i don't have fear of death i have fear of whats next or whats not next. do you know what i mean? death for sure is undeniable which is why it gets me thinking on where my conscious will go
I am deathly afraid of death. When I think of it I just imagine a huge gaping maw of nothingness slowly closing around me. Once it consumes me, there is no me, everything is gone, and when I try to think of non-existence I just get a panicked feeling, more powerful than anything in existence, because non-existence is worse than anything in the universe because there is no you, no experience, nothing. That is terrifying to me, and all I can do is try not to think about it.
we are the universe and then we are born as a human, then back to the universe. when you are not human there is no consciousness therefor there is no time. so when you die you will awake again alive as some other form of life maybe in a couple billion years, maybe a trillion, but that number will not matter. you will only realize time again once you are reborn into a new life.
@jaymcd84 that actually made a lot of logical sense...i always wondered if we die then face oblivion wouldn't that oblivion be the same oblivion we originated from?
Well said. I am not sure when I specifically stopped fearing death, but one day I realized that I am alive. Why should I worry about this stupid everyday stuff. Life is far too beautiful to be wasted on fear and/or worry. Thanks for the enlightening perspective...
@SolRosenberg84 i think what he means is that he doesn't realize yet the cycle of thought...eventually after you've pondered everything enough, after you've put all the complex thought you can put into something, eventually, you come back to that thought in it's simplest form. all of your "complex" thoughts and ideas are humbled, and you accept things as they are in their truest form. because the science is not there yet, we must only take what we know, and accept how little we know.
@SolRosenberg84 while he's still stuck in the complexities of the philosophic point of view, not realizing the simplest outlook essentially is the most refined and complex. he is still stuck in "humanity's" pov and in denial that the "human element" is not actually seperate from the rest of the universe. he has yet to encounter a humbling experience like this.
and what are membrains made of!!! :D... everything that exists is made of the same thing. how does something come from nothing.. was there a beggining? truth dosent begin or end! it just is.. when "you" die you just realize you are the truth before exitence and allways were.. we live to forget what we die to remember. existence happends in non-existence(truth) .... its frikin trippy!!! LOL we are all the one truth(non exitence) expirenceing existence!!! :D its fun to think aboot :)
Holy shit, you got your buzz on, lol! Wait a minute! What is this talk of death. What! We're all going to die! This can't be! This can't be happening to me! Oh, no!!!!!!!!!!
if you are aware how nonsensical death is from an individual level then support life extension biogerontechnologies; the guys doing it need al the help and exposure they can get;
lol we should smoke 2gether sometime! cuz I love smoking and stargazing. I have a fear of death im not going to lie, so I smoke and it helps me realise not to focus on the ending but rather enjoy this realistic "trip" we call life. Its like this, life is like one long rollar coster ride. you can sit back and anticipate the end of it or, you can sit back and enjoy every last bit of it. even though I will always be afraid of the last moments of my life ending, the key is to make the best of it.
Without personal identity, or the belief in a fixed essence of oneself, it is natural to not fear death. The reason is, nothing really connects your conscious experience now and your brain´s conscious experience in the future in a fundamental level. Hence, you discover that the difference between you and others is about the same kind of difference between you and yourself in the future. Whether your body dissolves in the future is not that important, because you know others will be there.
There you said many good ideas, but they are not part of an understanding by default. For example, the idea of seeing life as journey and not a quest is not in conflict with a feeling of separation with the rest of existence.
I think that a more comprehensive understanding sparkles with the questioning of the reality of the difference self-other. Indeed, a careful philosophical analysis smashes the idea of personal identity.
Death is sooooooooooooooooooooo gay. It just sucks to know that its GOING to happen and EVERYONE goes through it. I'm not afraid of the non existance.... its the last few months that scare me.
I made a video similar to this one about us being related to everything. I'm not that articulate in it but I hope I made my point. Feel free to check it out if you like. As far as death is concerned or non existence. I don't fear that in the slightest bit. What I do have a fear of however is the moments that lead up to my death. Those last few minutes if you will. Those will likely be painful and scary. Cause in rare cases do people go peacefully.
omg lol i loved the end XD your an odd person... but cool. i dont really agree on most of the things you say... but you have alot of good points. but your reaaaaaaally smart O.O;;
Your explanation seems almost derivative of a typical "that which can be explained cannot be feared" ideal. We are a part of this world. that it true, but at the same time someone has a right to fear death. they have a right not to want everything they do in life just ripped away in an instant. Some people are afraid. "listen to music for the end"? bull!music can be listened to multiple times..it isnt over once the song is over and never remembered. Dont downplay someone for it. thats ignorant.
