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Death

Notes

Claim

Death is perhaps the master of all Fear is a primal survival emotion triggered by perceived danger, while it is the one sure constant in our lives, it is the Uncertainty creates anxiety when knowledge and control are incomplete of it that drives us mad. We wish for stability, for eternal youth so we often deny that Life is change, that death is unavoidable and that our lives won't be like this forever.

Explanation

Others have treated death as a process. Those who do nothing in their lives, who waste their time and give up on Transcendence is the act of continuously becoming a better self are either de-facto dead or in the process of dying.

Why it matters

Death is also perhaps the great motivator. It is a constant reminder of the Experiences are unique because they are fleeting and irreplaceable and Scarcity forces prioritization when resources are limited of time, so we have to put it to good use. Unfortunately, it can cause us to lose hope because what's the point in doing things if everything and everyone will surely die someday Life has no predefined meaning we can discover

Examples

Supporters

In general, the Stoicism teaches detachment from external events to maintain inner freedom tried to combat death through Accepting what we cannot control is the path to peace of it. Seeing is as a part of nature, a part of life Living in harmony with natural processes enables wellbeing. Also, because we will never encounter death, because to experience something requires consciousness, which is exactly what we will not have, makes the concept of death less scary, because we are either alive, or have already encountered it and feel nothing. Both "us" and death can't exist in the same time.

Opposers

Open questions

Visual

Mortality shapes meaning and motivates acceptance

Overview

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