'll live forever and achieve all our objectives, but the truth is we probably won't. Therefore you have to be very careful with your time and don't give it all way to people and things that don't deserve it.

The only ones who should be afraid of dying are the ones who wasted the time they were given.

Cookie_Monster

death, no thanks. I plan to live forever

Naos

I know it's very morbid, so apologies Anonoboy :P

I'd be like yourself so Liah, I think about it rarely but when I do it's a real 'realisation' moment, freak out inside for a minute or two then just ignore it.

Sitting at a desk doesn't help when you're thinking you could be doing something else bigger and better!

Just that thought, never being alive again, ever. For eternity - never seeing, hearing, tasting. Nothing. You're just gone. Never to be alive again. FOREVER!!

TheGod

bonerm wrote: »

I'm just afraid of wasting time. It's nice to think we'll live forever and achieve all our objectives, but the truth is we probably won't. Therefore you have to be very careful with your time and don't give it all way to people and things that don't deserve it.

You are posting on boards.ie

bonerm

TheGod wrote: »

You are posting on boards.ie

Ironic I know.

o1s1n

Wazdakka wrote: »

When I die I'll know the answer to one more question...

No you won't, you'll be dead. Therefore unable to know what happens after you die.

OP - just think of it as an eternal Sunday lie in. With the bonus of never having to get up on Monday early to go to work..ever again.

Sounds good to me

stovelid

Naos wrote: »

Do you not get scared at the thought of never being alive again, ever?

Oasis scientifically debunked this notion sixteen years ago.

Please keep up.

Mimikyu

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AckwelFoley

the one upside of beind dead is the 72 virgins ive been promised

\o/

mathie

And if you're dead infinity then sure the amount of time we spend alive will tend to zero.
Therefore. Ergo. Vis a vis. Concordantly.

anniehoo

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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Ah Christ...:eek:

Canis Lupus

I don't remember when I wasn't born so dead doesn't bother me much.

I do admit to being depressed to never being able to use a transporter or phaser gun :P

bonerm

invalidusername wrote: »

72 virgins

Sure you already get that on an average AH thread.

Poor Uncle Tom

Live life to the full, hurt nobody, rest when you're dead.....

CrazyRabbit

I'm not afraid of dying. I'm just afraid of not living.

dave 27

think about it this way, u wont be in a consious state but you'll be in a subconsious state..just like dreaming so you'll be ok!

mathie

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

I'm not afraid of dying. I'm just afraid of not living.

You should be more afraid of crap cliches.

jimmycrackcorm

It's good news wither way - if there is an afterlife then you get to party on. If you simply are dead then you've no more worries any more and you'll only miss out on parties that you might not get to go to because the taxi never arrived.
Win-Win either way.

Captain Darling

As Magnus already said, the fear of dying is worse then death itself.

When you're dead you're gone, the hard part is shuffling off this mortal coil.

I'd rather go with a bang, then in fcuking misery.

ScumLord

I'm more afraid of the religions being true. I'll either burn for all eternity or have to go to boring heaven. Both heaven and hell sound pretty awful.

Choke

OP, we have an Athiesm and Agnosticism foum under Soc > Religion and Spirituality, you might get better answers there.

mathie

Choke wrote: »

OP, we have an Athiesm and Agnosticism foum under Soc > Religion and Spirituality, you might get better answers there.

Better wrong answers?

opinion guy

Does it really matter ?

Thats not a facetious answer. I mean is it really worth worrying about since you can't do anything about it anyway ? Perhaps I'm somewhat immune to this having various experiences that made me confront my mortality in one way or another at various levels of seriousness.
One thing I've learned over the years is that worrying about things you ahve no control over will ONLY make you unhappy

dvpower

liah wrote: »

But overall it's kind of a hard thing to comprehend. I try not to think about it, I just drive myself mad when I do.

Do you drive yourself mad when you think about the fact that you weren't alive before you were born?

dvpower

Naos wrote: »

Sitting here in the office, I've had the same thought I have every now and again.

When we die, we are dead forever. Now I'm not a believer in the afterlife, fair play to those that are but I'm questioning the people in the same atheist boat as myself.

Do you not get scared at the thought of never being alive again, ever?

At least there's a certainty if you don't believe in the afterlife. You're finished. End of story.

I'd be more scared at the thought of an afterlife. What with all of that burning for an eternity in hell and all.

abouttobebanned

I'm scared of not being able to play with my gadgets anymore. I'm scared of not being able to have sex anymore. I'm scared of not being able to have crispy duck anymore.

