Let's talk about death | Stephen Cave | TEDxBratislava

[@Madmen604]

When someone close to me has died, I continue to feel heir presence. It is like they have moved to another country, or they are AWOL or missing in action. So even though they're gone, it feels like they are still alive. I usually dream about them, experience their articular fragrance now and then, I might hear their voice in dreams or when I'm thinking about them. My deceased mother called me on the phone once when I was half asleep, lol. Her voice was so vivid it scared me out of my witts . I experience her when I read her handwritten recipes and taste the results. The spirit of the dead continues to live all around us, imo. Likewise, we can have bad experiences with the dead nightmares or anxious thoughts. In life they shared their consciousness with us and they became part of ours.

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

This guy makes sense to me. He's saying exactly what I have believed for many many years now. This is going to sound trite and meaningless to many but what he is saying is, "don't fear death because once you're dead, you're dead."

[@tonyleeson1]

At nearly 87 I have, for the very first time heard what I have thought is likely to be the truth about death. It is only after a long and satisfying working life and an equally lengthy and happy retirement that a person feels fulfilled and and full of gratitude for the great privilege of having been born and quite ready to take leave of this beautiful planet. Why would any person wish to live forever?!

[@adamgrosjean369]

Anthony Leeson I lost my 22 year old son 7 months ago. I do not fear my death but mourn his short life. This provides me little comfort.

[@tonyleeson1]

I fully understand how you must feel and until quite recently, as a Catholic, I too believed in life after death. I am the very last member of a large family and felt sure that I would meet up with them all after my death. Stephen Cave's views are not necessarily the truth! No one knows for sure. I truly believe that love is a bond which never dies and our dear ones are in some way always with us, especially in our hearts, and remain with each of us until we too die. The idea however that we should wish to live for ever is quite another matter!

[@lilyvideoproductions]

bless your soul. i hope you are well❤️

[@thenotoriousmilo9206]

Hey I hope you’re still around? I fear death because the world is very beautiful. It really makes me sad to leave this heaven.

[@e46boyz42]

TheDayYouLeaveThisPlanetNobodyWillNotice

[@dearman1954]

People will get amnesia about it unless you are a famous person like Robin Williams. Then that fact will be enshrined in some database. Life goes on even if you are not a witness to see it.

[@attiqrehman4744]

E46boyz the same will happen with you and nobody will notice about you

[@shanenelson3863]

Your family and your real friends will definitely notice. That's the part that I don't like. My loved ones will be devastated and i want be here to comfort them. And i hate that I want here if they need me

[@abriction]

@@shanenelson3863 guys it's a reference to a Bones song lol

[@bison301]

Technically, you’re not leaving earth, you’ll be buried under it ffs

[@bentleymayes4536]

"The worst thing that could possibly happen" Nah, there are things I'd rather not experience that require me to be alive.

[@RUBIZEN]

I've see the point he is making..."live life to the fullest." Yeah, but I was there when my father was on his deathbed dying of cancer. He was unconcious but kept saying "help" over and over. The nurse gave him morphine (a lot) which seemed to relax him. I can't imagine the terror he experienced, or anyone experiences. So don't give me any don't fear death shit.

[@switzerland]

RUBIZEN true

[@R1XTA]

This has made my fear worse

[@bentleymayes4536]

Yet people experience the very opposite. I think what you're not considering is that he was alive when asking for help. Did he still seem like he needed help when he died? My mother passed away and she seemed to be free of suffering at that point. Experiencing terror because you fear death isn't justification for fearing it itself. If death is a void, what's there to fear? If it's not, we aren't actually dead.

[@artsmart]

Sorry your dad suffered so. There's really no reason why in the 21st century this should be so but sadly it still is. Hospitals should be ready to administer any pain relief at their disposal to the terminally ill when requested no questions asked.

[@matrixkernel]

I experienced a similar thing. It haunts me the physiological distress my Dad was in. I wish I could trade places with him.

[@c_farther5208]

That's the gift I received from being raised Antiochian Orthodox. Death is just apart of every day thoughts; we go to funeral homes when we are little, we are told we live at the 11th hour; always be ready for death, that is to say, living in the next echelon is hours away. Makes one enjoy life more knowing they are at the 11th hour of life, as well, the fear of death is not horrific, it's accepted.

