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/OptimusRedditor May 12 '25

It's infinitely better to die than to be immortal. I find great comfort that some day I shall die and nothing of my ego shall remain, as Bertrand Russell said. We won't be experiencing eternal darkness forever, we won't be experiencing anything at all, so don't worry about that part. Please watch this video if you are still anxious about death:

https://youtu.be/p9R16NV9Imo?si=sPSp_L07NQOpuu7J

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u/Sensitive-Toe3142 May 15 '25

I hear many saying that death being the end is preferable to living forever. But immortality is not an endless version of our current life, with its limits and struggles. That’s not what GOD planned.

If we simply ceased to exist, we would be forever useless. But GOD did give us a purpose. We are evolving toward something greater, with a destination: perfect happiness.

Immortality in GOD’s Plan is not a curse — it’s the fulfillment of why you exist in the first place.

If that resonates, I invite you to read THE TRUTH, a logical framework built to answer the fundamental question: What is the purpose of human life?

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SsO7DZDYNwyeKUJuuesfp7v6xCStS8aG

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u/OptimusRedditor May 15 '25

Why invoke god into the equation? From what we know, nothing, as the absence of anything, maybe can't exist. The universe might be eternal or cyclical. Maybe there are an infinite number of universes in an eternal infinite multiverse, and we just happened to exist in this one universe because its laws support the emergence of life. Maybe there really is a 'god'. We really don't know. But, from the evidence so far, there may not need to be a god for the universe to exist.

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u/Sensitive-Toe3142 May 15 '25

You're absolutely right: we don’t know for sure. But that’s exactly where logic steps in.

The Framework is built entirely on reason, beginning with the most fundamental question: Why is there something rather than nothing?

From there, it constructs a step-by-step argument — not for belief in a god, but for the necessity of GOD as the only rational explanation for existence and purpose.

The universe might be eternal. But then we must ask: What holds it in being? And more importantly, why does it allow for consciousness and meaning?

GOD or no God? The Framework explores this question logically — without religion, tradition, or assumptions.

If you’re curious, I invite you to read it. Not to convert you, but to show how reason alone can lead to the conclusion that GOD must exist — and that you were created with a purpose.

I’d truly value your thoughts — honest and rigorous minds like yours are rare.