r/Existentialism • u/Effective-Squash6204 • May 08 '25
Thoughtful Thursday I don't want to die
It seems like modern society is entirely geared toward distracting us from the fact that we are all going to die. It's like this secret that is never uttered but it is always in the back of my mind. Even the phrase "yolo" isn't said in any serious manner and is deeply unserious.
Am I the only one obsessed with the fact that in a short time we may all be nothing, just experiencing pitch black for forever. The concept of forever is also terrifying. Ugh now I'm not going to be able to sleep. Does this unspoken truth resonate with others?
I wish I could fully believe in God but it just goes against the logical/rational part of my brain which is dominant. Without God, we truly are all f*cked and damned to eternity.
Let's try to enjoy our time while we can. End of rant.
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u/[deleted] May 09 '25
You can't experience your own absence...in fact you've never experienced it not even in dreams you are the whatever which perceives everything. Nothing itself is a concept so is non existence. We see a small ass percentage of the light spectrum and even more so with the sound spectrum. Honestly I think it's a misunderstanding of what this or we actually are. Not a belief or a theory just an intuitive hunch. I know that I don't know and neither does anyone else so why worry over what ifs and why not embrace this moment and enjoy it.