“Death is one mystery we will never solve – that’s why we fight so hard to hold on to life” Do you agree?

Question

please give reasons! different viewpoints

Answer 1

Agree, and disagree. I fight hard to hold on to life, not because I fear or don't understand death, but because I love life. In actuality, I practice the art of "dying" daily in my Spiritual Exercises. It is not necessary to die in the physical body to experience the heavenly realms, one can do it with regular practice of contemplative exercises that are taught in ECKANKAR.

Answer 2

I think the reason we all hold onto life so dearly is because we are all afraid of death. I don;t know why this is, it's just human nature. Death is probably most scary because you are afraid of how it will effect the ones around you, the ones you care for. When you are faced with death you are afraid partly because you don't want to have a bad effect on the ones you love. I however am not as afraid of death because i have a faith. I believe that i go to a better place when i die. You could say i am wrong, but that's not the question. If i die, not only will i be in a better place but that fact will console my loved ones as well. That's why you hear people saying "Well, he is in a better place". But i do agree, death is a mystery we will never solve. Why it happens, what happens after it and why it is so scary, but sometimes, when you are old or ill, our fight for life ends because nature is telling us its time.

Answer 3

I think that's true. It seems reasonable to me, but I'm an atheist (secular humanist.)

I don't really see why a Christian should try so hard to hold on since they believe they're heading out for something better. I suppose there is some scripture taken out of context that tells them that they must go forth and prosper.

But I don't want to make anyone angry so I'll leave the religious aspect alone and finish by saying that I think that statement is pertinent today.

However, I don't think that it's reasonable to assume that death is a mystery that will never be solved, perhaps not in our lifetime but assuming humans live long enough I'm certain will figure it out as long as theirs some money to be earned for it's discovery lol.

Answer 4

I deny your conclusion, that "we fight so hard to hold on to" life.

Some ancient Greeks felt that the best thing we could hope for was a quick death. They felt that life was only suffering and one should hope to escape it. The best thing would be to have never been born. So, it would seem for some that we do not fight to hold on to life, but rather seek to be rid of it.

Also, for someone like Merleau-Ponty, death is beyond the "horizon of perception". So it is impossible to say anything about it. From this it seems that there is no mystery because there is no question you can ask about death without somewhat predicating death itself.

Answer 5

Nah. What is so mysterious about it? We all die. Is it mysterious because we don't know just when it will happen? There are people who don't fight hard at all and take their own lives. There are people who are terminally ill who are just waiting for the relief of death. I guess there are situations where people fight hard to hold on to life. Probably to be able to spend more time with loved ones, or to accomplish something they have yet to accomplish. I wouldn't say people who are not in ill or depressed are fighting hard to hold on to life. People in general don't care. They keep unhealthy habits such as, smoking, drinking, overeating, eating junk, not exercising, etc.

Answer 6

I agree i think that 1 of the huge reasons we hang onto life because we don't know what there is after death and we fear that there will be nothing but oblivion and although people may say different deep down they are afraid.

I think that even priests are afraid because they believe in it so much that they are afraid to be proved wrong.

Answer 7

Well...no one really knows, beyond a doubt, what happens to us after we die. Some of us believe there is a heaven waiting for us; some believe in reincarnation; some believe 'when you're gone, you're gone'. However, no one KNOWS, for sure, what will happen upon our deaths.

People always tend to fear the unknown...
Even those who have had near-death experiences, and saw something after life...others question. They question if what these people saw was real or hallucination...

Answer 8

No. It's pretty obvious what happens to us after we die - we rot. After all, consciousness is dependant on the brain, and we know that the brain just decays and with the rest of the body after death. People like to think that it'll be never be solved just cannot handle this fact.

Answer 9

I think one reason we hang onto life is that we want to see how things turn out. We want to know the ending. Death is the ending of all endings.

Answer 10

I've personally been in a near death experience, and I can say from this, that I would agree completely.

When you are faced with the ultimate uncertainty it is natural to try to cling to what you know.