Does "Death" exist?

[æτhεr φ]

Once born a child doesn't know death, and once someone by definition "dies", the child wouldn't notice this process as death, but rather 'a part of life' - an event that happens during life. Once given education that child will be told about death, or even taught the definition by his/her parents. Does "death" really exist, or only in language? If so, when one by definition "dies" that person really just "lived" and possibly could "live on"? We're all born knowing life, so the definition of "life" isn't required, as once you're born, you sense it -- and know life. You never know death, until you die. So death is only a figment of 'word' and is not relative to pre-educated life?

 

Maybe the belief in God, is really the belief in life after death - or no belief in death at all, just reworded?

This isn't a religious post, I don't want to offend anyone in their religion, just my opinion... I'm unsure on the existence of God, agnostic.

When a person believes in God, they usually do for a number of reasons, most of all, "eternal life"

When a person doesn't believe in God, they usually believe that "death" exists.

 

If this thread is now religious because of the second part then please tell me and I'll delete it. I don't want to make it off-topic.

[rigney]

Once born a child doesn't know death, and once someone by definition "dies", the child wouldn't notice this process as death, but rather 'a part of life' - an event that happens during life. Once given education that child will be told about death, or even taught the definition by his/her parents. Does "death" really exist, or only in language? If so, when one by definition "dies" that person really just "lived" and possibly could "live on"? We're all born knowing life, so the definition of "life" isn't required, as once you're born, you sense it -- and know life. You never know death, until you die. So death is only a figment of 'word' and is not relative to pre-educated life?

 

Maybe the belief in God, is really the belief in life after death - or no belief in death at all, just reworded?

This isn't a religious post, I don't want to offend anyone in their religion, just my opinion... I'm unsure on the existence of God, agnostic.

When a person believes in God, they usually do for a number of reasons, most of all, "eternal life"

When a person doesn't believe in God, they usually believe that "death" exists.

 

If this thread is now religious because of the second part then please tell me and I'll delete it. I don't want to make it off-topic.

 

 

Well, "Death" is not exactly what I would call a euphemism for describing "demise" or gone to "slumber city", but something very personal, with no contradiction. Life before we start living it, remains conjectural. Life as we are cognizant of, is still conjectural. To me, death is just the soothing part of this unending trip.

Edited August 12, 2010 by rigney