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the bane of my existence

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    if at birth you were cursed (or gifted) with knowledge of your death, which would you rather know: the cause of your death or the date of your death? how would this knowledge influence your lifestyle?
     
    I would want to know the date, more than the cause. I'd be disappointed by the cause most likely, and everyone has a date anyway...

    I think the date of my death would probably cause me to plan like no tomorrow, literally. My life would be very book-worthy and be rather sequential, lol. Or maybe not. I'd probably take every moment with that much more weight - holding onto lovers, saying yes when I can't decide, never holding onto anything... it'd be a different way of life for certain.
     
    I'm much more afraid of the cause rather than the date, so I'll choose the cause.
     
    I'd rather learn the cause of my death than discover the date of my death.

    Wouldn't it be weird if, for example, you learned the date of your death and you do some crazy planning to try and avoid it but your crazy planning becomes the cause of your death? That's some paradoxical shit right there.
     
    i was going to say the cause, but after much reflection, i'm going to say the date. if i knew the exact date of my death, i'd plan everything i want to do before i die. also, i'd be able to know if some things are worth going for (like university). if i die young, there's no point in studying for a career i won't ever have.
     
    I'd rather know how I'll be dying, than when I'll be dying. If I knew the date I'd have to plan so much to ensure my life doesn't go to waste.
     
    I'd say the cause would be the better choice. If I was going to die in a plane crash or something I'd just kinda avoid being anywhere near an airport to lengthen my life.

    But if I found out the date, I'd be more apt to go out and do everything I've ever been too afraid to do. I mean, if I'm not supposed to die for 50 more years why would I fear jumping out of a plane or fighting a bear? I could be a total badass and not even worry about consequences because I'm not going to die for 50 more years.
     
    I'd rather not know either of them, but if I had to pick one, I'd rather know the cause. At least then I could be kind of alert and slightly oblivious. I mean, if it's something like "plane crash" I can... sort of avoid that kind of situation and feel like I have some level of control over my life, you know? But if I know the exact date, there's not much I can do. Sure I can plan out my life to some extent like others are saying, but I know myself pretty well and if I knew I had a deadline--even if it was many years in the future--I think I'd just be too depressed to do anything. I'd always be so hyper-aware of that date and I just can't imagine being productive at all with something like that looming over me at all times.
     
    I would far rather have the date, because at least I'd be able to prepare myself for the day it came. Or at least be able to plan the rest of my life accordingly. But preparing myself would be the most important thing.

    I feel like if I knew the cause, then it would make me worry unnecessarily. I would end up avoiding anything that would be related to the cause just because I'd be too nervous that it might actually be the time for me, and that would just suck the joy out of things.
     
    gaa this thread is labelled with death being a fear of mine (rather others than my own though is what I'm afraid of).

    I'd rather know the date so I can make the most of my life the greatest and live a full life. Like said above, if I knew the cause, I'd rather avoid unnecessary things/ would hold me back from living life to the fullest because I'd be too cautious.
     
    i want to know the date of my death so that i can wipe my computer files 100% clean the day before. :x
     
    I'd rather know the cause. For example, if I'll die by drowning, then I'd stay away from bodies of water. Simple. However, I do think there's a loophole there somehow that I can't figure out just yet. Everyone dies, and I've watched enough Final Destination movies to know that death doesn't like to be cheated.
     
    I'd rather choose date, as I can do all the things I want to do before i die. It doesn't matter how I die. I'm gonna die anyways, so I should be prepared. That's how I know when I'm gonna die. I can do all the things I want before death. And plus, I can get ready to die. Thay's cool. Actually no, death aint cool.
     
    I'll take the date, just so my final act can be sticking a giant middle finger up at the universe in general by committing suicide before it. I'm not going to have my life ruled by a date; if I can only live up to a set date I will die at a time and in a manner of my choosing before that date.

    ...although in truth I'd prefer not to know either, because it would eat away at me something awful. It'd affect everything I did right up until the point where I chose to defy it.
     
    I honestly wouldn't want to know either.

    One of the things I like about life is not knowing when you're going to die. Or how.
     
    If I knew how I was going to die, I'd live my life in constant fear of said event, especially if it was lame (lmao).

    No, I'd much prefer to have the knowledge of when I would die, so that I can accept that my time would come as a big event, like an exam or something that you build up to. I could also plan how and what I do, and if I knew the date, maybe I could still have some control over how I die? Who knows. But I prefer the idea of knowing I'm going to die tomorrow, than knowing I'm going to be run over but not knowing when (as an example for my earlier point, I'd constantly be afraid of vehicles).

    Date.
     
    I'd rather know the date, so I can prepare for it.

    If I knew the cause, and it was something common like "car accident", or something, I would live my entire life in fear, and that doesn't sound like fun.
     
    I would rather know the cause. It seems like the lesser of two evils to me. If I knew the date, I would just grow old dreading that date. Even if it's not within that year, it'll affect my day for the years leading up to it. I'd probably live in fear of the month, even. If I were to die on March 7th, 2040, every year March rolled around, I would just live in agony since it would be the month that I were to die, and I would probably just end up counting down my days.
     
    King Goodra said:
    I would rather know the cause. It seems like the lesser of two evils to me. If I knew the date, I would just grow old dreading that date. Even if it's not within that year, it'll affect my day for the years leading up to it. I'd probably live in fear of the month, even. If I were to die on March 7th, 2040, every year March rolled around, I would just live in agony since it would be the month that I were to die, and I would probably just end up counting down my days.
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    On the other hand, if the cause of your death was "car crash" then every time you got into a car you would be dreading death, and it's not exactly like you can avoid getting in a car for the rest of your life (unless you were really dedicated, I guess).

    This is hard. If the cause of my death was something I could prevent, such as suicide or something (I really have no idea just thinking) then I could get adequate help, but if I knew I would die at age 80 I guess it would be nice knowing that I had a full life ahead of me. Probably cause for me.
     
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