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Fear of Death (Original Post)
LostOne4Ever
Mar 2015
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Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)1. Wondering what it will like for you after you die?
Just think back to how it was for you before you were born.
GeorgeGist
(25,320 posts)3. +1
AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)5. Just think back to how it was for you before you were born.
Yes.
Was it Carl Sagan who said this.....? I think I remember hearing him say it on the TV.... or did I read it?
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)7. He probably did say it. I thought it was original with me, but...
... That would be pretty arrogant of me, wouldn't it?
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)2. That's deep.
NOW you bring up the deep philosophical discussion!
LostOne4Ever
(9,288 posts)4. We could always go over the Tao...err D'oh of Homer :)
AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)6. Being dead is not the problem....
.... it's the DYING that is to be feared. It often comes with pain and horror.