On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 4:43 PM, Bruce Kellett <bhkell...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> >> >>> I wouldn't fear death even then. >> >> >> Then you're either the bravest man who ever lived or you're full of >> bullshit. I think it's far more likely that you're full of bullshit. >> > > > A lot of people have faced firing squads with calm dignity. Some may have been dignified but I am quite certain in every single case their heart rate was elevated over what it would have been had they not been facing a firing squad. And no doubt you have played the scene over in your mind but do you really think your musings about what it would be like to face a firing squad have the slightest relation to the reality of actually facing a firing squad? You may be certain how you'd react in a life or death situation, but as I've said being certain and being correct are not the same thing; I don't think we have good simulation software in our brain for that sort of thing and thus nobody can know how they'd behave in such a extreme situation until that it actually happened. > I don't think I am particularly brave, You know something, I don't either. > but the thought of death itself -- being dead, that is -- does not > frighten me in the least. Bullshit. As I said, if you have dependants you would worry about the effect on them. > But that does not mean that you would fear for yourself. > Well I guess you're just a selfless hero then. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