[@flyhigher7515]

Actually it is a heavy subject ,but everyone will die.We should accept and not be afraid of it .What we need to do is to have a good story in our life book.

[@monicashuart-ls1hw]

My brother has been an ER/ intensive care physician for 40 years, our conscience survives after death. Some of the things he's witnessed builds faith and hope.

[@fluffyfloofball1815]

I find it funny really, because there is no secret that I somewhat fear one day being dead, but I don't want to be immortal either. In fact, the thought of living forever terrifies me even more.

[@EliseDash]

'when we are here, death is not and when death is here, we are gone'

[@Turd_Eating_Dog]

Isn't that a paraphrase from Hamlet?

[@EliseDash]

I'm not too sure about Hamlet cuz I don't remember it from there, but a greek philosopher named Epicurus said it. His original quote was "Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist".

[@Turd_Eating_Dog]

Great quote, thanks for sharing. Many of Shakespeare's works were renditions. I think his went something like: "There’s a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, ’tis not to come. If it be not to come, it will be now. If it be not now, yet it will come-the readiness is all." Seems originality was a tough gig even back in the 16th century.

[@EliseDash]

I totally agree with you. That sounds exactly like the quote lol. Thanks for sharing that as well. Shakespeare's words sound much more poetic though, and in a way, nicer to hear and read.

[@victorrcalazans]

It Happen... and if you really know what death is, really know what death means, so there's no difference between life and death, because you will be above it. Talk about life and death in this case, it would be like to talk about the end of the earth, not make sense at all. So there's the question, what is all about, what death really is?

[@LIONMAK1]

SESH

[@km_2812]

thedayyouleavethisplanetnobodywillnotice

[@ImJourneyy]

sesh

[@derriusbournes1822]

SESH

[@squantoh4091]

Idk who you reading this is but I love you

[@victorrcalazans]

I love you too!

[@MonSuper21]

thanks fam

[@maddog1082]

This talk has helped me so much. I have played it for various loved ones to help me explain what I believe. Thank you.

[@jezzermeii]

Sometimes I wish we were so simple that we had no sense of self, time, or mortality. There'd be much less anxiety, and that creeping feeling of dread wouldn't punch you in the stomach every now and again. But then again, life would be far less interesting. What to do? Lol.

[@freetheturtlesplease]

It may be true that we are biased towards believing something that comforts us when it comes to death. However, this does not prove that the theory we believe in is false in itself. For a person who believes in the infinite power of the One Supreme Creator, is it so strange to believe that He can resurrect from the earth what He Himself created in the first place? The point of this life is to realize life's purpose and the reason for your creation. How is it that life is just about living and dying? How has our universe been created in such perfect balance if we are not meant to realize the purpose of its creation and what its Creator and our Creator asks of us? We are obligated to use our power of reasoning and our intellect to search for the truth and meaning of this life. The universe hasn't come out of nothing..Nothing comes out of nothing. We can't just live and die without thinking about our purpose here, while assuming there isn't anything more to life than that..

[@Kronen227]

amen

[@Catherine-xf3pc]

freetheturtlesplease I think you overthink too much. We are here to procreate. Why are germs here? Why are insects here? Why is cancer and autoimmune here? Why are animals here? Animals live in the moment and they die. They don't look for deeper meaning. They enjoy the time they have and then they die. We at least provide them more comfort than we do each other. I wish I could be euthanized cause my body sure isn't taking the fkn hint! I am suffering so very badly that I beg for death. I never used to feel this way until getting physically ill so quickly. No time to adjust.

[@Actuary1776]

I tend to think there must be a supreme or master intellect, I have a hard time believing “time” could simply generate all the complexity and diversity of life we see. That said, there isn’t any evidence of an afterlife, there has never been any kind of human contact with anything genuinely spiritual. All the worlds religious constructs attempt to achieve this, but they are the machinations of men. For all we know we are the germs in the cells of a superior being, or some sort of science experiment. I don’t see how the acknowledgement of some sort of creator or sustainer of the universe defacto leads to an afterlife.

[@sasquatchmodchris7364]

Well it's a fact that the universe wasn't made for us and all this babbling on about an afterlife is nonsense answer me one question were was you and you're concesness before you were born there you go death is the same you won't know that you are dead

[@jesusfan8504]

The continuation of life is REAL...The Light and Love of Jesus is with us and our Loved ones...Eternally...

