What do you think about the idea of knowing when you will die?
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Re: What do you think about the idea of knowing when you will die?
I have often feared what really comes of scientific experiments. I understand they are performed to understand or solve a problem, for the greater good. The by-products and different understandings that come about could easily be abused to do great harm to a large amount of people. Much more damage than say one person knowing they are close to the end of their life could possibly do. Such as gun control and the mentally ill debate happening in the world.
The statistics of mentally ill in America and in the world continue to grow. Media points the fingers at diet and other issues that can be controlled by the individual, while scientific studies show that people will become depressed if their environment is not suiting to their interests or is unhealthy. Governments control our societies and our society is our environment. If over half of Americans are mentally ill, there is something wrong with our environment. Gun control wouldn't be much of a problem if we lived in a society with less corruption and bureaucracy and more positive, helpful action towards its citizens.
It is interesting that in this case the science is used to help others not have to feel the shock of losing someone, allowing them time to respectfully end their life. I wonder what sanctions the people will face after a few people do something really crazy to prove a point or try and create change... scary to wonder.
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I agree its not living if you plan your day like your going to die.Spirit Wandering wrote: ↑02 Mar 2018, 09:40 I believe a major purpose of life is the choices we make and the experiences we have as a result of them. These choices are important, both to complete our own karmic lessons and also to help complete the collective experiences that form the Universe itself. I think knowing when we would die would interfere with that process of choice and experience. So, no, I wouldn't want to know when I was going to die, even if it was only a week ahead of time. I might change something in that last week that would alter the path I might have otherwise taken without that information.
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The human race isn't morally upright enough to be entrusted with that information. The book is accurate in that - there would inevitably be some who would use that knowledge to cause harm to others... with or without a gun.
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I actually read an article about how there is an Artificial Intelligence being developed by Stanford University that can predict if persons are going to die in about a year or so depending on some factors - don't know much detail on this but I have thought plenty of the benefits of knowing when you will die. I can live life carelessly and be like. "Hey, no worries, this truck can't possibly kill me cause my time has not yet come." However, I think it is best for all of us that we don't know when we are going.SPasciuti wrote: ↑01 Mar 2018, 12:59 This is a huge theme in the book and it’s one that has been addressed in a number of other books as well. This is the first time I’ve been introduced to a book that addresses it alongside the conversation of gun control, but I was wondering what you think about this potential technology?
Is it a good idea? Would you want to know? How do you feel about science being able to predict something like this? Would you want scientists to release this information if they ever do learn how to get it?
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This is always a fun/ interesting hypothetical question to think about. With the advent of doctor assisted suicides, maybe it can be a comfort? Personally, I think the major issue would be how much "notice" I was given- cause what I would do with a day left is much different than what I would do with a month left!cascal312 wrote: ↑02 Mar 2018, 08:13 I think that this kind of technology would be a huge issue. I personally would never want to know the exact time of my death, because I couldn’t handle the fact that there is absolutely nothing I could do to change it. What if I found out that I was going to die tomorrow? I’d be in a full blown panic, trying desperately to fit in an entire lifetimes worth of experiences before the deadline. With this kind of knowledge, myself and others would become completely unpredictable: making the world as we known it a very dangerous place.
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