There is no logical reason to honour a dead body — charleton
So, why respect the dead when there's nothing good achieved in dying? — TheMadFool
But what if there is something good in dying? — Anonymys
The dead will never experience joy or love. This evokes, in us, respect for the dead. — TheMadFool
I'll rephrase this quote to say "After many years of suffering, my aunt was finally at peace when she passed, knowing that she would no longer have to suffer the pain of the cancer eating away at her insides" Her family, friends, and loved ones were also at peace with her death, not to say that they weren't devastated, but they were at peace knowing that their loved one was no longer going to have to suffer the turmoil of this world. Unless you have context, death is just something at the end of the road waiting to swallow you up and use you to make an example for everyone else willing to participate in life journey. If you're not willing to participate, death still awaits you. Death itself is a resolve to an absolute: life. You either live or you don't, there is no in-between, however, how you live determines your death, because everyone dies, and only a few can say that death is something to look forward to.Can you say that for someone who has cancer and is suffering for years, their passing away is an end to their agony? After death, they know nothing, so they are finally freed from their pain. — Anonymys
However, I disagree that there is no good in death, as I stated before — Anonymys
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