[@jeremygomez2688]

I hope someone writes a book, where the character is pleading that you dont finish.

[@hungryghost502]

Many have no fear of death. In fact our lives have been such a living hell that we welcome death and hope it is truly the end. I know I will surely welcome it when my time comes. I do fear the pain that comes with death but not the actual outcome.

[@KingEdmund]

The question he should be asking is... what is the purpose of life? why live at all if at the end we just die? why do we have to die in the first place? Once these questions remain unanswered, people will continue to have faith in things such as God. With all the evil in this world and the killings evil men do, i think it would be very foolish to think such acts can go unpunished. There's more to life than what meets the eye. Not everything is written in stone and perhaps if people stopped looking for fact and focus on the spiritual side of things, you may discover something new.

[@mikepict9011]

Simple the point of life is to experience deep emotions, and defeat death . That's it . The holy grail, the whole point is to become gods and not die . Monotheistic cults are all death cults polytheistic religions are all life affirming. That's why their populations are so much higher

[@Ryan_2112]

Actually, we mortal beings are here because organisms are made to survive. We evolved over billions of years just to survive. That's our only goal. We are damn good at it but in order to survive we must do so in the form of reproduction. It's as bold as it sounds, but it's true. Hopefully we can one day be immortal, with technological advancements sprouting everywhere it seems rather unavoidable that we one day will achieve immortality.

[@creativeusername8760]

The more I try to imagine nothingness the more anxiety and panic I feel.

[@vijaysilver1927]

Very nice and confident speech ! It's astonishing to watch Ted talks on death ! What a topic to talk in public !

[@bobbeeman8115]

Nicely done. But I'm still afraid of dying.

[@DihelsonMendonca]

I don´t fear death, I fear dying !

[@bernardpostema]

And we are willing to believe his story for the same reason as we are willing to believe what he called 'the four different immortality stories'.

[@bernardpostema]

Don't get me wrong, I agree with him on a lot of things. I'm only trying to say that his view on life and death is just another way of not having to fear for death.

[@ImTweeZy]

sesh

[@stevemilwa]

I always think of it like this, 9 out of every ten humans that ever lived have already died. Therefore they have all experienced it, you're simply joining them. Think away from the reality of your body, and a grave, think about the others that have experienced it already, have already made it to that place. Sure there might be nothing there, but others have done it, therefore you are not alone.

[@billnicolaro9651]

Fear is useless, what is needed is trust. Trust in the Lord. Love, forgive, and fear not. Live, learn and love your life. It is a gift.

[@abhishekmishra-im1zx]

Amazing!!! Finishing comments were truly enriching!!!

[@JennhasADHD]

Thank you for liberating me, I won the universal freaking lottery and I am going to go enjoy it... hopefully I will meet some of you out in the real world after you watch this :)

[@marinagerber414]

MissMischiv Are you still alive? Go and read what the Bible says in Isa 65:11

[@kategordon1960]

MissMischiv Not sure what you mean by that? But do try to enjoy your life. And make each day productive, your memories will flach before you I think..,,

[@marinagerber414]

Katherine Gordon

[@JennhasADHD]

What I mean by that is I live in my humble little country known as NZ, I could have been crippled or something but I have all my fingers and all my toes - it's about being happy with what your dealt and living it up with that hand. Do you understand now? Also please dont message me your religious crap I am an Atheist. Stop pushing your beliefs on to others, it's very rude!

[@Vadim-kt3yq]

Also we always distract yourself with some stuff to forget about the death. I think we should accept it and embrace it and do not invent things to go away from it.

[@LaiPt]

I fear the experience leading up to death.

[@kategordon1960]

Peter Lai me too like a panic attack or something...but remember what steve jobs said just before he died......."OH WOW!"

[@marinagerber414]

Katherine Gordon I did read about Steve Jobs and admired him in many ways, but my heart cries for him, because it seems that he lived without God and died without Him. For those who know the Lord personally death is just a step and like going home. Jesus Christ gives meaning to any life, peace and love that drives away all fear and assurance of salvation. Get yourself a Bible, start reading the gospel of John and ask God to speak to you. I hope and pray that it will become like a love letter to you and that you will come to know God personally and live for Him. My desire is to live for Him, because He changed everything. People like Richard Wurmbrand spend many years in jail, and so many others, many died, but they are certainly alive. Why did they face persecution and why did they not deny their Lord? Because He was with them and they knew their bodies may die, but they will live forever and ever in glory with Him.Seek the web of Ian McCormack and may God open your eyes. Also look at This is my King written by Dr S M Lockridge.

