2006-12-27 16:05:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I could dispute it by saying, the greatest adventure is a person being born, for unless they are born, they cannot die ;)
2006-12-27 16:09:59 · answer #1 · answered by Gus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the moment we're born, we are dying. It just takes longer than most people can comprehend dying takes. But to answer your question, Yes! I can and do dispute your 'fact' (which therefore is not a fact) that the greatest adventure I will experience in life is the act of dying. I dispute it because My 'Fact' is that the act of Living is and has always been my greatest adventure. The act of dying, no matter how I do it, will only be the cherry on the top of the cake.
2006-12-28 00:50:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the greatest act, or adventure in my life is that of living. Living, loving and experiencing the act of creating wonderful experiences. Life is for living and learning and enjoying this earthly adventure. Dieing will be the start of a new adventure. I prefer to make the most of what I have in the here and the now.
2006-12-28 00:22:30 · answer #3 · answered by gypsyparadise123 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I can dispute that. If your death comes in old age from a disease which truly tests your character (but for not too long or with too much pain), I suppose you could call that an adventure or wisdom-inducing experience. Dying suddenly in a war or under other violent circumstances doesn't seem like much of an adventure. It just cuts off what should have been a LIFE of adventure.
2006-12-28 12:31:22 · answer #4 · answered by silverside 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I watched my mother die. I don't believe it was a great adventure for her. She had suffered a major stroke and I don't think she was able to experience anything. However, I choose to believe that a person's soul continues on after death but adventure seems like a terrestrial term. I guess I dispute it.
2006-12-28 00:18:43 · answer #5 · answered by DustinDawind 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES. I can dispute anything. Including that.
In MY OPINION... your claim here is NOT a fact.
It is merely an OPINION.
My rebuttal is...
The greatest adventure anyone may ever experience in life is THE QUEST of ESTABLISHING and ACHIEVING THEIR OWN WORTHWHILE GOALS.
Especially when the Primary Goal is to SURVIVE.
And... the secondary goal is to produce prosperity for self, while contributing to the survival and well-being of others.
2006-12-28 00:57:56 · answer #6 · answered by davidcolyer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What if you're not awake to experience dying? Many people die in their sleep or in a coma. That seems like it might be rather boring. I have not died, but I have felt like I was dying or thought that I was about to die on several diff occasions. Starving to death, for instance, is not an adventure. It's slow and painful. And what about people who die alone? They might be focused more on their loneliness than on any excitement related to dying.
Most of death happens in funeral homes and hospitals. It's not terribly glamorous or adventerous. I think it's just a natural process of life.
2006-12-28 00:29:59 · answer #7 · answered by kacey 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question. That depends on what one believes will happen to someone when they die - I personally believe in a period in either a "heaven/hell"/neutral afterlife, and then reincarnation. So, in my opinion, death would be the greatest adventure...
...if you wouldn't have said "the greatest adventure you will experience /in life/."
2006-12-28 00:10:51 · answer #8 · answered by Stick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The greatest adventure is the period when you have breath. I'm not sure I will enjoy the process of losing it.
2006-12-28 00:38:33 · answer #9 · answered by im3ngs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I can.
I have defeated death 3 times and returned from the act of dying.
If I die it will not be an "experience in life" but an experience in death
2006-12-28 04:47:26 · answer #10 · answered by tillermantony 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