What do you think about the idea of knowing when you will die?

KLafser · Post by **KLafser** » 12 Mar 2018, 14:26

The planner in my says "YES, tell me!", however the person who I am, the one who chooses to live this life says absolutely not. It would change how I engage with the world around me. I will say I make an effort daily to show / tell those I love how special they are. I'm okay with not knowing the exact when and just that I am not promised tomorrow

kfwilson6 · Post by **kfwilson6** » 12 Mar 2018, 14:55

Lenny1886 wrote: ↑12 Mar 2018, 12:00 Yes, this makes sense! In which case it should be marketed as a personal diagnostic tool, because it’s not necessarily saying you will die, but rather you will if you leave whatever it is untreated.

As far as a mystical version, that would rely on the belief of fate and destiny and that no one really has control of their lives or actions, which is something that I do not believe in myself. Regardless, it definitely is not something I would want to know.

It's amazing how much just changing the marketing for this product could have had such a huge impact on its use. Referring to it as a "diagnostic tool" sounds much more promising. Like "here is your problem, now go find the cause and the treatment." Makes you realize how much impact the manufacturer has on the user.

Lostkoya_17 · Post by **Lostkoya_17** » 12 Mar 2018, 15:45

In a way, knowing when exactly you will die could allow you to have certain freedoms in your mind. Like if you die say in 10 years you could literally live without the fear you will die. This could allow you experience some dangerous things without as much worry. Therefore enabling you to live your life to the fullest. So in that way it could be seen as a good thing.

TESLAPOLO · Post by **TESLAPOLO** » 12 Mar 2018, 15:48

I would not want to know when I am going to die. While this concept has been done before, I really enjoyed how the author approached it. I felt the sports watch premise was unique. These days, almost everyone has a sports watch- this makes the technology plausible and the story more frightening. Bravo.

Ld3579 · Post by **Ld3579** » 12 Mar 2018, 18:14

I personally feel that there would be the risk of one`s life becoming dominated by the knowledge of this information. I certainly feel that mine would. I would waste my whole life looking toward that moment, not seeing or experiencing life for fear of death that was inevitably going to come regardless of what I did. So in short, no, I wouldn`t wish to know.
"We must let go of the life we had planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us"- Joseph Campbell

wise joshua · Post by **wise joshua** » 13 Mar 2018, 02:03

The fact about life is no person knows when he will die. Do you know the exact time you sleep off?
No person on the plant earth can say the exact time or minute he slept off every night. Healthy and sick people die. The way kelvin died, may not be the way john die. People die by gun short, car crash, sickness, sleep and never wake up. "Death is thief".

Sanyesto · Post by **Sanyesto** » 13 Mar 2018, 02:10

The answer to this question depends on an individual. As for me, I would never want to know the day of my death since it would create tension and fear in me. This would drain energy off me thus I may end up not doing anything constructive with the time of my living.

Rosemary Okoko · Post by **Rosemary Okoko** » 13 Mar 2018, 03:09

I would not advocate for this kind of technology as i do not want to know when i will die. The knowledge of time of death will hinder me from enjoying life and could also depress me because i look forward to living as long as God allows and pray that it would be very long.

inkedpixy · Post by **inkedpixy** » 13 Mar 2018, 07:43

I wouldn't want to know because then i would start being overly cautious. I would stop living for fear of dying.

Blanca417 · Post by **Blanca417** » 13 Mar 2018, 11:53

This is a topic that draws alot of people, and to be honest, I'm not a fan. Is hard enough to live in a world that is suffering enough the uncertainty of keep a job, feeding your families, staying healthy. And now people are obsessed with dieing? REALLY? WHY?
I don't believe that God intended mankind to know when we will die. He wants us to concentrate more on how we live. What we are doing? How we are doing it?
Are we living our lives to the fullest, are we living according to our divine purpose?
We were created with gifts and to use them to fullfil our God given purpose.
The Real question is, How are you living?
Are you making a difference in your world? In the lives of the people in your lives and those that you surround yourself with daily?
That's what we need to concentrate on, where we need to out all of our God given strength into and put our focus in, LIVING not Dieing.

ufayeu · Post by **ufayeu** » 13 Mar 2018, 11:56

Knowing when exactly you or a person would die, I believe, is a double-edged sword. It will teach you to value the little things, time, and life a lot more. It will make the idea of life being temporary concrete. But it will also fill you with anxiety, doubt, desperation, etc. It will make you ask yourself: “Have I done enough?”

Jeyasivananth · Post by **Jeyasivananth** » 13 Mar 2018, 12:27

I strongly believe with regard to death...Ignorance is certainly a bliss. Knowledge of the time of your death is a double edged dagger which if not wielded wisely may ruin our lives.

Troncal2 · Post by **Troncal2** » 13 Mar 2018, 13:01

I personally would not want to know the specifics. We have seen scientists make predictions about when a person will die and they are often wrong. Giving people this kind of knowledge could change their behavior for the better or worse. I think there are too many variables to take into account. I try to live every day as if it might be the last.

Camille Turner · Post by **Camille Turner** » 13 Mar 2018, 15:12

It's such a hard question for me to answer because I'd love to know that I'd live to be 100, per say, but if I found out I'd only live to be 30, I'd never cease to obsess over the last few years of my life. As such, with a smart watch such as the one in the book, I'd rather not use it because once it tells you you'll die, it's within a few days and I am sure those last few days would only be a constant fear for me.