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  • jahannam
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    or smile at a close family member after finding out he has cancer??

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  • sSsflamesSs
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    Originally posted by Emil
    A quote from the gladiator movie speaks of this topic: "Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back." I think that's true, death is something that WILL happen, no stopping it. So why think about it, just smile at death till your time comes.

    Emil
    So Emil, when there's a gun pointed at your head, are you going to be smiling?

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  • jahannam
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    Originally posted by sSsflamesSs
    And Jahannamik, I'm disappointed. Where's the 1000 posts, babe???
    I could've totally reached the magic number by now through post whoring...
    but I really don't feel like gettin all the xxxx from you guys later on lol

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  • Emil
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    A quote from the gladiator movie speaks of this topic: "Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back." I think that's true, death is something that WILL happen, no stopping it. So why think about it, just smile at death till your time comes.

    Emil

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  • sSsflamesSs
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    Originally posted by jahannam
    Originally posted by sSsflamesSs
    how would you know that animals are spared the knowledge of inevitable death?
    I was gonna ask the same thing...you out of all the people anonymouse shouldn't have talked about psychological differences between humans and animals... (remembering your comments in the homosexual thread)
    as much as animals know how to love and feel happy or sad for actual reasons, they know how to fear... especially death...
    I know I keep bringing up Flames' wise words... but fear of the unknown is the worst kind... and death is the ultimate unknown...so I don't see why Epicurus is trying so hard to overcome that kind of a fear... I guess he had some ego problems or something... don't ALL guys?
    In answer to your question, YES!

    My words aren't really that wise, just logical. Think of your fears, and most likely the root of them all is the unknown and unpredictable.

    And Jahannamik, I'm disappointed. Where's the 1000 posts, babe???

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  • jahannam
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    Originally posted by sSsflamesSs
    how would you know that animals are spared the knowledge of inevitable death?
    I was gonna ask the same thing...you out of all the people anonymouse shouldn't have talked about psychological differences between humans and animals... (remembering your comments in the homosexual thread)
    as much as animals know how to love and feel happy or sad for actual reasons, they know how to fear... especially death...
    I know I keep bringing up Flames' wise words... but fear of the unknown is the worst kind... and death is the ultimate unknown...so I don't see why Epicurus is trying so hard to overcome that kind of a fear... I guess he had some ego problems or something... don't ALL guys?

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  • Anonymouse
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    I don't know, I'm taking a leap of faith because they are on a lower level of consciousness.

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  • sSsflamesSs
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    Originally posted by Anonymouse
    Animals donīt know that death is happening and continue in grazing placidly while others drop alongside them. The knowledge of death is reflective and conceptual, and animals are spared it. They live and disappear with the same thoughtlessness, a few minutes of fear, a few seconds of anguish, and it is over. But to live a whole lifetime, as humans do, with the fate of death haunting oneīs dreams..thatīs different. I think Pascalīs chilling statement fits best in this, "Men are so necessarily mad that not to be mad would amount to another form of madness". Everything that we do in our symbolic world is an attempt to deny and overcome this grotesque fate that we are burdened with.
    So in other words, you don't know that death is happening, right Mr. Mouse?






    On a more serious note, how would you know that animals are spared the knowledge of inevitable death? Were you an Ass (aka donkey) in a past life?

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  • surferarmo
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    Dont worry about death. There is nothing you can do about it. Just surf, take your mind off of things. And be a Republican, that helps too.

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  • Anonymouse
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    Animals donīt know that death is happening and continue in grazing placidly while others drop alongside them. The knowledge of death is reflective and conceptual, and animals are spared it. They live and disappear with the same thoughtlessness, a few minutes of fear, a few seconds of anguish, and it is over. But to live a whole lifetime, as humans do, with the fate of death haunting oneīs dreams..thatīs different. I think Pascalīs chilling statement fits best in this, "Men are so necessarily mad that not to be mad would amount to another form of madness". Everything that we do in our symbolic world is an attempt to deny and overcome this grotesque fate that we are burdened with.

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