Why do we deny death?

For many individuals, the illusions have become their identity, self, and ego. They become their own unique means to cope with death and ultimately — deny it. The problem with these perceived attacks on our illusions becomes a personal attack on the identity we identify with.

How can I avoid death?

Here’s how the experts hope to do it.

1. Not smoking. The UN General Assembly set a target of cutting smoking around the world by 30\% by 2025.
2. Limiting excessive drinking. Ad Feedback.
3. Cutting back on salt.
4. Getting blood pressure under control.
5. Address diabetes.
6. Reducing obesity.

Will we ever be able to abolish all other causes of death?

But we will NEVER be able to abolish every single other cause of death. This means that people may not die through aging or through cancer etc, but they will die of other causes such as nuclear explosion, drowning, gunshots to the head, burst appendix, alcoholism etc etc.

Why do we believe in life and death?

We think life is just the activity of carbon and an admixture of molecules: we live awhile and then rot into the ground. We believe in death because we’ve been taught we die. Also, of course, because we associate ourselves with our body and we know bodies die. End of story.

What is the best way to prevent death?

That is to say, if you can pick a point in the life cycle of an organism where it is at optimum health and vitality, the best way to prevent death is to restore that organism to its optimal status quo ante whenever some outside force disrupts it.

Is pre-preventing death worthwhile?

Preventing death is a worthwhile goal, but most people who talk about preventing death speak about it in the context of a particular situation and/or guarding against a particular cause of death. This type of risk management ignores the “rectangularization of the death curve” that occurs when specific situations and causes of death are addressed.