[@marinagerber414]

Katherine Gordon Co 15:20 But the fact is that Christ has been raised from the dead. He has become the first of a great harvest of those who will be raised to life again. 1Co 15:21 So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, Adam, now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man, Christ. 1Co 15:22 Everyone dies because all of us are related to Adam, the first man. But all who are related to Christ, the other man, will be given new life. 1Co 15:23 But there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised first; then when Christ comes back, all his people will be raised. 1Co 15:24 After that the end will come, when he will turn the Kingdom over to God the Father, having put down all enemies of every kind. 1Co 15:25 For Christ must reign until he humbles all his enemies beneath his feet. 1Co 15:26 And the last enemy to be destroyed is death. 1Co 15:27 For the Scriptures say, "God has given him authority over all things." (Of course, when it says "authority over all things," it does not include God himself, who gave Christ his authority.) 1Co 15:28 Then, when he has conquered all things, the Son will present himself to God, so that God, who gave his Son authority over all things, will be utterly supreme over everything everywhere.

[@brazenturtle]

Peter Lai unless it's a good one?

[@rebecka9652]

I still fear death

[@frankwhelan1715]

Rebecka, its natural to fear death,but just as our brain gained consciousness developing in the womb when the brain disintegrates, (actually before that),the reverse happens or that seems the logic.

[@MultiAsssasin]

If u still do I can help u get over that fear

[@samantharutherford8699]

@@MultiAsssasin please help

[@MultiAsssasin]

@@samantharutherford8699 the way I got over the fear of death... keep in mind I use to have panic attacks. 1. I embraced it 2. I found my purpose in life 3. In 400 years from now we will be nothing but a memory in the wind, so why bother with fear 4. We don’t know the other side, neither do we need to know, just know the here and now This is how I dealt with my fear

[@samantharutherford8699]

@@MultiAsssasinMay I know what according to you is purpose of life? iam 17 and iam fear of my parents death too.

[@missmarvelle]

nobody gets out alive

[@Rpd4716]

It's crazy, how in this time death is brought to the lonely people to deepen their loneliness. As like you would be sick without a possibility of cure for it and you would die alone and pass out eternally from all the things that you have wanted from life. It's like this would be your world view so that it's impossible to get rid of it. It's made like other people would wish things like this for you and nothing ever fixes these conceptions that this world and time constantly brings to you. Even long times don't seem to fix any of these, they are so stuck in everywhere. It's like this is how death is utilized for benefit with the selfish people, who are always in effort of trying more and more of things like this. This is how the life looks like from close in this world today.

[@akayokaki]

Turned it off two minutes in, when it became human-centric. How blind to the behaviors of almost all animals, to think we are the only ones who recognize death

[@flyhigher7515]

I like the sentence you said,"we human are the only ones who rcognize death.

[@adamkallin5160]

It's such hubris to think that after like 100 years of neuroscience we can say that there is no soul. It's no different than yet another religion.

[@streamstatic]

if this is all cinema then this a five bagger

[@outofthenorm7292]

Looking for the God particle, the spark, the energy that makes us alive, the energy that makes us think

[@Chyllstorm]

Ever been put under for surgery? That's the closest we can simulate to death- your brain is shut down (to a large degree), you do not dream, you have no awareness, then you wake up in another room at another time, all confused. Death will be that, without the waking up part.

[@johnmarkharris]

What happens when we die, and you will, is you die. As a Christian, that's the Bible's message. You die, not metaphorically, not symbolically, you end... What the Bible says, however, is that there will be life again. There is a resurrection. Some raised to life and the rest raised (those not in Christ) to be judged and cast into the lake of fire (metaphor) known as "the second death" (actual, dying again, finally). There is one resurrection (for all) and two deaths... You get to choose how many deaths you will experience, just one, or both. Choose Jesus.

[@favourebiye9854]

If you die what's the need of ressurecting

[@80sOGRE]

somebody i knew once said " when you die, your conscientious simply disappears like turning off a computer " i said " not if your conscientious is the electricity which simply exited it's way out at shutdown".

