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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I think this question is a valid one, but unfortunately the answer will usually be a religious or a philosophical one rather than one that has an answer based in any scientific studies.
I think these kinds of questions are sometimes avoided being asked or being answered in a public forum because it does involve a sometimes very personal and/or treasured and private way of looking at life and death and the answer is usually part of a philosophy or religious attitude that gives certain individuals comfort. Especially those who are facing death right now.
I wonder what is the reason for this question being posed?
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Last night I started reading an interesting book: "How Not To Die" and the author talked about this subject briefly. She works in forensic science; she's a medical examiner in the Orlando area. And she gave statistics showing that most people die prematurely. So I'm just wondering how that squares with what most people say about it just being "your time".
It shouldn't be too personal because it has to do with learning lessons in life about what causes premature death and what doesn't. In the past we talked about (Newtown CT) gun control and how that might save lives or cost lives. We talked about the potential for terrorism in the U.S. and how that might cost lives. We talked about marijuana and whether it might do more harm than good. All of the above items contain a personal element. This is not a discussion of religion, in my opinion. Just a philosophical discussion or an offering of one's opinion.