I'm hoping that by the time I'm 80 I won't care about i-pons anymore.

Earthhorse

anniehoo wrote: »

Ah Christ...:eek:

Now there's a chap who knew a thing or two about dying.

dvpower

abouttobebanned wrote: »

I'm scared of not being able to play with my gadgets anymore. I'm scared of not being able to have sex anymore. I'm scared of not being able to have crispy duck anymore.

I'm hoping that by the time I'm 80 I won't care about i-pons anymore.

Crispy duck and gadgets eh?
You're already dead.

Dave!

I'm not afraid of dying, but I certainly don't want to die, because I quite enjoy being alive ! So when the time comes, I'll probably have thoughts running through my mind about how much I'll miss my family and friends, whether I could have done more with my brief time here, what I could have done differently, wishing I could have another 80 years plz, etc.

Ultimately though, once my brain shuts down, all that sh*t will be goneski and I'll be brown bread.

Kinda depressing to think about like that, but I don't spend alot of time dwelling on it. I've still got alot of living to do, so I'm gonna concentrate on enjoying that.

abouttobebanned

dvpower wrote: »

Crispy duck and gadgets eh?
You're already dead.

That sounded funnier in your head didn't it? I'd say you've already checked back about ten times to see if someone has thanked it.

Naos

Choke wrote: »

OP, we have an Athiesm and Agnosticism foum under Soc > Religion and Spirituality, you might get better answers there.

Cheers but I was hoping for a mix of light hearted & serious answers, I like AH for this

As for the people saying when you're dead, you won't notice: I know that - that's not the concerning bit. It's the knowing that whilst alive.

I'm happy for these moments as well though, because although it can be terrifying if you think it over too much, a wave comes over you and you realise you're wasting time thinking about something that IS GOING TO HAPPEN, rather look back and think at least I didn't think too much about it and got on with the aul living, plenty of time for the dead bit.

Evidently, this years/seasons morbid thoughts are over, woo!

Son Of A Vidic

Who knows? Well nobody I suppose, we'll just all have to wait and see.

Blazer

The only thing that bothers me about death is I won't know it and therefore can't go back to the religious guys and go "there..I told you so"
Of course being dead I cannot even tell myself that I was right

Quandary

You know those great dreamless nights sleep you have from time to time? I think death will be like those but obviously you never wake up - its not so bad when you think about it really...

This is the only way i can get my head around my consciousness ceasing to be

opinion guy

Simples! wrote: »

You know those great dreamless nights sleep you have from time to time? I think death will be like those but obviously you never wake up - its not so bad when you think about it really...

This is the only way i can get my head around my consciousness ceasing to be

From time to time ? I almost always have dreamless nights sleep. I'd like to dream more

we'llallhavetea_old

i get sad when i think about being dead. my daughter and family will be sad.

i am now sad.

Quandary

opinion guy wrote: »

From time to time ? I almost always have dreamless nights sleep. I'd like to dream more

Try eating something an hour before heading to bead! Lately ive had a bit of a grá for peanuts and whenever i eat some before hitting the sack i always seem to be able to remember my dreams the next day.

Be warned though - you may not like what you dream

Lately ive been dreaming about being in a post apocalyptic world (probably after watching The Road) - its not a comfortable way to spend your nights sleep!!

token56

I wasn't always alive in the first place, so I presume it will be much like before I was born, I wont be in any way aware that I'm dead.

roneythetube

you are waking up...keep going.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Sanjuro wrote: »

I was actually more afraid of death when I had some semblance of faith than I am now. When I came to the decision that there really is nothing more beyond this, I found it quite liberating. I'd be more afraid of HOW I die than what doesn't happen after.

same

opinion guy

Simples! wrote: »

Try eating something an hour before heading to bead! Lately ive had a bit of a grá for peanuts and whenever i eat some before hitting the sack i always seem to be able to remember my dreams the next day.

Be warned though - you may not like what you dream

Lately ive been dreaming about being in a post apocalyptic world (probably after watching The Road) - its not a comfortable way to spend your nights sleep!!

Doens't make any difference to me. Post-apocalyptic world ? u in Detroit maybe ?



In all seriousness thou - you might not be dead forever. If there is a Zombie scenario you will become undead. Who knows what level of consciousness that involves? Check out the Zombie forum for more info.