[@t3r221n4t0r]

80sOGRE yeah consciousness is older than the universe.. takes consciousness to observe the future..which comes as new life..maybe like us in a new body and we can spawn from anywhere on earth as long it's habitable that is... lol

[@lionearbaker414]

"Every one who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe-a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble." -Albert Einstein

[@JBAudio]

I really liked this talk. I particularly enjoyed the poetic way he summed his lecture up and I agree with his conclusions. The only part I didn't agree with is calling into question the legitimacy of certain scientific endeavors to extend the human life. A lot of research, (with the exclusion of cryogenics b.s.) has a lot of real potential. This research by no means comes with any promises of immortality, but it is certainly cause for support and a little hope, with a grain of salt of course.

[@SirPerceval]

You cannot make fear disappear by rationalizing it any more then you can make pain disappear by rationalizing it. Both fear and pain are parts of the limbic system, which has a much higher priority then your neocortex that you use to rationalize it.

[@SirPerceval]

Also Wittgenstein merely rewrote what Epicurus said. In order to deal with death, people need better explanations and comforting techniques then the old platitudes such as: "You were dead for 13.8 million years." "Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not." Death is scary and it's unavoidable, and this sort of platitudes serve no one.

[@inadifferentdimension1774]

Agreed. Don't be afraid to die. It happens to all of us.

[@victorrcalazans]

It Happen... and if you really know what death is, really know what death means, so there's no difference between life and death, because you will be above it. Talk about life and death in this case, it would be like to talk about the end of the earth, not make sense at all. So that's the question Madam, what is all about, what death really is?

[@frankwhelan1715]

I have personal experience of death,before I was born, and several times since, when I was unconscious.

[@jupiterthesun3217]

we are not truly alive. we think we are .

[@jupiterthesun3217]

we are small creatures with small brains and the consciousness that our brain experiences is very limited, and it is possible to experience higher realms with our small brain but not in a logical way. but in a spiritual way which would not in a meaningful way, if one tries to describe it in a logical way the concept would be lost in translation so to speak. but when we do connect to the universal consciousness then we can experience what being truly alive means. our small brain allows very limited true wakefulness in a normal state of wakefulness.

[@km_2812]

+Tirdad Vakshoori although what you said is complete bullshit. What do I have to do to reach this mindstate? Join scientology?

[@jupiterthesun3217]

yes, with your choice of words to attack me using the word " Bullshit " I sure have lost any respect for any Scientologist , a point can only be made when people of opposing views and opinions would not engage in hostile and confrontational ways of communications, you could have used a nice and insult free way of communicating with me and I would have probably paid attention to your argument and I know a lot about Scientology I read the book Dianetics when it first came out, my religion is not to have religion and anyone who tries to brain wash me is wasting his/her time, the reason I said we are not truly alive is merely observing the human capacity to comprehend the universe which is very limited and not that much higher than a chimpanzee, can a chimpanzee claim that it is truly alive? the same argument goes for a microbe , can a microbe claim that it is truly alive, we humans are accumulation of trillions of cells and each cell in our body works independently and the result of all cells working independently is a human , and is a human really aware of what is going on in the known universe or other dimensions? obviously not we are very unimportant beings with big ego and that is why we are left to our devices on this earth because more advanced races in the cosmos are more alive than us because they have higher understanding of the cosmos or even stuff like metaphysics. all we do on earth is wage wars and attack each other to force our beliefs on to others. A fist size rain has a fist size consciousness and the bigger the brain or even an artificial intelligence is more aware hence more alive we humans are alive at the same level that a chimpanzee is alive.

[@jupiterthesun3217]

The last few paragraphs got a bit confuse!! I meant to say that a fist size brain has a fist size consciousness so what i meant by that was our brain is not all that equipped to understand really complex matters such as quantum physics or the entanglement theory so how can we say that we are really conscious beings, in the middle ages people in Europe would kill each other for craziest accusation such a practice off witchcraft or owning pets or opposing the Catholic church's views and beliefs about the cosmos and the earth being in the centre of the cosmos , who is to say that we are not making the same errors of judgments in our so called illuminated times?

[@km_2812]

Tirdad Vakshoori why are you writing so much all I said was that I don't believe the shit you said because it is not proven

[@nazariteshakti6405]

SESH!

