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@"frank" Accepting fear of death will mean to move on in life, and to not think about it.

I don't know Frank, maybe if I do that, problems will be solved.

Thank you for your encouragement, I think I'm starting to see life as a great mysterious adventure, whose last destiny is known.

The most fascinating thing about studying the universe is that it is nature studying itself. We're part of nature. And that's mind-blowing.

I found being a part of the universe comforting. I also find the idea if people&life forms experiencing all kind of incredible things before, during a...

I guess being more ready to it is the positive side to it. I feel like I'm accepting it slowly. Then somehow things get repeated, I'm in a battle with...

I didn't deny others experience, but what others will experience won't be what I experience. If you think I'm being selfish, you have to understand th...

sure, except those who died.

One of the things I find happiness in is learning about the universe.

What if life wasn't there at all, there would be no death.

it's like saying don't talk about tomorrow and try to make sense of what could happen because it's unknown. We know that our consciousness&existence i...

Thank for the suggestion, I'll check it out. Can I ask something? Do you think the anticipation is bad? I mean it is one of the most powerful things h...

I'm a fellow agnostic, but I have a problem with oblivion, can you take a look at a thread I started? https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/8215/i...

I agree. Maybe I should've mention certainty&uncertainty to specify what I was talking about. By the way, you're agnostic atheist, right?

I think you are all right. I'll try, I hope I'll accept it finally, maybe with more of Spinoza and Epicurus. BTW, what do you think about Spinoza view...

You're right. I just wanted to say, that there is many things we said: We know X is true. But as time goes someone disproves it, like how Einstein dis...

So is it absolutely true that it is caused by the earth rotating? Whatever happens in the distant future?

I don't know Banno, maybe language is a barrier for understanding what are you talking about. Why not put it in a simple way. preferably, give me an e...

Thank you for your time

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Basically, I find losing all this beautiful experience, and the potential to experience things in the future, terrifying and heartbreaking.

I'm sorry for your losses. I'm afraid that I lose what I have now, not when I'm dead. the fear comes from the fact, that I won't ever experience anyth...

Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I understand now. But then how can you be sure that we really know the things which we think we know? Ex: take any scienti...

I understand, but accepting the death of someone can be easier than you death.

So once you are alive, even when you die you're alive as a fact? But you don't exist anymore as a CONSCIOUS being.

If life was eternal, and the world was eternal, I don't see it as without value, do you? And yes, I meant the possibility of a soul, which close to ze...

Yeah, I understand your point, isn't that just living until you die? Don't get me wrong it's a good way to see things

Thank everyone for moving this discussion. I apologize if my responses look close-minded, I'm just not convinced.

BTW, what will therapy do for me? Tell me to just live.

Wow That's amazing and really sad. I'm sorry for your loss don't you miss your cat? don't you find sadness that she doesn't exist or feel anything at ...

Um, that's exactly my problem, and my question is how can I face the loss of this amazing gift called life.

So it's a good idea! Father! I am an atheist who thinks you are believing in BS, and because I don't believe in that comforting BS, I want to go to a ...

But If consciousness didn't involve, no one could have seen the beauty and elegance of the universe.

Beautifully put, I have no idea what it means though.

Yea, but I don't think I'm unique many people stop to think about it, especially in deep movies like Inception and the like Yeah, I think he is right,...

Cats are fearless? I don't think so, I never saw a brave cat. As for the ice cream, I'll eat a bit, but pause think about it, then repeat, probably.

Around me are religious people, that don't see their mortality, and believe in the absurd, even my family, unfortunately. About psych problems, I thin...

I agree with you that maybe we can know what is true, but when you say "since we everything we know is indeed true - otherwise it would be incorrect t...

Thank you for your kind words. I hate to say it after all that you said. "But" those who died before me, lost exactly what I don't want to lose. Sorry...

So What should I do? Anything I can think of as meaningful is within my consciousness, which is lost when we die. I mean even without the fear, it's c...

Zophie, thanks for the reply. I disagree, I don't have a problem with deep sleep, anaesthesia and the like because of, I have them so I can live, whet...

Are you serious? I don't think it's worth it.

Good point

Matter doesn't have qualities.

I don't think so. cognitive science needs mind, we study the brain to understand the mind.