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Merry-juana · 06-07-2008, 01:20 PM

Everyone seams to wonder about the meaning of life, but, I have a darker, more powerfull mystery, the meaning of death. What is the meaning of death, is it a way to end our suffering, a new beginning, or or everything inbetween?
What are your theories about the meaning of death.

Macca · 06-07-2008, 06:24 PM

Thats a big question. And I recomend reading the book

Seth Speaks .

From the book:

Quote:

What happens at the point of death? The question is much more easily asked than answered. Basically there is not any particular point of death in those terms, even in the case of a sudden accident. I will attempt to give you a practical answer to what you think of as this practical question, however. What the question really means to most people is this: What will happen when I am not alive in physical terms any longer? What will I feel? Will I still be myself? Will the emotions that propelled me in life continue to do so? Is there a heaven or a hell? Will I be greeted by gods or demons, enimies, or beloved ones? Most of all the question means: When I am dead, will I still be who I am now, and will I remeber those who are dear to me now?
I will answer the questions in those terms also, then: but before I do so, there are several seemingly impractical considerations concerning the nature of life and death, with which we must deal.

Buzzby · 06-07-2008, 08:48 PM

It's nature's way of receiving you
It's nature's way of retrieving you
It's nature's way of telling you
Something's wrong
~ Spirit

***Feorge Gorman*** · 06-08-2008, 03:34 AM

Quote:

It's nature's way of receiving you
It's nature's way of retrieving you
It's nature's way of telling you
Something's wrong
~ Spirit

I could never stand that song!

Quote:

The meaning of death.

I'll take the cheap answer...the opposite of life!

Snipe¤Star · 06-08-2008, 04:04 AM

i think its just your time to go. i think you are given an opportunity to experience something wonderful, something terrible, something exciting, something dreadful, something overwhelming, and something frightenting--- all the same time, all at once. life is so inconceivably and intrinsically complicated.

i think death is what gives life its real meaning- think about it. if you couldnt die, life would be incredibly boring. no incentive to go out and make a name for yourself. no reason to go out and, well... LIVE. it is because we are going to die that we go out and search for something- money, fame, destiny.

just my stupid thoughts. the ramblings of an intoxicated drug addict...

Buzzby · 06-08-2008, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Feorge Gorman

I could never stand that song!

I've always loved it, largely because it's different. Most references to death are so morbid and depressing. They treat death as a tragedy. I prefer to see it in terms of natural cycles, retiring last season's model to make room for a new one.

The other death song I like is Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper", for the same reasons.

Snipe¤Star · 06-08-2008, 04:52 AM

i think that death is a tragedy to those who see death as a definitive end. no rebirth, no circle/cycle, just the end of the line (geometry/math term)

rodge · 06-08-2008, 07:18 AM

from a purely observational standpoint it seems death is the recycling/redistribution of matter. any discussion after that thought would become far too "religious" for me.

mikeoshi · 06-12-2008, 04:24 AM

To have meaning it must first exist. It's my belief that life doesn't end and therefor life is all that exists... death is just a word describing a passage into a new reality (perhaps a "heaven", earth, or an elysium of some sort but that doesn't matter in this case). I could go on for multiple pages explaining why I believe what I do and what exactly my belief is but I'll stick to the question at hand here.

I never understood how people can fear the unknown more than anything else.

Bugsteak · 06-12-2008, 05:26 AM

Death is your chance to give back everything you have taken from the Earth over the span of your life.

Your body for your life? Fair trade, I say.

06-07-2008, 01:20 PM	#1
Merry-juana Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 679 Grams: 4,539.69 Groans: 17 Groaned at 11 Times in 7 Posts Thanks: 229 Thanked 115 Times in 88 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	The meaning of death. Everyone seams to wonder about the meaning of life, but, I have a darker, more powerfull mystery, the meaning of death. What is the meaning of death, is it a way to end our suffering, a new beginning, or or everything inbetween? What are your theories about the meaning of death. Last edited by Merry-juana : 06-07-2008 at 02:08 PM.

06-07-2008, 08:48 PM	#3
Buzzby Buddhist Curmudgeon Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 13,787 Grams: 37,895.17 Groans: 26 Groaned at 37 Times in 31 Posts Thanks: 451 Thanked 3,020 Times in 1,563 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	It's Nature's Way It's nature's way of receiving you It's nature's way of retrieving you It's nature's way of telling you Something's wrong ~ Spirit __________________ McCain voted with Bush 90% of the time. Do we really want four more years of the same old shit? ~ Buzzby, 08/31/2008 Theocracy Watch

06-08-2008, 07:18 AM	#8
rodge Jr. Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 232 Grams: 1,843.50 Groans: 1 Groaned at 3 Times in 2 Posts Thanks: 62 Thanked 68 Times in 33 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	from a purely observational standpoint it seems death is the recycling/redistribution of matter. any discussion after that thought would become far too "religious" for me. __________________ My primordial nature has no liking for the life in the cities. To be free from the noise I built a little thatched cottage. Far away in the depth of the mountains. Wandering here and there I carry no thought.

06-12-2008, 04:24 AM	#9
mikeoshi New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 15 Grams: 584.35 Groans: 0 Groaned at 1 Time in 1 Post Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	To have meaning it must first exist. It's my belief that life doesn't end and therefor life is all that exists... death is just a word describing a passage into a new reality (perhaps a "heaven", earth, or an elysium of some sort but that doesn't matter in this case). I could go on for multiple pages explaining why I believe what I do and what exactly my belief is but I'll stick to the question at hand here. I never understood how people can fear the unknown more than anything else. Last edited by mikeoshi : 06-12-2008 at 04:31 AM.

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Snipe¤Star Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 390 Grams: 2,245.30 Groans: 27 Groaned at 22 Times in 14 Posts Thanks: 251 Thanked 75 Times in 57 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	i think its just your time to go. i think you are given an opportunity to experience something wonderful, something terrible, something exciting, something dreadful, something overwhelming, and something frightenting--- all the same time, all at once. life is so inconceivably and intrinsically complicated. i think death is what gives life its real meaning- think about it. if you couldnt die, life would be incredibly boring. no incentive to go out and make a name for yourself. no reason to go out and, well... LIVE. it is because we are going to die that we go out and search for something- money, fame, destiny. just my stupid thoughts. the ramblings of an intoxicated drug addict...

06-08-2008, 04:52 AM	#7
Snipe¤Star Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 390 Grams: 2,245.30 Groans: 27 Groaned at 22 Times in 14 Posts Thanks: 251 Thanked 75 Times in 57 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	i think that death is a tragedy to those who see death as a definitive end. no rebirth, no circle/cycle, just the end of the line (geometry/math term)

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Bugsteak New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 69 Grams: 665.70 Groans: 1 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts Thanks: 23 Thanked 25 Times in 19 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	Death is your chance to give back everything you have taken from the Earth over the span of your life. Your body for your life? Fair trade, I say.

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