[@TheHallucinati]

It is a wishful thinking that one could get rid of fear of death by exercising one's rationality. We think that rationality can have a huge impact on our behavior but the fact of the matter is - much of latter is locked in a heavy evolutionary lag. The reason we fear death is not because of our linguistically-reinforced illusions such as "the self" viewed as separate from the brain or body (when we say "my brain", or "my body") and thus of our erroneous assumption that death is an experience and it is terrible and to be feared. Quite the opposite, - those cognitive developments, just like our advanced human consciousness are secondary to fear of death because it is a serious evolutionary advantage to fear death for any species, (except in cases where dying assures abundant reproductive success). Rationalizing about dying will not get rid of fear of death anymore than thinking about one's diaphragm can stop hiccups. It's like superstitious behavior (found in birds and mammals), both atheists and the religious are often guilty of it, most of the time - not realizing it. the most common strategy we utilize in our fight with fear of the inevitable is distraction. Another problem I see is "making it a good story". Good for whom? Who really evaluates how good of a story your life was and which criteria are used for such evaluation? Would it not serve to reinforce the same neurotic tendencies which religion reinforces, - like fear of not living "a good novel"? Feeling guilty, perhaps, that your novel is boring? And finally what is intrinsically wrong with living forever, discovering a real way to do so? It doesn't at all appear to be an absolute impossibility, at least from technological perspective.... I think that it is prudent to examine a philosophy not only for its logical coherence but from the perspectives of psychology as well.

[@kerianos]

It is believed that the universe is finite. That particles will disintegrate at some point. So if the system we're based on has a finite lifetime, how should we ever achieve an infinite one? The issues will remain the same, no matter if you'll live 80 or 800 years.

[@Attinderpal]

This was amazing.

[@123lazyfish]

how do you know that we do not live to experience death? the people around the dead people can say that the dead person cannot experience death but can we be sure of that?? May be the dead person is experiencing death on another dimension which is not visible to alive people. we cannot simply assume that we do not experience death. that would be such an illogical hypothesis.

[@JayaganeshPai]

"The fear of death is natural but not rational"- beautifully put by the aforementioned philosopher. From my viewpoint, the idea of death plays an important role in ones life although it'll be biased towards the way we perceive things because I believe that we have a life to enjoy but not to experience the fear of death like we can say that if there's life, there is no death and otherwise. The four keywords. Elixir. Resurrection. Soul. Legacy. The vocabulary of science being the misnomer quite a few times brings so much win. Elixir is such a thing that people believe will heal their wounds. A mistake's a mistake. It'll purify their soul is what the superstition people usually have. Resurrection is one important aspect that could be experienced by everyone if they take it in a way they should. Legacy is just a chickenshit.

[@petestrat07]

We dont know what it means to live let alone what happens when we die.

[@vodkacannon]

we dont experience death because we are not concious when it happens. we are alive forever. *wow*

[@leisuresuitotto]

This was so frickin' good.

[@coudry1]

I think logically, if we die then we experience emptiness / unconsciousness, when a random infinite universe accidentally creates us physical body form that coincides with our current state now, then we will rise again and regain consciousness, and we unconsciousness will feel consciousness again in an instant moment, because the unconsciousness never knows or never realizes how much time has passed, even though our unconsciousness lasts for a very long time, for example millions of years or billions of years, maybe even trillions ... years of unconsciousness will only be felt as a lifetime again.

[@kidfrmqns]

Facts 💯👍🏽

[@Pirosbor]

Stéphane Ehouman Exactly, this is where it gets confusing - we're approaching a point reminiscent of catch-22 where we argue about rational irrationality and irrational rationality. It's still beside the point, though. The distinction I would make, which conforms to what I've said already (and the point of this video), is between the fear of being killed or endangering your life AND the fear of not existing any more. My point is that you are focusing on the wrong distinction - the fear of being killed or endangering your life - when the point of the video is the fear of not existing any more. Actively fearing tropical waters as there are sharks present is different to worrying and stressing about your mortality because you fear not existing any more.

[@bigjimweb]

Why would anyone fear the one thing you can bank on happening. Surely life should be lived in a way that makes dieing ok.

[@amyjin4114]

Do you still feel the same today?

[@owl6218]

He does not get all of it. It is not just about fear of death. All traditional societies have a way of teaching a pragmatic way of accepting death. There is a quest in human heart about the meaning of existence which drives us to explore an extended existence, which does not have anything to do with the fear of ones own death

[@permanentdysphoria2292]

I'm matter but I don't matter.