Regarding the music part in the video. There is a difference to us and the music. When the music ends, we can simply play it again, or choose another piece of music and play that. You cant do that with your life.
I can tell you like Alan Watts alot. His whole audio recordings called "Out of your Mind" Depress me a bit just as they amaze me, but if your not taken aback by that then your a strong guy, and you could have been a shaman in some other cultures.
In the early 90s I had a life threatening illness and death was a possibility. I don't consider myself an envious type, not towards other people's happiness or wealth. But I would have envied my friends if I were dying and they could live on, i.e experiencing the 1999 solar eclipse at home in Bavaria, and me not.
It's an incredible coincidence that you are born - no other sperm-egg combination is "you" - but then you get a taste for living and it's hard when you have to quit.
Hey Sol, awesome video man!! I have been thinking about this exact thing quite a bit over the past few weeks, so its encouraging to see others doing the same!! I personally think the paradigm shift society/humanity needs to reach it's full potential (and to survive) lies within this type of worldview. If people REALLY understood that their atoms actually are from the insides of stars, that these atoms actually evolved unguided over billions of years on a small insignificant planet to
eventually form beings intelligent enough to understand this fact, how could it not change their life completely? I know it has for me. Do you think its possible that one day the vast majority of people will really be able to understand/accept/see the beauty in what science has shown us about ourselves? Are we capable to undergo this sort of ego-death as a species? Or are the majority of people too full of themselves to change?
Cool, lets say the state of non-existence before we're born REALLY IS equivalent to the state of non-existence after we die. Sounds good!
If there is the 'potential' to experience consciousness in the state of non-existence before birth, then would that potential not also exists in the state after death?
Let's stow the "Whooooaaaa! Cosmic, dude!" nonsense. It baffles me that you can gush about all this quasi-religious nonsense while being aware that you're simply in an altered state of consciousness caused by psychotropic compounds interacting with your brain and nervous system.
The universe overwhelmingly consists of that black stuff between the stars--empty space. Vacuum. That's what happens after you die. Nothing. Entering a null void. Why this is so frightening to people is beyond me.
Many scientists would lack motivation and energy without being emotionally involved. So why not being fascinated
or even enthusiastic about the visual impression of a clear starry night.
If I look at a distant quasar in my telescope I see only a faint star-like dot. But the knowledge that this galaxy is maybe 5000 million light years away makes it fascinating - the comparatively small piece of dirt on my window would never stir similar interest. Is that quasi-religious?
The most impressive view I ever had of the night sky was from the Southern Hemisphere: When the brilliant star clouds in the direction to the centre of our Milky Way galaxy are just overhead, intermingled with dark clouds, so bright that they show colors and cast shadows on the star map (just awesome, even without a joint ;-)).
If you happen to be in South America, South Africa or Australia around July to September: Go out in the evening and look for a dark site ...
My husband never wants the ride to end. He wants to live to be 200 so he can see what comes next. I actually don't completely understand that end of the spectrum either. I'm quite comfortable with a death at around 75ish. If it happens before that; I will have lived (and loved deeply and smoked copious amounts of weed).
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You believe in magic too much. You should be more of a scientist and forget about all this journey nonsense.
The Biblical book of Ecclesiasties says all life is vanity. We live for a while and then get put in the ground. I'm surprised such statements are in there, but they are.
We should all be like the dragon in Grendel. Sexually abstinent and hoarding gold. Weed doesn't factor into the equation.
Stargazing is incredible. Listening to you talk about that was fascinating, it's all true. It's huge and BEAUTIFUL But I agree with what the person said Socrates said, "a migration of the soul."
I'm not affiliated with any religion or atheism, I don't believe in one almighty God, but I do believe we have some sort of "soul". What you said is true, life IS a journey, but just one part of a much greater one that continues after death. Nonexistence is totally possible too though... Great video!
The world is like a ride in an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and it's very brightly coloured and it's very loud and it's fun, for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time and they begin to question: "Is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us, they say-
I agree fearing death doesn't make sense because yea it is going to happen and there's nothing you can do about that because science will never get that far.
