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Q. Is death painful? (I mean, even if you are brutally murdered, does it hurt after your heart stops and everything becomes pitch black?)
Muriel, 9/26/01
A. Pain only exists if someone is there to feel it. When you die (heart stops-pitch black) you stop existing- so there is nothing/no one there to feel the pain of death. No pain, no pleasure, nothing. Death can be painful if it happens slowly, like cancer or being tortured to death. In those situations you are there watching yourself disappear; that is painful. But once you are gone, there is no more pain. This question is similar to the famous "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it- does it make a sound?" No, the tree doesn't make a sound- because sound, like pain, requires 2 things in order to exist. They need to be both inflicted and received. The impulse to cause sound or pain can be sent out- but if nothing is there to receive the impulse the sound or pain never actually come into existence. When you die you cease to exist; the impulse of pain may be sent out but by the time it reaches you- you are already gone.
I want to know about your religious beliefs.
- Boris, 12/25/07
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O New York -- you beast! -- why do I pine for thee?
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Have you any advice for *adults* who aspire to be creative?
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"Joshu's unsheathed sword,
Glittering, severe frost is illuminating.
Asking what it is,
The body is cut in half.
Which line is most important?
Nine bows." -Ansho
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Pretty much every woman I know has been sexually assaulted... How will things get better?
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Is death painful?
- Muriel, 9/26/01
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why is earth a woman? (Mother Earth...)
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What about respect?
- Didier Hampl, 8/26/01
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What do you think about President Bush rejecting the Kyoto treaty?
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Hello Jane.I would like to discuss with you a couple of comments you made...
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Jane, is this a character speaking, or are you utterly honest?
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- Matt Gosser 1/20/00
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Jane, why are people so mean?
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- Erin Cocozzo 12/1/99
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Why do you love me so much!?
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Do you think that you have achieved all your life's dreams?
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