[@zzz8900]

Swami Dubuc $$$

[@brycebryant6035]

Swami Dubuc I can feel my skull shatter from the dull chatter

[@barbarasfdavis]

You matter. Unless you multiply yourself by the speed of light. Then you energy.

[@neiontab]

Good one..

[@ClubAverage]

Got me thinking rational. That's rational.

[@SteveGouldinSpain]

For what it's worth, my elderly aunty, who was born in about 1880 and was a very devout christian lady, was found dead in her bed with her arms crossed on chest ready to meet her maker.

[@bison301]

Religious people believe out of desire and fear

[@expukpuk]

God help you Mr Cave.

[@Ando1982ful]

Ease.. I struggle with panic attacks.. And am always thinking of when my death will be.

[@MrKorrazonCold]

I remember going to see my grandfather at the Hospital when he died.. . . The only thing he said was : "My Mother is Here." . ...I looked around the room and couldn't see anybody. . .. But she was there nevertheless made of just Two positive and negative electromagnetic Spherical Sine Wavefronts Compressing 3D Wave Centres of Energy +1=0 now -1 de-compressing Two Opposing Spiral Vortices in the form of electrical activity.. . . Tap the side of a round bucket of water. . ..Because everything is made of just Two Spherical Sine Wavefronts Compressing 3D Wave Centres of Energy +1=0 now -1 de-compressing Two Opposing Spiral Vortices.. . .From Virtual Pair's of Plasma, to Gases, Liquid's, and Solid Fibonacci Fractals.. . .Only difference is their 3D Wave Centres Time Dilating Rate of Vibration, or Volume now at the centre of their Own 3D centred ref-frames within the One Infinite Universe.. . .Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me... (Albert Einstein.). . ..Tap the side of a round bucket of water. . ..Because what seems to be a conversion is the ratio between opposite vectors interpreted as distance and time, physical reality and spiritual reality , annihilation and creation, matter and antimatter, mass and energy, or interference and resonance within an abstract arrow of time, of Cnow=0's forming a Vortex in Space Time at the same rate that time flows.. . .

[@ImTweeZy]

ahahah I see what you did here

[@danielxu647]

right on spot man, right on spot

[@Bricklinsv1970]

That didn't make me feel any better

[@emily-yv9mq]

I think I watched this video a few years ago an hour before my mother's death.

[@emily-yv9mq]

Or maybe another one about death. I can't remeber

[@brycebryant6035]

emily hope you're doing well

[@Krezmona]

We(real identity) are actually immortal.. our temporary bodies are not.

[@kategordon1960]

Krezmona what evidence are you basing this statement on?

[@ImTweeZy]

that can only be a belief

[@neiontab]

I wouldn't say immortal although pretty close to it. Finally someome gets it

[@neiontab]

@@kategordon1960 what evidence? He isn't basing this.. because he didn't make it up. Lots of people believe this you can find lots of information yourself EASILY. Don't try pull that and make yourself sound smart by saying nothing. You are a spirit not a human... that is pre much it but believe what u will idgaf. Before religions even started mediums were focusing and meditating chakras. Religions copied that in a simple prayer. I'm not explaining anymore

[@cirvo101]

{إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الإِسْلامُ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ إِلا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًا بَيْنَهُمْ وَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ } .. آل عمران 19 . {وَمَنْ يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الإِسْلامِ دِينًا فَلَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ} .. أل عمران 64

[@rossmetacraft]

Eh, not quite. People believe the immortality stories because of fear of death. People believe Stephen Cave's story because it provides a way not to fear death to begin with. It provides a way to be content with the fact that we are mortal.

[@TheOlzee]

What about all the likely pain and suffering in the highest degree people feel before death? I don't fear death, haven't for a long time, however i fear becoming a vegetable, losing my mind, being eaten alive by cancer, etc. Silly talk.

[@DeadenEsteem]

Death is overcomed by Jesus, for he didn't take what Satan Offered...

[@DyzZyDaZe]

oh shut up.......

[@EdySmi]

Andrew Na oi. never ignore goku mmmk?

[@ireneo5331]

Edward Smith I think that's gohan

[@frankwhelan1715]

How could satan offer (or tempt) Jesus if he is the boss

[@thatthingoverthere]

Is it logical to say that a dead person can experience death though? Your idea is neither correct or incorrect, because there is no way to attest the answer.

