Would you rather know the date and time of your death or how you die?

[Smashingdoozy]

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Some of you don't know how to play would you rather 😂

[NathanDavis]

none... is my answer

but if I have to pick one, since that's the point...

I would go with the when, why? because I like structure, I like schedules and I like certainty but I do not like spoilers! and if I knew how it would happen, then I would get fixated on HOW is that ~how~ even going to happen in the first place, for example...

say that I am supposed to die because of a bite shark but not in the ocean, but one shark on the sand and it was just not the bite shark but this damned angry seagull that saw me hurt and flesh coming, so this angry stubborn seagull that could not wait to get a bite... comes and rips off an artery of mine before I actually get in trouble because of the shark bite that did not rip vital organs

so that would be way distracting for my mind, that seems a very unlikely way to die!! and way way easy to avoid, whenever I see those very clear signs I could just NOT get into it... but then fate will be like "No, Nathan... this is how it is going to happen and you will definitely get into it"

so no, I do not want to know how... I rather know when, the date is much more simple for my mind to deal with and keep away as a background thought that won't bother me much, and then I could plan around it, like I said... I prefer schedule and have some control... lol

besides, I like to be punctual... and I do want the exact date and time, down to the nanoseconds

[Static_In_The_Attic]

As for me from time to time I ponder a lot of things & some things in life I rather not ponder because it could prevent me from living my life.

On one hand knowing the date & time would give me time to plan a farewell party & get my shit together before I kick the bucket.

On the other hand knowing how I will exit could give me a chance to alter my own future. For example if I were to get hit by lightning on a golf course I would never go to a golf course again.

DATE & TIME is what I’ll roll with.

[DummBlonde_Sally]

I’ve always seen myself as 23rd of July kinda girl… in more than 5 years time preferably.
And I’d like to go ‘playing hide n go seek’ in a mall after closing time. I would hide in a butcher and accidentally fall into a meat grinder. Only to be sold as a delicious new bacon the next day.
No coffin, No wastage and everyone thinking I’m the greatest hider

[IveGotNoName]

Either one would make me crazy... at least knowing the date would mean I didn't have to worry about living my daily life, if the thing that kills me were to be something more day to day like getting run over or something. Would make me never want to go outside.

[razelove]

Date, so I can make sure to stockpile on life insurance, cocaine, and prostitutes before then. Most people would not want that sword hanging over their head, for me it would be the opposite, knowing I'm going to make it until day, month, year x, ok, I have to keep acting all upright and what not until we start getting close...

[Apple1996]

I don't want to know either of those things

[NamerOfStars]

Lore Sjoberg once said something about this: imagine you're told you'll be killed by a bear, so you never go camping or to the zoo, or even to Chicago football games, just in case. Then one day, you're in a toy store, and a shelf breaks abowe you, and a life-sized teddy bear falls on your head and you die. And then you'll feel stupid, because fou could have been going to the zoo all that time.

I'd go with when, not how. I can accepn dying, but I worry I'd lose out on too much life crying to delay it.

[Jabberjaw]

Depends how in-depth either one is

If all I get is a date and time or verbal confirmation of How.

Then I choose date and time.

If I have a vision of how I die so I can actually see what I look like, then I would choose how. Because I can pretty much assess my condition leading up to my death

[HopefulGuy94]

"Date" and "time" :( I would rather know how I have a chance to "date" you so the "time"ing has to really important for this , right ;) If it is not possible i am gonna cry and may choose the "how I die" in the future , cuz if you do not accept it I will commit suicide but I dunno in what way I am gonna do :'(

[ChrisMaster69]

Yeah, so I can do it the day before.

Just to piss Fate off lol.

[BHooper]

Id rather know the date. Then I could take as many risks as I want and know my time isn't close. Its stupid to know how because if its in a plane crash then you avoid planes your whole life. If its a car crash you avoids cars etc. So definitely the date.

[DenizLikesTennis]

you can't exactly foretell the date and time BUT you will get this strange intuition/feeling that something is about to happen thus you should better take immediate action to feel safe.
Always listen to your gut feeling.

[Vendela]

Tough crowd on here... jeez.
Anyway, I pick how I die. I'd just be counting my days if I knew exactly when, wouldn't be able to enjoy life anymore.

[OldWorldOrder]

You deride us for "not knowing how to play," but the actual root of the problem here is that you're 23 and don't know how to properly punctuate your sentences lol.

[Smashingdoozy]

It's a question. It has the correct punctuation.

[Smashingdoozy]

Also, don't come at someone about correct punctuation if you're not going to hold yourself to the same standards.

[OldWorldOrder]

Incorrect.

You need to place a comma after the word "death" to properly clarify that you are positing two separate ideas in your query.

[Smashingdoozy]

Um no... Or is a coordinating conjunction.

[OldWorldOrder]

The syntax of your sentence implies "knowing" versus "not knowing." You need to clarify that the query is about knowing X versus knowing Y.

[Smashingdoozy]

Hence the "or". The two parts cannot stand alone as a sentence each. No comma needed.

[noah_stiesi]

date and time, easily.

The manner matter not. Having foreknowledge of the date and time, however, would offer you time to maximize what u can do in the rest of your life.

I suppose you could go the other route and just maximize it anyway, but knowing the date and time would be more important in my eyes.

[EmmaMary]

No, just turn off the light and pull the plug out... Thank you.

[TheMajesticKing777]

How I die cause I will try to prevent it, if I knew the time and date, I'd probably lose all motivation in life

[UniquelyBasic]

Id want to know how I die. I could probably tell when its going to happen with some context clues surrounding my death. Id know what to look out for.

[Agape93]

How. Like if I'm meant to die by bear attack I'm moving to New Zealand lol

[Aerissa_Jade]

Date of when I die, cause I already (most likely) know how I'm going to die.

[Anonymous]

No thank you. Neither. I wouldn’t be able to sleep or eat if feel paranoid about everything. So, I’ll just let my destiny run it’s course how it’s supposed to and let it be unexpected…like it’s supposed to.

[Opinion Owner]

I’d feel *

[Sour-rose]

Nope. I rather take it like an excutionee... unknown but it's coming someday.

[Staximus]

I already know how I'm going to die, unless I die in a car wreck or die saving somebody's ass first. Knowing when would probably just stress me out more.

[Prettysammie]

I guess I’d want to know when so I could prepare. Not that anyone would care, but at least I could tell someone to come by so I wouldn’t stink up my apartment or leave a mess