However when you said about not knowing of things happenning before your born and how your dead already.. i disagree because you have to have lived in order to have died there is no death without life... death is the end of the life not before.
Not meaning to be rude just merely making a point. Still enoy the vids keep it up man
Well fearing death is somewhat normal, but I never have had that sort of fear. As for embracing life, the greatest expression of embracing life is to have a religion or faith. It shows you care about this life and the next, it shows you wish to rise above your imperfections here on this world.
I totally agree with you on the journey of life, for me that is my walk with the Lord, for you I guess that's your walk with drugs and fallacious philosophy.
You're talking about Neil deGrasse Tyson's "We are star stuff." He's too awesome. :D
When I look up at the clear night sky, I'm not thinking "Meh, stars." I'm thinking "HOLY SHIT THOSE THINGS ARE HUGE AND THEY ARE SO FAR AWAY AND YET I CAN SEE THEM!"
I have two (or more) concerns about education. First, it has become both the means and the end and it has taken over the lives of youth from as young as 3 or 4 to as old as 26 or 28. It sucks up every bit of time, energy and money that we feed it.
Second, after taking away 20 years of life it produces, by design, model citizens, laborers and soldiers. It isn't for us humans/common people, it is for corporations/capitalists.
Neil deGrasse Tyson... and yes, it's interesting isn't it? When you die, you should put in your will instructions for where to place your molecules so they may possibly be used to form another life form.
If death is dreamless sleep, and if all things are possible, we might all wake up in a computer simulation at the end of the Universe. Or something else inane.
with death, i more fear that of others than of myself. i won't feel anything when i'm dead but i'll miss loved ones who die before me. as for my own death, my fear would be not fully taking advantage of it while i have it. i try to do that now but not everything can be rushed and that's unfortunate in some cases.
People keep trying to convince me I'm going to an afterlife... but that is patently impossible ^_^ I'm as close as I'll be to an afterlife right this second and it isn't much of an impediment ;)
"I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it."
Life is not a static thing, life is a process, and we should enjoy it!
I've often heard it said to young people: "You are preparing for life.", and after finishing high school, for ex.,: "Go into life. Life begins for you now." But they have life before that as well, don't they?
didnt agree with most of what you said but am always glad to watch your new videos. BTW Alan Watts' The BOOK on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are - is indeed priceless. One of my favorites
I'm not scared of death at all. In fact there isn't anything I can think that I fear. I certainly am not afraid of heights, as I've been on the tallest coasters in the world, and airplanes, and not scared at all. I suppose I fear extreme pain. However like you I see no reason to fear death.
Life is about the journey. There is no carrot. Concepts I took away from reading "Way of the Peaceful warrior" when I was 16. I think this perspective should be taught to everyone.
i don't have fear of death i have fear of whats next or whats not next. do you know what i mean? death for sure is undeniable which is why it gets me thinking on where my conscious will go
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MrJake90817 6 months ago
What part of evolutionary biology led you to be such a smug, arrogant, pompous cocksucker.
YahIDontKnow 11 months ago
The price for a chance at life is death.
bs136 1 year ago
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bs136 1 year ago
Death is permanent and There is no God.
Why do I even bother...
sirendre7 1 year ago
Death is an incredibly big fear for me. The idea that all thought process and perception just vanishes freaks me out.
Neku2 1 year ago
really interesting and intertaining
TheJuliusJT 1 year ago
I am deathly afraid of death. When I think of it I just imagine a huge gaping maw of nothingness slowly closing around me. Once it consumes me, there is no me, everything is gone, and when I try to think of non-existence I just get a panicked feeling, more powerful than anything in existence, because non-existence is worse than anything in the universe because there is no you, no experience, nothing. That is terrifying to me, and all I can do is try not to think about it.
RichGilly 1 year ago
there is no death, there is the force
DracoRaptorX 1 year ago
we are the universe and then we are born as a human, then back to the universe. when you are not human there is no consciousness therefor there is no time. so when you die you will awake again alive as some other form of life maybe in a couple billion years, maybe a trillion, but that number will not matter. you will only realize time again once you are reborn into a new life.
jaymcd84 1 year ago
@jaymcd84 that actually made a lot of logical sense...i always wondered if we die then face oblivion wouldn't that oblivion be the same oblivion we originated from?
cundionfire 1 year ago
Well said. I am not sure when I specifically stopped fearing death, but one day I realized that I am alive. Why should I worry about this stupid everyday stuff. Life is far too beautiful to be wasted on fear and/or worry. Thanks for the enlightening perspective...
