I think there are some things that are best left unknown. If you know when you die, you'd always be living in fear of when you die on that day. And if you know how you die, you'll be living in fear trying to avoid everything that could put you in that kind of scenario. So it's best to just live your best life.
Most Helpful Opinions
Not at all. I would not like knowing when or the method of death.
What Girls & Guys Said
Opinion
31Opinion
Never but that also messes with my whole free will thing. I have doubts often as to whether metaphysical free will actually exists (the world seems deterministic in nature at least at the atomic level and beyond excluding quantum physics, and we often have to assume a deterministic mindset to investigate potential causes underlying human behavior).
Either way though, I find it useful to behave as though I'm in control of my actions and thoughts, that I have a large degree of say over my own fate. So the idea of knowing when/how I'll die would too completely defy my belief that I have some aspect of control over my own destiny as well as associated accountability for my actions.
We all know that death is inevitable, but to know when and how we will die is a little too frightening for most and I include myself in that
My fathers side of the family lived long lives - into their nineties - and none, that I know of died of Cancer or any of the really terrible ways we hear of. My father lived to be 93 and had COPD since he was 65 and still lived that long... I am not a smoker or heavy drinker and have excellent health, and assume that I will die of some heart related aliment, when? I dont' know or want to think about.
No, thank you.
This knowledge doesn't help. People give up, spend the rest of their time in bed. People who are terminally will rarely use the time they still have for experiencing life...
i don't want to know none of them anymore, too stressfull to think about no one likes a count down.
for the way i will die i fear it is something i especially fear like a shark attack or falling down from high places or something.
I'd rather not know unless it's something like "in a car wreck on this day" so I can make sure I'm alone in a basement in the mountains far from any traffic ;)
Neither because i’ll freakout. Im not afraid to die but in afraid of when and how
No, I would not. I hope I die quickly with no foreknowledge.
Ignorance is a bliss in this particular case
I think if I know how I would have died then I might be able to change when I would die
I’d rather know when so I could get everything settled up, see family and also have some time for some final fun 👍🙂
I do not want to know either one but I would rather know when.
I'll take when, see how close the doctors guesses have been
No, though if I don't succumb to cancer like my two sisters, I'll probably get killed by one of Windsor's many careless and reckless drivers.
How, then I know I can do anything else and not die.
Not really. Either would be… morbid, and probably become an obsession.
Hell no! but i know i'm going to see it coming. i will fight. but i'll perish. i don't think it will be painful
He knows and I'm not asking
God will take me when HE IS ready to take me
Hope I am Old and Grey. xxoo
I'd rather be told I won't die 😅
Learn more
We're glad to see you liked this post.
You can also add your opinion below!
Most Helpful Opinions