If death is inevitable, why bother doing anything?

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EmbraceThePain · Accepted Answer

Well, perhaps we as humans cannot do otherwise. We are programmed to survive and seek out life despite being very self aware that it’s finite and that there may be nothing beyond death. I think this might be the main reason for why we still continue to get up everyday, live our life, etc. Even if most of us were to get into a deep conversation about the futility of things, I think we’d forget about the conversation rather quickly after it ended. I think we’d continue on with our lives like we haven’t had such a conversation in the first place. I also think most of us think our time is much further along in the future to the point that we don’t need to worry about it at the moment or anytime soon.

888theGreat · Accepted Answer

Life is test to see if you are worthy of heaven.

errorgoodnameunfound · Answer

Good point. For sure, it is something beyond ridiculous levels of taboo. I remember watching a few minutes of a show once called 1000 Ways to Die. Never got into it much, but the premise for sure is interesting and furthers a very hard truth: Humans are born through one method only, but have hundreds of thousands of ways to die, however horrendous, weird, awful, violent, it does not matter. If somebody could die in some certain way, somebody likely will. Humans are unfortunately hard to make but easy to kill, so the fact that like 80% of humans live on edge in either terrible poverty, crippling debt, or both, but instead of trying to make a better life for themselves and people around, instead multiply and make for even more miserable people in the future, is why smart people become fiscal conservatives and staunch minimalists. I personally go so far as to be anti natalist as well, but am open to adopt if I ever have the financial means.

But the way I see it too, is if you are already alive and stuck in this world, make the best out of it that you, help out others but mainly when you have means to do so. Most things are going to suck, but that makes even the smallest of joys all the more special.

lilyanony1 · Answer

Read up on locked in syndrome my father had it and has since passed away after contracting covid-19.

History : my father lived, he worked hard but played even more. He worked so hard he was able to take 6 months out to travel every year. Mostly back home but anything fun and exciting my father was there.

He had the best stories and the most energetic aura.
He was the most admirable person I've ever known, and his presence meant wherever he went people would approach and talk to him.
My father was every bodies friend.
I was at my most safest in his presence.

modelUN242 · Answer

People have already asked this question and that's why there's religion, more specifically Christianity. To do well in life so you can go to heaven, it gives people meaning. Humans aren't like animals, because we have greater consciousness and awareness of our surroundings.

Brian___1731 · Answer

Cuz you wanna create something for the world and inspire it before you die. Not all famous people inspire others and not everyone who does inspire is famous. But if we do what we can to help society and make a change before death it will help them too

jshm2 · Answer

Because it gets lonely in the grave, You want to take people you know, with you.

It's why terrorists and politicians take as many people with them as they can. The old kingdoms used to do the same. They buried their slaves and servants with them.

Bandit74 · Answer

Some people get a level of enjoyment/satisfaction out of life or at least hope that they will get enjoyment/satisfaction out of it at some point if they accomplish certain goals. Also fear of death can be a factor. This is all we have ever known and the idea of dying even in a way that seems painless the idea of drawing your last breath and not existing anymore can be really scary to think about.

OnlyMyOpinion · Answer

If death didn't exist, why bother doing anything? Deadlines motivate more than a lack of them in my experience. You get one life and that's all you have. That's motivating with a certain interpretation.

cheapshotbob · Answer

“I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.”   ― Mark Twain

Anonymous · Answer

Well do you want to be bored all your life? 97.5% of you people waste your life by doing nothing, lets get crazy! lets go sky diving, lets get more extreme lets go wing suiting with a track suit, lets steal bananas from monkeys, let us do some crazy shit!

Tamera952 · Answer

Because for better are worse, we're here. I don't recall choosing to come down here to earth, but here we are. Might as well make it better and more enjoyable for yourself and others around you.

Anonymous · Answer

lets see everything you do, your obstacles you memories your relationships etc when disappear as soon ya die thats is just empty thought ya will stop existing and sure your family will remenber you after you die but with time and after reaching I don't know you 25 generation they won't even know ya existed so its like ya were never real. with that i just say do whatever ya want be happy while ya "exist"

311WasAnInsideJam · Answer

Because we're alive and sentient, so we might as well.

Astarlessnightsky · Answer

Because its boring as hell just waiting for deth to come, so you just spend your time as good as you can.

Juxtapose · Answer

Doesn't limiting the time you have to do something make it more precious?

If you only had a day to meet & spend time with the perfect lover of your entire life, then that day would seem more precious vs a single day out of eternity with them.

testtickle · Answer

Because you are merely a vessel with the only existential purpose of influencing another for a greater cause. Sacrifice your ego to save those who do not have a chance to live as freely as we do.

RolandCuthbert · Answer

Ask an atheist. Aren't they the experts on what the value of a human life is supposed to be?

Soteris · Answer

If the end credit scene is inevitable why bother making a movie before that?

ConfusedGuy96 · Answer

Because death is what makes you realize that you have a limited time to live and that feeling should motivate you to enjoy life and do stuff while you can.

Sargentcaptain · Answer

If we lived indefinitely, why bother doing anything?

andreasderjuengere · Answer

If I do nothing until I'm gone... that will be extremely boring :D

madgoat · Answer

You must ultimately answer that for yourself.  I might suggest that you live on in your children.

Sweetpuppysmile · Answer

Our real bodies are spirits soo when die our life ends in this realm but our other journey may continue in another place maybe.

pigoat · Answer

My psychologist believes when we die we go into oblivion and in 100 years no one will remember that we existed I will ask him your question next time i see him

serious · Answer

Just because death is inevitable doesn't mean that one should stop living their lives.

DXMXND · Answer

It would only bring death more inevitably , live to die , dying to live.

more_than_a_guy · Answer

Because you know you need to make your living worth.

Cryptic-Game · Answer

We fight for our life and want to experience right now before we die but you're right. Ultimately, our life and all life will be over and if there is no afterlife, then we won't even know we existed.

EyesOfGod · Answer

Well would you rather sit around till you starve to death, or have fun and live till you die?

Cryostatic · Answer

Because nihilism is stupid.

Agape93 · Answer

To enjoy yourself until the next journey begins.

Kenneth14621 · Answer

Dude because you can have fun!!!

AvaW359 · Answer

Just for the hell of it...

Twalli · Answer

Life has value based on what you do while alive

OddBeMe · Answer

Because I live for today.

G3tAClue · Answer

Because YOLO

Spiffy_and_Tails · Answer

Because life isn't.

hellionthesagereborn · Answer

Spite.

If death is inevitable, why bother doing anything?

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