FlamestrixWindfyre 1 year ago
you're knowledgeable but your understanding of conciousness and BIG TRUTH and the true nature of reality is woefully narrow and limited
w2aiq 1 year ago
@w2aiq
What do you mean?
SolRosenberg84 1 year ago
@SolRosenberg84 i think what he means is that he doesn't realize yet the cycle of thought...eventually after you've pondered everything enough, after you've put all the complex thought you can put into something, eventually, you come back to that thought in it's simplest form. all of your "complex" thoughts and ideas are humbled, and you accept things as they are in their truest form. because the science is not there yet, we must only take what we know, and accept how little we know.
cmzuppe 1 year ago
@SolRosenberg84 while he's still stuck in the complexities of the philosophic point of view, not realizing the simplest outlook essentially is the most refined and complex. he is still stuck in "humanity's" pov and in denial that the "human element" is not actually seperate from the rest of the universe. he has yet to encounter a humbling experience like this.
cmzuppe 1 year ago
and what are membrains made of!!! :D... everything that exists is made of the same thing. how does something come from nothing.. was there a beggining? truth dosent begin or end! it just is.. when "you" die you just realize you are the truth before exitence and allways were.. we live to forget what we die to remember. existence happends in non-existence(truth) .... its frikin trippy!!! LOL we are all the one truth(non exitence) expirenceing existence!!! :D its fun to think aboot :)
SilentBud420 1 year ago
are you ready to die slowly and painfully? you don't know pain until near death
mortaldeth416 1 year ago
Holy shit, you got your buzz on, lol! Wait a minute! What is this talk of death. What! We're all going to die! This can't be! This can't be happening to me! Oh, no!!!!!!!!!!
rawfoodveganjourney 1 year ago
@6:49
fallingstrawberry 1 year ago
if you are aware how nonsensical death is from an individual level then support life extension biogerontechnologies; the guys doing it need al the help and exposure they can get;
tranhumanism and so on
eyhexs 1 year ago
lol we should smoke 2gether sometime! cuz I love smoking and stargazing. I have a fear of death im not going to lie, so I smoke and it helps me realise not to focus on the ending but rather enjoy this realistic "trip" we call life. Its like this, life is like one long rollar coster ride. you can sit back and anticipate the end of it or, you can sit back and enjoy every last bit of it. even though I will always be afraid of the last moments of my life ending, the key is to make the best of it.
bass12hero34 1 year ago
I really like this video, it's basically the same conclusion I came to as well. I figure my consciousness won't be around to fear death anymore.
PS: I think the term you were looking for is specialized membranes.
spec138 1 year ago
Without personal identity, or the belief in a fixed essence of oneself, it is natural to not fear death. The reason is, nothing really connects your conscious experience now and your brain´s conscious experience in the future in a fundamental level. Hence, you discover that the difference between you and others is about the same kind of difference between you and yourself in the future. Whether your body dissolves in the future is not that important, because you know others will be there.
AlgeKalipso 2 years ago
You are on the right track! :) Keep thinking.
There you said many good ideas, but they are not part of an understanding by default. For example, the idea of seeing life as journey and not a quest is not in conflict with a feeling of separation with the rest of existence.
I think that a more comprehensive understanding sparkles with the questioning of the reality of the difference self-other. Indeed, a careful philosophical analysis smashes the idea of personal identity.
AlgeKalipso 2 years ago
Thank you for posting this video, love your passion.
1mind1humanity 2 years ago
We know our Doom, but not the Hour.