[@MrRollie51]

Seems he makes a lot of sense here hope your book is good

[@haddalee1622]

Okay so you made some people fear death less and convincing the suicidal that death isn’t a life event and you don’t have to experience it wow thanks (not against this though still okay speech)

[@seanxodonnell]

sesh till i rest

[@ROZMS]

The day you leave this earth your body will notice!

[@frankwhelan1715]

We don't leave this earth

[@beastlyform6307]

We will when the earth is consumed by the sun and our atoms fly off

[@SuperRoby93]

TheDayYouLeaveThisPlaneyNobodyWillNotice.

[@thenotoriousmilo9206]

Tbh I really love the world and it is very beautiful. It sucks because politicians are destroying this heavenly world. I’m really hoping that some scientists find a way to beat death before the year 3k. It is very unfair. I wanna explore the universe. To learn more and more.

[@michellewillemsen90]

I think I never had a fear of death but I only had a fear of pain and die painfully which means have intense pain untill death takes me to where I have no feelings anymore.

[@mrpzycho]

We are energy dancing around. Let's increase it while we are alive. :)

[@yoshblond]

SeshHollowWaterBoyz!!!

[@jeremygomez2688]

But I do have hope in that resurrection and I dont see why it should be wrong to have hope in it, if I have reasoning behind it. Your fear of death doesnt make it real but if you have good critical reasoning to believe in it, then we shouldnt sweep the believer into a box marked 'just scared of death'

[@pyrothekidd]

Dont try so hard at life. Nobodys gonna make it out alive anyway.

[@bengal_tiger1984]

Bad excuse. If your diligence pays off and you get an enjoyable life in return, then do try hard in life. Or maybe you are the type to be completely passive and do nothing, which is worse than trying hard and being disappointed.

[@AlphaFoxDelta]

"Avatar in the Aether", new band name.

[@marinagerber414]

Heb 9:27 And just as it is destined that each person dies only once and after that comes judgment, Heb 9:28 so also Christ died only once as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again but not to deal with our sins again. This time he will bring salvation to all those who are eagerly waiting for him. Joh 14:6 Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

[@ImTweeZy]

you didn't get what he said, try again.

[@anveshdommati3360]

When we die no god will come to wipe the tears of our parents and loved ones even though we believe god and pray every day . People will either burn or bury us no one will keep us and pray . Any living being is valued only until it has life and human is the only exceptional . Only our love , goodness , memories nd values lives forever .

[@Meow-gp5nk]

Other species are capable of this as well ... elephants, dolphins, magpies, ... Stop being so human centric you specist!

[@violetblue1924]

What does SESH mean?

[@chrisigop4471]

Im going to die! Well its a long sleep never waking up. I love it

[@raquellira3772]

You may be a little disappointed then 😂

[@omidpakbin]

Just like always, not a single mention of the Pantheist world view, like Alan Watts'.

[@jaredsmith5950]

"We do not live to experience death" Isn't this just a "biased" play on words to attempt to escape reality? I think I'll stay with my Creator :)

[@acts29today]

The real you is not your mind it’s your Spirit the soul is housed in the Spirit and those are both in the body the body will die but you the Spirit lives eternally the greater question is where will you the Spirit spend eternity 😮 just 2 choices life or death Jesus is the way the truth and the life john 3:16

[@cirvo101]

أول من أسلم وجهه لله هو سيدنا أددم وتاب عليه ربه ومثواه الجنة. { إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَى آدَمَ وَنُوحًا وَآلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ} .. أل عمران 33 . { فَتَلَقَّى آدَمُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ كَلِمَاتٍ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ} .. البقرة 37 . { بَلَى مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ فَلَهُ أَجْرُهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِ وَلا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ} .. البقرة 112 .

[@claaaarenz]

This video lelped me so mouch

[@Ando1982ful]

Ill make it a good story.. Thank you for putting me at wass

[@gencshehu]

A good story for whom?

[@LTirishkeg]

it will take time, perhaps generations. i do not expect this miraculous drug effect to be a pill at first but in time the cumulative scientific progress of human health will most certainly produce some of the desired goals. There are to many educated people working towards this goal to see at-least some form of it not realized. This is not prophecy, it is an educated guess but all sings point to this possibility, despite what the author/speaker would have you believe.