Are you afraid of Death?

[Divinus Arma]

I dont get all the no answers! I bet if a gun was put to every ones head who said no, they would be pretty afraid of dying then

It's not death itself that is scary. It's the getting dead part that blows.

[GoreBag]

No. I've actually spent a lot of time thinking about this. I don't mind a messy death, either; if I'm going to snuff it, I'd might as well make someone clean up. A friend of mine said something to me on this subject, once: "There's no reason to be afraid of people. The worst they can do is kill you."

[doc_bean]

A friend of mine said something to me on this subject, once: "There's no reason to be afraid of people. The worst they can do is kill you."

Wow, does he have a limited imagination

Nope, if your death means more copies of your genes survive you are obeying a strategy of replicators.

As far as your genes are concerned if there is a choice between you or 3 of your siblings from the same parents, then your death will serve your genes better.

If you are beyond your reproductive years and it is your death or your childs then it will be your death that is more productive.

You while fertile and your death or 3 of your children... genes will do better if you die.

Depends on the person though, some people really aren't wired for the whole self sacrifice thing. A purely selfish tactic can be effective from a genetic point of view.
In the first case, it might be that you've inhereted genes your siblings have not, and therefor spreading YOUR genes would be more important to you. Also about 10% of all people isn't from the father they think, so putting yourself above your siblings would seem like a valid strategy.
In the second case, you're right of course, but your reproductve years go on for quiet a bit, especially if you're male. Most people would sacrifice themselves for their children if they were old and given the choice, some will not. Those are probably a special case of the next situation.
In the third case, if you're male, 3 children can easily be replaced from a biological POV. Some people concetrate on raising a limited number of children giving them everything they can (see all the 1 child families in Europe and in the last few decades) while some people (mostly men) concentrate on producing as many children as possible, not really caring about what happens to them. Both are valid survival strategies for your genes, so it is very uncertain what the best option in situation 3 would be, and what you will do by instinct.

Gotta love neo-darwinism

Perhaps you could say that it is an infinitely small moment(an infinitesimal).

It's a bit like space I guess, if it were infinitly devisable the turtle would never catch the hare, therefor there most be a lower limit to the amount of space that can be crossed.

[yesdachi]

I’m not afraid of death, I am afraid of how it would happen and the things I will leave behind unfinished or uncared for (family, friends, pets, my last savegame of MTW, etc.).

The afterlife sounds like a grand adventure, I have a coin in my pocket and my heart is ready for the scales!

[LeftEyeNine]

yesdachi, I am convinced that you are a hardcore MTW fan like me. Yeah, a savegame before seeing the Golden Horde would be an unfinished game, God bless MTW -a fully enjoyed one before death.

[yesdachi]

yesdachi, I am convinced that you are a hardcore MTW fan like me. Yeah, a savegame before seeing the Golden Horde would be an unfinished game, God bless MTW -a fully enjoyed one before death.

I can’t even imagine taking a dirt nap with a turn left before the GH appear! Could heaven be, my savegame waiting for me! The possibility makes me even more comfortable with death.

Side note: I have been playing for years and just finished my first GA game where I didn’t try and take over the map. I was the HRE and it was glorious! Nearly 250 GA points and I still had 10 rival factions alive.