GalinorGustave 2 years ago
Death is sooooooooooooooooooooo gay. It just sucks to know that its GOING to happen and EVERYONE goes through it. I'm not afraid of the non existance.... its the last few months that scare me.
getajobgetalife 2 years ago
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You are smart and funny... but incorrect.
fortruth8989 2 years ago
fuck religion! its the same thing that tears us apart in all aspect.
wtbloodclott 2 years ago 4
I made a video similar to this one about us being related to everything. I'm not that articulate in it but I hope I made my point. Feel free to check it out if you like. As far as death is concerned or non existence. I don't fear that in the slightest bit. What I do have a fear of however is the moments that lead up to my death. Those last few minutes if you will. Those will likely be painful and scary. Cause in rare cases do people go peacefully.
exacerbatedtaboo 2 years ago
omg lol i loved the end XD your an odd person... but cool. i dont really agree on most of the things you say... but you have alot of good points. but your reaaaaaaally smart O.O;;
mechaxrinxrinxchan 2 years ago
Your explanation seems almost derivative of a typical "that which can be explained cannot be feared" ideal. We are a part of this world. that it true, but at the same time someone has a right to fear death. they have a right not to want everything they do in life just ripped away in an instant. Some people are afraid. "listen to music for the end"? bull!music can be listened to multiple times..it isnt over once the song is over and never remembered. Dont downplay someone for it. thats ignorant.
Mixinnitup 2 years ago
Regarding the music part in the video. There is a difference to us and the music. When the music ends, we can simply play it again, or choose another piece of music and play that. You cant do that with your life.
that frightens me
brutsi 2 years ago
Its Tyson deGrasse
brutsi 2 years ago
NIce bongs smoke weed everday lol
Supermanalves 2 years ago
I can tell you like Alan Watts alot. His whole audio recordings called "Out of your Mind" Depress me a bit just as they amaze me, but if your not taken aback by that then your a strong guy, and you could have been a shaman in some other cultures.
Look up "Ego Death" on wiki.
FlickerFilmPictures 2 years ago
sol..... you have like 5 bongs behind you! NICE!
HOSSERLEGALIZE420 2 years ago
In the early 90s I had a life threatening illness and death was a possibility. I don't consider myself an envious type, not towards other people's happiness or wealth. But I would have envied my friends if I were dying and they could live on, i.e experiencing the 1999 solar eclipse at home in Bavaria, and me not.
It's an incredible coincidence that you are born - no other sperm-egg combination is "you" - but then you get a taste for living and it's hard when you have to quit.
eltamin1966 2 years ago
Fear of being dead? Or fear of the transition?
That is: Fear of dying, not of death?
I have no fear of being dead,
but I do fear a painful transition.
9mjb 2 years ago 6
Hey Sol, awesome video man!! I have been thinking about this exact thing quite a bit over the past few weeks, so its encouraging to see others doing the same!! I personally think the paradigm shift society/humanity needs to reach it's full potential (and to survive) lies within this type of worldview. If people REALLY understood that their atoms actually are from the insides of stars, that these atoms actually evolved unguided over billions of years on a small insignificant planet to
mikebell 2 years ago
eventually form beings intelligent enough to understand this fact, how could it not change their life completely? I know it has for me. Do you think its possible that one day the vast majority of people will really be able to understand/accept/see the beauty in what science has shown us about ourselves? Are we capable to undergo this sort of ego-death as a species? Or are the majority of people too full of themselves to change?
mikebell 2 years ago
Cool, lets say the state of non-existence before we're born REALLY IS equivalent to the state of non-existence after we die. Sounds good!
If there is the 'potential' to experience consciousness in the state of non-existence before birth, then would that potential not also exists in the state after death?
Hmm, reincarnation anyone..?
SouthSaturnDelta213 2 years ago
Nice Video. I love Carl Sagan's work. I am currently reading "The Demon Haunted World". It's a great book so far.
phurphy 2 years ago
Try "The Varieties of the Scientific Experience" as well. It chronicles some of Sagan's better ideas about our place in the universe, and religion.
SolRosenberg84 2 years ago
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you're knowledgeable but your understanding of conciousness and BIG TRUTH and the true nature of reality is woefully narrow and limited....
w2aiq 1 year ago
Let's stow the "Whooooaaaa! Cosmic, dude!" nonsense. It baffles me that you can gush about all this quasi-religious nonsense while being aware that you're simply in an altered state of consciousness caused by psychotropic compounds interacting with your brain and nervous system.
The universe overwhelmingly consists of that black stuff between the stars--empty space. Vacuum. That's what happens after you die. Nothing. Entering a null void. Why this is so frightening to people is beyond me.
HeinrichJamslather 2 years ago
Many scientists would lack motivation and energy without being emotionally involved. So why not being fascinated
or even enthusiastic about the visual impression of a clear starry night.
