Is pain but a sensation? Is the one time pain sensation of death worse than a multitude of painful sensations that await in the future?

[Ambivalent1]

One could argue that one misses out on happy sensations but I have anhedonia, so such happy sensations are very rare and brief.

 

[Darkover]

the least painful path would be to nuke the whole planet save everyone from dying of old age

all the pain caused by nuking the planet would be less than if you just let life takes it's path over the next 80 years

 

[Ambivalent1]

the least painful path would be to nuke the whole planet save everyone from dying of old age

all the pain caused by nuking the planet would be less than if you just let life takes it's path over the next 80 years

Let's stay in the realm of reality. Fantasy is a scourge.

 

[MrDarkness]

Pain brings fear, wether it's physical or mental, If pain is removed, fear is removed, humans wouldn't be scared of death, arguing. Burning themselves by mistake etc, the world would be so much better, I wish I couldn't feel pain. Though life is random, it can either be good or shit. We can't control that

 

[Ambivalent1]

Pain brings fear, wether it's physical or mental, If pain is removed, fear is removed, humans wouldn't be scared of death, arguing. Burning themselves by mistake etc, the world would be so much better, I wish I couldn't feel pain. Though life is random, it can either be good or shit. We can't control that

What if the pain is quick or the pain serves a greater purpose such as when a dentist drills your teeth to stop a cavity?

 

[FuneralCry]

The problem with more painful suicide methods is that there is a higher chance of the survival instinct kicking in causing the attempt to fail, and there is also just the fact that suicide is purposely made so inaccessible in general and not everyone can access reliable methods, it just depends on the individual.

So while technically some short lived pain experienced through a dying process doesn't sound as awful as suffering for decades on end in this hellish reality, the problem is that suicide isn't as straightforward as just enduring a bit of pain with eternal freedom from all suffering guaranteed at the end.

 

[Bronzehawkattack]

I've always personally fantasized about the last sensation that I leave this world with, to be a pleasant one.
It feels unfair to me to have gone through life with so much suffering only for my last sensation on earth to be more suffering.

The very last sensation is the most important in my eyes, so It's best to make it as painless as possible.

 

[MrDarkness]

What if the pain is quick or the pain serves a greater purpose such as when a dentist drills your teeth to stop a cavity?

All though yes, it would make life a little harder, fear would be removed