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MojaveMan

['Member']Joined: April 06, 2022 at 17:15Last active: December 30, 2024 at 13:051 discussions16 comments
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In: Shouldn't we want to die?  — view comment
Im not arguing for self destruction, I'm saying, perhaps if all else fails, wouldn't it be wise for a person to embrace suffering and hope that by the...
February 27, 2023 at 13:41
In: Shouldn't we want to die?  — view comment
Interesting, care to expand on that?
February 25, 2023 at 16:28
In: Shouldn't we want to die?  — view comment
I agree it could be she's having doubts, or could be a mass murderer, I've known her a mere 25 years anything is possible. But how she talks she seems...
February 25, 2023 at 15:45
In: Shouldn't we want to die?  — view comment
Perhaps that article wasn't the best one to send I didn't read it I only googled the posted, that's my fault. Terror management theory at least to my ...
February 25, 2023 at 15:37
In: Shouldn't we want to die?  — view comment
Could you give some examples of these other possible fascinations so I can understand better?
February 25, 2023 at 03:24
In: Shouldn't we want to die?  — view comment
Okay, I'm sorry if I've upset you it was not my intention, I'm trying to resolve these thoughts within my own mind.
February 25, 2023 at 03:22
In: Shouldn't we want to die?  — view comment
I'm saying it may not be sane to seek happiness and possessions, etc. if it will all get taken in an instant as you trip going up the stairs. (Knockin...
February 25, 2023 at 03:14
In: The human story  — view comment
No it's not enough, this is why workplaces have so much drama and gossip. (I'm a part of the problem!) We love to feel things even if it's sad and I f...
February 25, 2023 at 03:10
In: Shouldn't we want to die?  — view comment
I'm not advocating for it I'm asking why not advocate for it. And not necessarily make your lives painful as in self harming per se but seeking, disco...
February 25, 2023 at 02:54
In: Shouldn't we want to die?  — view comment
It is because we want for these positive "knowns" and run away from the negative. What I'm trying to ask, and I fear I am failing, is why shouldn't we...
February 25, 2023 at 02:51
In: Shouldn't we want to die?  — view comment
Thank you, happy to join it! The reason I used my grandmother as an example, and I have a few others from personal experience, is because she is a dev...
February 25, 2023 at 02:35
In: Shouldn't we want to die?  — view comment
That's kind of what I'm getting at, but unfortunately many people aren't ready when they die. But if they had lived hopelessly painful lives they woul...
February 25, 2023 at 02:27
In: Shouldn't we want to die?  — view comment
I'm saying that because the fear of death is what drives humans to do everything. (Terror Managment Theory https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/t...
February 25, 2023 at 02:20
In: Shouldn't we want to die?  — view comment
But it's the only thing we can really expect, so why not spend ones entire life preparing for what is certain?
February 24, 2023 at 17:32
In: Shouldn't we want to die?  — view comment
I shouldn't have made an umbrella statement, but have you met someone who is (perhaps you yourself) who is not afraid of death? Maybe it goes with age...
February 24, 2023 at 17:24
In: Shouldn't we want to die?  — view comment
Because it is the only thing that is certain and I think we have to find some way to come to terms with it.
February 24, 2023 at 17:05
In: Is seeing completely subjective?  — view comment
If that blind person hadn't seen before you could use the feel of something to help that person imagine in whatever perceptual context they may have (...
February 20, 2023 at 07:17
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