If I look at a distant quasar in my telescope I see only a faint star-like dot. But the knowledge that this galaxy is maybe 5000 million light years away makes it fascinating - the comparatively small piece of dirt on my window would never stir similar interest. Is that quasi-religious?
eltamin1966 2 years ago
The most impressive view I ever had of the night sky was from the Southern Hemisphere: When the brilliant star clouds in the direction to the centre of our Milky Way galaxy are just overhead, intermingled with dark clouds, so bright that they show colors and cast shadows on the star map (just awesome, even without a joint ;-)).
If you happen to be in South America, South Africa or Australia around July to September: Go out in the evening and look for a dark site ...
eltamin1966 2 years ago
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clovenhoof616 2 years ago
Fucking right on.
Tom123collins 2 years ago
hey rosenberg u wanna see something mind blowing? type starlings flocking into youtubes search engine
clovenhoof616 2 years ago
My husband never wants the ride to end. He wants to live to be 200 so he can see what comes next. I actually don't completely understand that end of the spectrum either. I'm quite comfortable with a death at around 75ish. If it happens before that; I will have lived (and loved deeply and smoked copious amounts of weed).
Life is good.
turtle2hug 2 years ago
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You believe in magic too much. You should be more of a scientist and forget about all this journey nonsense.
The Biblical book of Ecclesiasties says all life is vanity. We live for a while and then get put in the ground. I'm surprised such statements are in there, but they are.
We should all be like the dragon in Grendel. Sexually abstinent and hoarding gold. Weed doesn't factor into the equation.
theboombody 2 years ago
don't fear death, fear an unlived life........ i dont fear death because im not going to be around. i just dont wanna die because i enjoy life.
kiddhitta 2 years ago 2
nice green bong
skatenkil 2 years ago
Neil deGrasse Tyson
TurkishKB 2 years ago
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TurkishKB 2 years ago
Stargazing is incredible. Listening to you talk about that was fascinating, it's all true. It's huge and BEAUTIFUL But I agree with what the person said Socrates said, "a migration of the soul."
I'm not affiliated with any religion or atheism, I don't believe in one almighty God, but I do believe we have some sort of "soul". What you said is true, life IS a journey, but just one part of a much greater one that continues after death. Nonexistence is totally possible too though... Great video!
jburde 2 years ago
the aknowledgement and acceptance of our own mortility would make us pretty unique in nature i suppose???
clovenhoof616 2 years ago
"Hey, don't worry, don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride." And we kill those people. Bill Hicks R.I.P.
Hammerofthegods86 2 years ago 3
bill hicks was 1 of the funniest and intelligent free thinkers of this or any generation R.I.P bill
clovenhoof616 2 years ago
The world is like a ride in an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and it's very brightly coloured and it's very loud and it's fun, for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time and they begin to question: "Is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us, they say-
Hammerofthegods86 2 years ago 3
Im only scared of dying at a young age.
jay666KJ 2 years ago
I agree fearing death doesn't make sense because yea it is going to happen and there's nothing you can do about that because science will never get that far.
However when you said about not knowing of things happenning before your born and how your dead already.. i disagree because you have to have lived in order to have died there is no death without life... death is the end of the life not before.
Not meaning to be rude just merely making a point. Still enoy the vids keep it up man
grantiethesilentone 2 years ago
I'm sure you're not afraid of death now, tell me that again on your deathbed and I'll be impressed.
Nice video tho.
SamNoble89 2 years ago
life is a mystery to be experienced, not a problem to be solved. thanks, sol
shadyvista 2 years ago
Well fearing death is somewhat normal, but I never have had that sort of fear. As for embracing life, the greatest expression of embracing life is to have a religion or faith. It shows you care about this life and the next, it shows you wish to rise above your imperfections here on this world.
I totally agree with you on the journey of life, for me that is my walk with the Lord, for you I guess that's your walk with drugs and fallacious philosophy.
smartwarlord 2 years ago
Nah, having a religion or faith shows you are selfish.
If you cared about your life and those after you, you'd do something to make the world a better place.
First thing you could do to make a difference is stop spreading your archaic intolerant beliefs.
jarjarbinks77 2 years ago 2
Your video reminds me of a statement made by Mark Twain:
"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time"
Socrates also offers a good pearl of wisdom on the subject:
"Death is one of two things...
