PoetPhilosopher
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One frube isn't enough for that.
Careful now. If you give him too many, he might get into standup comedy.
Edit: Whoops. I thought you were quoting Salix. I'm tired.
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One frube isn't enough for that.
So what prevents you from tasting again? Could it be fear of repeating such and awful taste?
I find it interesting (especially so given your moniker) that you think the feeling of fear is instinctual rather than learned.
So tell me, were you born fearing God? Or did someone teach you about God first and fear developed based on what you learned?
I was concerned there for a mo.Careful now. If you give him too many, he might get into standup comedy.
Edit: Whoops. I thought you were quoting Salix. I'm tired.
Yes I don't want to feel the same awful taste, I may learn many other things
that taste awful, so learning is different than feeling.
I don't fear God the way you think of it and it has nothing to do with learning.
I fear that my child may hurt himself/herself.
Fear of death isn't similar to fear of God, I don't see God and I won't be
hurt by God in my daily life, but learning about God and what is good
and what is bad, then that's what I fear, as to avoid doing bad things
because I believe being good is the right thing to do.
Whoops. I thought you were quoting Salix. I'm tired.
I still see fear of death as a learned behavior, and since this isn't a debate thread, we'll just have to agree to disagree for now.
So my own death crops up in my mind every once in a while, and I typically take stock of that fact and move on.
But, I recently was reading an article online in regards to death anxiety and the fact that, this tends to follow people throughout their lives, whether they realize it or not. Upon reading this, I was reminded of a very memorable religious experience that made me realize that I am not that afraid of death anymore, at least not like I used to be. I took this as a sign of having mostly reduced my own inner death anxiety, but alas the Gods have a sense of humor.
While I was traversing the dreamscapes of sleep, I was shot at near point blank range in the head. I was absolutely terrified, lol. I felt my life ebbing away, and the only thought to cross my mind was "not now" and then I turned to the person on my right and I told them I loved them, before I woke up in a cold sweat.
Do you fear death? Have you ever died completely in a dream?
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If you really think about it, we already are experienced with death. Its not like we were never dead in the past. All of us were dead beforehand.I still see fear of death as a learned behavior, and since this isn't a debate thread, we'll just have to agree to disagree for now.
I am more concerned it seems these days with how I will die, and less with what happens when I do. Death will come when it comes, but I would prefer it to be more or less my own terms. I would like to go as if greeting an old friend, and less like I am facing an unsurmountable foe.
Disappointing that there are no references for your to post. But since you decided to suggest as a matter of fact that fear of death is an instinct, perhaps you will demonstrate for us that fear of death is, indeed, an instinct rather than a learned behavior.
Please cite your references.
Please cite your references.
Look up thanatophobia or death anxiety. The grieving process I feel is a good example of human instinct with the focus on anger, fear, denial, and acceptance.
Have you noticed those who say they are not afraid have had some sort of near death experience? That "shock" puts things into perspective. It's a natural instinct without it.
I read the articles on thanatophobia Healthline and Medical News Today and I don't see any reference this fear or anxiety being an instinct.
I read the articles on thanatophobia Healthline and Medical News Today and I don't see any reference this fear or anxiety being an instinct.
If anxiety isn't instinctual, do you think people plan to be anxious?
Your question suggests that anything that isn't instinctual is planned, which is preposterous.
The biology of fear- and anxiety-related behaviors
The topic is pretty interesting. Death is just a part of life and people have instinctual fear and anxiety (above link) and the responses to it.
If anxiety isn't instinctual, do you think people plan to be anxious?