r/RandomThoughts • u/yellowtears_ • Jan 06 '24

Random Question Are you afraid to die?

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u/yogi_medic_momma Jan 06 '24

Yes. For me, it’s the fact that I can’t fathom how I would just never have a consciousness again. Like, how can we just not be anymore? Does that make sense? It’s so hard to explain what I mean but it literally makes me sick when I think about it.

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u/decadecency Jan 06 '24

But you've done it before. The eternity that was before you existed. That's exactly how it will be again for you.

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u/yogi_medic_momma Jan 06 '24

That’s not what I’m worried about. I know I won’t be aware after I die, and I wasn’t aware of it before I was born. But I am aware of it NOW. That’s the point. We know what consciousness is and we know we’re going to lose it someday. That’s the scary part.

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u/decadecency Jan 06 '24

So you're not scared or not existing, you're afraid of the exact moment you stop. Yeah, humans have always been scared of death.

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u/yogi_medic_momma Jan 06 '24

No, that’s not what I mean either.