I think it's silly to worry about what happens after we die. I haven't spent a moment worrying about what happened to my consciousness before I was born. I'm not changing that now.

I've thought about what happened to my consciousness before i was born.

It doesn't make sense to care if the one reason for caring is the factor of our soul literally becoming nonexistant the way we remember it to be before we were born. The only reason to actually worry about what happens after we die is because of our own individual archive of memories, perspectives and connections we've made throughout our time living, that it would then be lost... Knowing that our every last piece of life and all that comes with it will disappear forever, that's something to be afraid of.

why? if it disappears, then it won't be there to care once it does.

After the fact, there's nothing to care about, but before the fact is where the fear sets in.

In a sense we shouldn't worry. But we do, most of us, and it is important to understand why. So I guess I disagree with the 'It's silly...' part.

I think worrying about an inevitability is silly (as in pointless); In fact worrying about anything is an exercise in futility. Which is not to say that most people don't do it.

Most of us want to continue forever in some form whether it's in the memory of our loved ones or for some achievement, because we secretly fear that our consciousness will cease to exist when we 'pop our clogs'. It's an ego thing. We can't come to terms with ourselves being non-existent.

It takes a total lack of ego to NOT try desperately all our lives to leave an impression; to tread lightly.

Most people manage to leave their mark or be remembered by having children.

NB Not saying it's wrong to want to leave a 'mark'; plus this is just JMHO.

what? worrying abotu *whether* an inevitability will happen is certainly silly; worrying about its consequences is simply foresight and not silly at all.

consider: when you have no money, it is silly to worry about what will happen after you can't pay rent.

Yes, it is. It's ridiculous to worry about what to do when that energy would be better spent either finding a couch to crash on or a way to get some quick cash.

and i say that falls under the umbrella of "worrying about what happens." I say that planning for the future is a part or product of that worry.

I try not to plan

How depressing and negative.

Bong bong