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Sean wrote:Has anyone ever wondered what it would be like to be dead, like just to see what happens?

I thought about this an awful lot after I watched an episode of House entitled 97 Seconds (S04E03 if you're interested), I won't go into what happens in it, but yes, I have wondered about that. Even though the logical part of my brain knows it's a false question.

By false question do you mean a question that like hasnt really got an answer, because we'll be dead?

I wonder what it feels like to be dead all the time.

My theory is when you're dead it's like an eternal sleepless rest, but you're dead so all your memories and everything you've done is gone. It's a blackness. But you're not even conscious to see that. It's nothingness that you don't experience.

Bogdan wrote:My theory is when you're dead it's like an eternal sleepless rest, but you're dead so all your memories and everything you've done is gone. It's a blackness. But you're not even conscious to see that. It's nothingness that you don't experience.

mind=blown

I've always thought being dead would feel like being asleep.. you dont really know you were asleep until you wake up.. being dead is the same, except you dont wake up.. nomsayin?

I have my own beliefs, and it just seems like, if everything I've been taught about death and life after is real, then why bother living here.

I'm kinda hoping for some sort of reincarnation.

Mekuto wrote:

Ham wrote:

As far as I know I still have to go

Do you travel across the Forth Road Bridge?

Hi Samuel.

You've already experienced what it's like to be dead, before you were born.

I'm hoping for 72 virgins.

Zzonked wrote:You've already experienced what it's like to be dead, before you were born.

Trippin' balls

luke. wrote:

Bogdan wrote:My theory is when you're dead it's like an eternal sleepless rest, but you're dead so all your memories and everything you've done is gone. It's a blackness. But you're not even conscious to see that. It's nothingness that you don't experience.

mind=blown

This is why death is my greatest fear, believing I'm going to experience nothingness, and that it's inevitable. My entire consciousness erased.

Sean wrote:By false question do you mean a question that like hasnt really got an answer, because we'll be dead?

Yes, there is no answer, you can't experience it.

Sean wrote:I have my own beliefs, and it just seems like, if everything I've been taught about death and life after is real, then why bother living here.

Yeah but mate, with the greatest of respect, your beliefs are a load of shit, everything you've been taught about death and the afterlife it's just old myths. There's a reason every religion that teaches about a paradise afterlife also has suicide as a cardinal sin, and it's got nothing to do with the veracity of the religion.

luke. wrote:I'm hoping for 72 virgins.

Go to your local nursery then.

Cam wrote:I'm kinda hoping for some sort of reincarnation.

Same, but none of that plant and animals shit.

That's a bit too silly.

Zzonked wrote:You've already experienced what it's like to be dead, before you were born.

except it's for ever.

Brb killing myself

I'll let you all know my findings....

Bogdan wrote:

luke. wrote:

Bogdan wrote:My theory is when you're dead it's like an eternal sleepless rest, but you're dead so all your memories and everything you've done is gone. It's a blackness. But you're not even conscious to see that. It's nothingness that you don't experience.

mind=blown

This is why death is my greatest fear, believing I'm going to experience nothingness, and that it's inevitable. My entire consciousness erased.

I think it's just logical to have a fear of it. Not existing anymore wont be nice at all.

Maybe when I'm old I'll be sick of living anyway, doubt it though.

Steadman wrote:

luke. wrote:I'm hoping for 72 virgins.

Go to your local nursery then.

That's sick.

What if someone at then nursery was molested?

Actually that's probably sicker than what you said.

Zzonked wrote:You've already experienced what it's like to be dead, before you were born.

You at least had consciousness to look forward to then, assuming you're talking about developing from a fetus to being born. After death there's just nothing.

73 Virgins, including yourself Luke.

Marvin wrote:

Cam wrote:I'm kinda hoping for some sort of reincarnation.

Same, but none of that plant and animals shit.

That's a bit too silly.

I wouldn't mind being a plant or something, just not an oak tree that lives for ages.

Marvin wrote:73 Virgins, including yourself Luke.

You're just a dick.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

Sean wrote:By false question do you mean a question that like hasnt really got an answer, because we'll be dead?

Yes, there is no answer, you can't experience it.

Sean wrote:I have my own beliefs, and it just seems like, if everything I've been taught about death and life after is real, then why bother living here.

Yeah but mate, with the greatest of respect, your beliefs are a load of shit, everything you've been taught about death and the afterlife it's just old myths. There's a reason every religion that teaches about a paradise afterlife also has suicide as a cardinal sin, and it's got nothing to do with the veracity of the religion.

You speak a lot about religion, did you do RS at Newman?

Only consolation of death is that everything is over, you can't worry or think about anything anymore.

On the other hand, you can't enjoy anything anymore. I kinda understand suicide, because if nothing every made you happy, at least when you're dead nothing can trouble you anymore.

Bogdan wrote:

Zzonked wrote:You've already experienced what it's like to be dead, before you were born.

You at least had consciousness to look forward to then, assuming you're talking about developing from a fetus to being born. After death there's just nothing.

I mean before even that. Before you existed, that's probably what death is like. We all didn't exist at one point and we're all not going to exist at some point in the future. Maybe that means we might start to exist again for some unforeseen reason.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

Sean wrote:By false question do you mean a question that like hasnt really got an answer, because we'll be dead?

Yes, there is no answer, you can't experience it.

Sean wrote:I have my own beliefs, and it just seems like, if everything I've been taught about death and life after is real, then why bother living here.

Yeah but mate, with the greatest of respect, your beliefs are a load of shit, everything you've been taught about death and the afterlife it's just old myths. There's a reason every religion that teaches about a paradise afterlife also has suicide as a cardinal sin, and it's got nothing to do with the veracity of the religion.

Yea, I dont know, maybe.

Zzonked wrote:

Bogdan wrote:You at least had consciousness to look forward to then, assuming you're talking about developing from a fetus to being born. After death there's just nothing.

I mean before even that. Before you existed, that's probably what death is like. We all didn't exist at one point and we're all not going to exist at some point in the future. Maybe that means we might start to exist again for some unforeseen reason.

I got happy for a second, but then I realized that if that's true I would've probably had past lives too, but I can't remember anything from them. It's the same scenario as I said, but yours is a bit more bright since you say consciousness can be passed on. Nothing you would've done in the past would matter still. It's still blackness for that past life.

Depressing.

Ben 10 wrote:

ResurrectionRooney wrote:
Yes, there is no answer, you can't experience it.

Yeah but mate, with the greatest of respect, your beliefs are a load of shit, everything you've been taught about death and the afterlife it's just old myths. There's a reason every religion that teaches about a paradise afterlife also has suicide as a cardinal sin, and it's got nothing to do with the veracity of the religion.

You speak a lot about religion, did you do RS at Newman?

No, but I studied Philosophy, and the philosophy of religion was my strongest module by far. The subject was taught by a man who also taught RS. There were weekly mandatory RE lessons as well, but nobody really gave a fuck in them.