I can understand the reasoning behind the saying that death gives meaning to life. But I’ve never been able to fully agree with that sentiment. If I could I would live forever. Death certainly gives me reason to want to do as much as I can while I am still able. But that desire doesn’t give my life any more meaning than if it was not there. I can agree that death makes life precious, for without death life would be abundant.
I often imagine what it’d be like to live 200 years or 1000 years. I know like Eliezer I would do so if able (assuming my mind was still intact the entire time). I can’t even begin to imagine the things I would be able to understand with a lifespan like that. I’m only 22 years old and I know and understand quite a bit, but what I don’t know and don’t understand is far greater. To me living a longer than what is currently natural life would be an opportunity to soak up even more knowledge and experience. That’s what I’m doing now with my life and I hope by some advancement in technology I’m able to do so for far longer than 78 years (or whatever my life expectancy is).
I don’t think I’ve ever actually heard anyone say exactly why they think death gives meaning to life. Anyone got a link to something that explains this?
I can understand the reasoning behind the saying that death gives meaning to life. But I’ve never been able to fully agree with that sentiment. If I could I would live forever. Death certainly gives me reason to want to do as much as I can while I am still able. But that desire doesn’t give my life any more meaning than if it was not there. I can agree that death makes life precious, for without death life would be abundant.
I often imagine what it’d be like to live 200 years or 1000 years. I know like Eliezer I would do so if able (assuming my mind was still intact the entire time). I can’t even begin to imagine the things I would be able to understand with a lifespan like that. I’m only 22 years old and I know and understand quite a bit, but what I don’t know and don’t understand is far greater. To me living a longer than what is currently natural life would be an opportunity to soak up even more knowledge and experience. That’s what I’m doing now with my life and I hope by some advancement in technology I’m able to do so for far longer than 78 years (or whatever my life expectancy is).
I don’t think I’ve ever actually heard anyone say exactly why they think death gives meaning to life. Anyone got a link to something that explains this?