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?
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Beautifully said. I completely agree with you, but you said this more eloquently than I ever could.qsusan wrote: ↑02 Mar 2018, 07:08 My feelings are summarised in the statement
"Knowledge bred incidence even as it protected us from incidence."
- (a personal quote from me)
Knowing allows us to shield against known dangers but the mere act of knowing creates even more dangers. This is why Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden after they ate of the fruit of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Because they knew, they could sin. If i am colour-blind and I say red is green, have I told a lie? No. Why? Because I do not know.
Knowing changes things. However, I think the message of this book is not to fear knowledge but to be aware that all knowledge is a two sided sword- it can protect but it can also harm- and to guard accordingly.
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If science has the technology to know when people would die, then I think it is ok to let them know if they want to know. The book Final Notice brought up some issues about racism, hate crimes, gun crimes and school shootings. Maybe some people would commit crimes knowing that they were going to die, but others would use the last days of their lives doing good things.
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This topic is so interesting and has a tangled web of what if's attached. I mean, If you knew you were going to die, I believe it becomes an obsession in which you prove you destiny through your knowledge. Even if you avoid death, He will always find you in some shape or form, so in turn obsessing over the knowledge of when and/or how you will die becomes death itself because you never would "live" life.
I also believe that if scientists had this knowledge, it would be best to keep it quiet as it would cause wide spread panic and if we have read enough stories and watched enough movies, than we know the consequences of those actions.
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It could be a bad thing by possibly throwing someone into a depression state. Also, having the potential of making one frantic worrying and stressing about what was to come.
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I love the comparison to adam and eve, and i fully agree with you in that knowledge can be a double edged sword. On one hand wouldnt it be great to carry out your final wishes knowing that otherwise you wouldnt have been able to. But on the other hand this knowledge could prove to be scary and dangerous if given to the wrong person. All in all i belive ignorance is bliss, we are not meant to know when our time will be up and have to just trust in gods will on that one. This of course is just my own beliefqsusan wrote: ↑02 Mar 2018, 07:08 My feelings are summarised in the statement
"Knowledge bred incidence even as it protected us from incidence."
- (a personal quote from me)
Knowing allows us to shield against known dangers but the mere act of knowing creates even more dangers. This is why Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden after they ate of the fruit of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Because they knew, they could sin. If i am colour-blind and I say red is green, have I told a lie? No. Why? Because I do not know.
Knowing changes things. However, I think the message of this book is not to fear knowledge but to be aware that all knowledge is a two sided sword- it can protect but it can also harm- and to guard accordingly.
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My thoughts exactly. Why would we live differently knowing we are going to die? Shouldnt we be living like its our last day everyday? Its easy to say but hard at times to do as the hustle and bustle of life tends to get in the way of good intention at times. I believe id rather not know but steive to live as though each day is my lastLV2R wrote: ↑16 Jun 2018, 21:28 What a big question that is "Would you want to know when you were to die?" I think in one way that I would like to know so that I could say goodbye to friends and family. Also, that I would want to do things that I had wanted to do, but just never thought I had the money or time to do. But then this brings to mind an issue of why not do the things that I want to do now and have all my relationships in order every day? In conclusion, I don't think that it is necessary to know when I will die. It is more important how I choose to live each and every day.
If science has the technology to know when people would die, then I think it is ok to let them know if they want to know. The book Final Notice brought up some issues about racism, hate crimes, gun crimes and school shootings. Maybe some people would commit crimes knowing that they were going to die, but others would use the last days of their lives doing good things.
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I think this knowledge would also affect the way you built relationships. You might be less likely to invest time in relationships if you knew you’d die young.