Either it is annihilation, and the dead have no consciousness of anything;
or, as we are told, it is really a change:
a migration of the soul from one place to another."
alphacause 2 years ago
You're talking about Neil deGrasse Tyson's "We are star stuff." He's too awesome. :D
When I look up at the clear night sky, I'm not thinking "Meh, stars." I'm thinking "HOLY SHIT THOSE THINGS ARE HUGE AND THEY ARE SO FAR AWAY AND YET I CAN SEE THEM!"
The Universe: It's awesome. :D
MagnusIan 2 years ago 3
We are specks of dust sticking to the side of a small rock orbiting an average star in a random section of a single galaxy among billions.
We just happen to be specks of dust that can move about at will.
pfarabee 2 years ago 2
Love the philosophy for life.
Re: Our Current Education System:
I have two (or more) concerns about education. First, it has become both the means and the end and it has taken over the lives of youth from as young as 3 or 4 to as old as 26 or 28. It sucks up every bit of time, energy and money that we feed it.
Second, after taking away 20 years of life it produces, by design, model citizens, laborers and soldiers. It isn't for us humans/common people, it is for corporations/capitalists.
zthustra 2 years ago 3
good video as usual. Are you using a webcam? your image quality is fantastic.
agnosticman77 2 years ago
Yup, I'm using an old logitech webcam.
SolRosenberg84 2 years ago
"elegant baloon" what a lovely analogy.
I do not fear non-existance. My thoughts of the transition itself sometimes scare me, but it's a fear tinged with curiosity.
TheSameDonkey 2 years ago
I fucking love listening to you philosophizing :)
Vogter2100 2 years ago
Neil deGrasse Tyson... and yes, it's interesting isn't it? When you die, you should put in your will instructions for where to place your molecules so they may possibly be used to form another life form.
mooktank 2 years ago
Ahh but what are the membranes made of? Lipids and proteins, which are made of amino acids :D
woodpod 2 years ago
If death is dreamless sleep, and if all things are possible, we might all wake up in a computer simulation at the end of the Universe. Or something else inane.
kff 2 years ago
Yea, exactly (:
DarakasStudios 2 years ago
*****
Excellent video as usual Sol! Keep using that awesome intellect until the end. Peace and sin dios.
rationalhumano 2 years ago
with death, i more fear that of others than of myself. i won't feel anything when i'm dead but i'll miss loved ones who die before me. as for my own death, my fear would be not fully taking advantage of it while i have it. i try to do that now but not everything can be rushed and that's unfortunate in some cases.
woahzombies 2 years ago
People keep trying to convince me I'm going to an afterlife... but that is patently impossible ^_^ I'm as close as I'll be to an afterlife right this second and it isn't much of an impediment ;)
PinkProgram 2 years ago
We can still compete with reality. But to fight it, we need to understand it :D
unassumption 2 years ago
Death will be just like a dreamless sleep. Bring it on!
Darkinsigniosis 2 years ago
"I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it."
— Mark Twain
skeltonknaggs 2 years ago 9
Life is not a static thing, life is a process, and we should enjoy it!
I've often heard it said to young people: "You are preparing for life.", and after finishing high school, for ex.,: "Go into life. Life begins for you now." But they have life before that as well, don't they?
dewonthegrass 2 years ago
the way you speak is almost as captivating as watts himself. i thoroughly enjoy these videos.
endlessdrizzle 2 years ago
y'mean Neil Degrasse Tyson?
TomConger 2 years ago
didnt agree with most of what you said but am always glad to watch your new videos. BTW Alan Watts' The BOOK on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are - is indeed priceless. One of my favorites
creationofself 2 years ago
I'm not scared of death at all. In fact there isn't anything I can think that I fear. I certainly am not afraid of heights, as I've been on the tallest coasters in the world, and airplanes, and not scared at all. I suppose I fear extreme pain. However like you I see no reason to fear death.
crazycrazycaleb 2 years ago 2
Life is about the journey. There is no carrot. Concepts I took away from reading "Way of the Peaceful warrior" when I was 16. I think this perspective should be taught to everyone.
crazycrazycaleb 2 years ago
Great, all we needed was atheistic spiritualists.
But perhaps god people have hijacked the sense of wonder and oneness for too long.
teenspirit1 2 years ago
Interesting. :)
As usual I may not agree with everything you say, but I'm glad you're enjoying life
I should try that stargazing method sometime.
All the best.
xenoneo 2 years ago
Awesome
ExiledGuardian 2 years ago