Wtf is up with people and dying?

from a limited set of choices...

crystal_richardson_ wrote:from a limited set of choices...

There's always a choice.

smoking doesn't actually shorten one's lifespan. for god's sake, the women with the longest recorded lifespan in human history smoked all her life!!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment

in fact, I argue smoking extents your lifespan because it reduces stress, and stress is associated with earlier death

FUK YOU MEDICINE YOU'RE FULL OF SH*T FEAR GENERATING FUKING WHORE

crystal_richardson_ wrote:smoking doesn't actually shorten one's lifespan. for god's sake, the women with the longest recorded lifespan in human history smoked all her life!!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment

in fact, I argue smoking extents your lifespan because it reduces stress, and stress is associated with earlier death

Exactly. Smoking doesn't kill people, life does.

@OP original topic

The thing with muggings/rapes is that there's a high probability they may kill you anyway, so I've always said fight back! Hurt anything you can, squish their eyes with your fingers, attack the throat, groin, kidneys - anything that will hurt them basically. I don't understand why people don't fight back either. No way I would ever give someone my purse, or get in someone's car. They can fight me for it first.

Regarding the smoking, yeah it does kill, people still do it. But apparently everything can give us cancer anyway. Standing near a microwave, too much sun, eating too much of this food and that food, alcohol, too much sugar, not enough sugar, potatoes, body/face creams and hair products etc. etc. Its beyond ridiculous. Just live how you want to live, f*ck what the rest say.

@OP

When people discuss their reactions towards a potential mugging they usually focus only on the event. They don't look further.

Option #1: You hand over your wallet with the idea "I'd rather lose £100 than my life"
Option #2: You stand your ground and roll the dice "F*ck you. You want this? Came and get it and see how much fun it can be picking on someone whose capabilities you don't understand"

Option #1 is no guarantee to not get killed. However, the worse part comes afterwards. The feeling of impotence, the worrying that it might happen again. The loss of confidence. The look on the faces of the people around you with the "yeah, we know you had to do it but you're still a victim now, eh?"

Option #2 chances are that the mugger is expecting acquiescence, putting up a fight may well take them off guard. Afterwards you're the hero. Your confidence grows and you feel more empowered and able to take on the world. People look at you with renewed respect.

Death is irrelevant. It's how you choose to live your life that's important. If you're dead then you don't know anything about it and if you're alive what's the problem?

Some other people see it too!

death is just another way of saying 'the end'. we all fear it, it's natural for a living creature.

we are all hardwired to keep living and spreading our code throughout the environment

and besides, it's not always death that's the scary part, it's the pain that comes before it, illness, old age ect ect, it is a bit frightening.

RoyA wrote:death is just another way of saying 'the end'. we all fear it, it's natural for a living creature.

we are all hardwired to keep living and spreading our code throughout the environment

and besides, it's not always death that's the scary part, it's the pain that comes before it, illness, old age ect ect, it is a bit frightening.

Incorrect use of "We".

Everyone will die. You. Me. E.v.e.r.y.o.n.e Why be afraid of something no one can change or stop?

It is natural, you're right. But since when do we as humans give two ###$ about whats natural. We keep our sick alive. We keep things born into this world that will never have 1 logical or actual thought.. alive.. for years. is that natural, my friend? haha.

You may be hardwired to keep living, but not everyone is. And ironically that wiring can be undone quite easily. It's called enlightenment. Some spend years alone in temples in cliffs to acheive it. Others are born with it. And the rare few are thrown in face first.

Thing is, in this lovely world of our. enlightenment is essentially like removing that yummy candy coating from your eyes.. and you get to see this lovely world, for what it really is. Why do you think the monks are not part of our society. They're free, they choose to live their free lives away from us.

The theology behind their lack of fear, and mine.. well they differ entirely. The end result is the same though. They just.. tie peace and their god into it. They replace fear, with whatever religious nonsense they consume.

History Mirror wrote:Why be afraid of something no one can change or stop?

If someone points a gun at you and asks for your wallet, you can change the outcome.
Seems stupid to me to risk your life for some almost worthless money. Like it was mentioned, it is a gun and bullets are quite fast. I'd rather live another day without some money then die to a random loser. Because i am not done exploring this world.
If there is a way to get around it, that is way safer, i would try it.