Our reason tells us to do virtually anything to avoid it. — Bartricks
Do you think you have reason to avoid death? — Bartricks
Yes, to avoid missing out on a good life, and to avoid causing grief to our loved ones. — Down The Rabbit Hole
Your point about the after-life potentially being worse is something I've gave serious thought about before. I see it as an equal possibility to the alternatives. — Down The Rabbit Hole
My claim is that we have reason to avoid death under virtually all circumstances. Are you challenging that claim? — Bartricks
It's not true of me. — T Clark
Indeed, we only seem to have reason to die if we are in absolute agony without any prospect of it ending. Mild misery, mild discomfort, even when there is no prospect of them ending, do not seem to give us reason to seek death. — Bartricks
How do you justify your claim with respect to the Vikings? — I love Chom-choms
If that is wrong then I am sorry for misunderstand you. — I love Chom-choms
You've considered death. Now consider that the content of every person's life is, without surety, instinctively regarded as greater, and tell me what that implies. — theRiddler
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