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ninjanurse
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I am not afraid of death itself...but the manner of death really scares me. Some can be painful and I definitely am not into that!
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glockmeister
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Styles: Haganah, Krav Maga, JKD, Kickboxing,BJJ, Judo
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:09 am Post subject: Re: Conquering your fear of death |
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| BillKephart wrote: |
| Cats, birds, snakes, ants, and mono cellular organisms do not dread their end. |
How do you know that?
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The BB of C
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Location: New York
Styles: Cannon Style, Kuk Sool Won, Isshin-ryu
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Conquering your fear of death |
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| BillKephart wrote: |
| Cats, birds, snakes, ants, and mono cellular organisms do not dread their end. |
How do you know that? |
I agree with Glockmiester. Would they still have fight or flight instincts if they weren't afraid to die?
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glockmeister
Green Belt
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Exactly, even a fly will take off if you get too close to it so obviously, it has a concept of danger and therefore at least to some degree, a concept of death and/or injury.
Every creature has a sense of self preservation and a natural fear of danger. It is nature's defense mechanism. Without it, there would be no way for the species to continue to survive. So a better statement may be: Mankind is the only species who ever tries to claim LACK of fear of death.
Personally, I believe everyone has some fear of death. If they didn't they wouldn't look both ways before crossing a street, leave a burning building, refrain from activities which could lead to poor health and why they would run from an armed felon.
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bushido_man96
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Styles: Taekwondo,Hapkido, SCA Combat, and I research Medieval Combat
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Are we talking about fear now, or survival instinct? I think that there may be a difference.
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glockmeister
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| Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| Are we talking about fear now, or survival instinct? I think that there may be a difference. |
What is fear? Other than a natural survival instinct?
Fear is something that keeps us and all things alive. If people who said they had no fear whatsoever of death, chances are they wouldn't be with us today. It is the fear of death and/or bodily injury that makes us look both ways before we cross a street, check our blind spots before we pass on the highway, makes us run from a dangerous situation such as a mugger armed with a knife or a home fire. Call it fear, call it survival instinct, call it whatever you like.
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bushido_man96
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I do think that humans experience fear. I think in the animal kingdom, it has more to do with survival instinct.
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glockmeister
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It may be, but since as of yet I haven't been able to ask my dog whether it's one or the other I guess it's up to speculation. 
The next time I run the vacum and he runs upstairs, I'll try and get the answer out of him. "is it fear, or survival instinct?"
J/K 
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bushido_man96
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hehehehe....
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on the post.
