Would you want to know when you'll die?

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Let's say that the moment of your death is inevitable. I don't believe in fate, but for the arguments sache - let's say that nothing is 'planned' exept for the day and the way that you will die.

If you were offered the truth, and you could be absolutley certain that it was the truth - would you want to know this?

Upsides: This fact would make you somewhat of an 'immortal' - as you can't die before that specific date. (Not meaning that you could jump off a building, smash into the sidewalk, and walk away - but that if you were to jump from a building you would in some mysterious way be saved by fate.) You could also plan ahead and do really stupid things your last month alive.

Downsides: Obviously, the thought of dying at an already decided date might not be that comfortable.

Well, what's it gonna be?
 
I'd take it, only to set the matters I have on Earth at rest. If death comes to me soon, I'd take it as a boon. If not, I guess I could live with it looming over my head for the rest of my life. Hell, I might even mark the date on the calender.
 
No.I wouldn't like to spend the rest of my life expectening the inevitable.I also would't like that my future is revelaed-unless it is promising future with lot of money & chics included 8) .
 
Nope, there's no use to it, since death is inevitable, so is what you do beforehand, so if you get to know it, you're supposed to know it, which will effect when you die, in other words, whatever you do, you can't change anything, and everything you do is an effect of what you know, even about the future(But, this is all for agument's sake, I'm not saying I think fate is like that. Meh, the ancient Greeks did some cool things with it, they have a lot myths and sagas about fate, and how knowledge of taht fate makes the fate happen.)
 
Yeah, but if you did that stupid stuff you could be in a vegetative coma without being technically dead for decades before you finally start pushing up daisies. Yeah, that sounds like a grand time!
 
Yeah, I'd like to know, I think.

Just so I could set stuff straight.

-Malk
 
Definetly. Wait a second, how long did you spend thinking about this because it really doesn't work out. See, if we knew when we would die, we wouldn't do the thing that caused our death, thereby meaning we would have to see how we die again, because we would have survived our proposed death moment. The only way we could see when we die is by a natural death because by human nature we would avoid that moment when we would die, whether we liked it or not. Our subconcious would always be thinking about when we would die and we would leave like a second later or before the time when we were supposed to leave to be killed. It's impossible to know when we die, even if it was possible to be told. The death we see would constantly change because we saw how we would die and would avoid it. We would probably avoid dying a natural death at the exact time the vision showed as well. You could never know the exact moment when you die. Think about it. Even if it was possible it's impossible. The randomness of the world means we would never do the same thing exactly as we did it before. Take this occurance for example. I was playing fallout and i kept talking to theresa trying to get that 750 exp by talking her out of the rebel movement. Sometimes she says that your a tool and sometimes she says your right. Now because she said that i was a tool, i went to the toilet because i coulden't be bothered with her anymore, but if she had said your right and we should stay in the vault, then i would have stayed at my computer and continued my adventure. Now if i was to die by a rock falling through our roof on my way to the toilet. But if theresa had agreed with me i would have stayed on my seat and not died meaning that this whole post is impossible.
 
syko said:
Definetly. Wait a second, how long did you spend thinking about this because it really doesn't work out. See, if we knew when we would die, we wouldn't do the thing that caused our death, thereby meaning we would have to see how we die again, because we would have survived our proposed death moment. The only way we could see when we die is by a natural death because by human nature we would avoid that moment when we would die, whether we liked it or not. Our subconcious would always be thinking about when we would die and we would leave like a second later or before the time when we were supposed to leave to be killed. It's impossible to know when we die, even if it was possible to be told. The death we see would constantly change because we saw how we would die and would avoid it. We would probably avoid dying a natural death at the exact time the vision showed as well. You could never know the exact moment when you die. Think about it. Even if it was possible it's impossible. The randomness of the world means we would never do the same thing exactly as we did it before. Take this occurance for example. I was playing fallout and i kept talking to theresa trying to get that 750 exp by talking her out of the rebel movement. Sometimes she says that your a tool and sometimes she says your right. Now because she said that i was a tool, i went to the toilet because i coulden't be bothered with her anymore, but if she had said your right and we should stay in the vault, then i would have stayed at my computer and continued my adventure. Now if i was to die by a rock falling through our roof on my way to the toilet. But if theresa had agreed with me i would have stayed on my seat and not died meaning that this whole post is impossible.
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Like if you chose not to walk in the road, you could get hit by lightning or mugged or something because you avoided it? I wouldn't mind, take it head on instead of being paranoid forever.
 
Well, i think there is no fate. There is no logic in destiny.

It would be interesting, when i know, when will i die, and i could try dangerous things. But then what? What if i get bored with those experience? The life is not about it.
 
To translate magatrons l33+ speak. Dude have nt u seen l=inal desti n inasion. If you are going to speak l33+, make it legible.
 
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