Caitlin Doughty Video #3

Caitlin Doughty concludes that we fear death.  Her reasons to support this conclusion are that our death would cause grief to our family and friends, our ambitions, plans, and projects would come to an end, I'm worried that the process of death would be painful, I would no longer have experiences, I would no longer be able to care for my dependents, I'm afraid to die because of what might happen if there is an afterlife, I'm afraid of what might happen to my body after I die.  My objections to the reasons that Caitlin Doughty offers are that death and dying are different in the way that death is not a painful process because you're already dead, but dying is painful because you have not yet DIED.  Another objection that I have is that certain family members may not grieve your loss.  Last, but not least, after you die, you have no physical or emotional control over your body.

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  1. CurbeeMarch 25, 2019 at 8:41 AM

    In Doughty's video 3, she is only giving us ways and examples to cope with death. There aren't many objections to her arguments, because I feel as if there isn't much to object to. Everyone has different ways to handle hard conversations and fears, such as death and what comes with it. Her statement that death isn't a painful process follows with ways you can take TO handle that 'painful' process, since many fear it.

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  2. Ashley SarkodeeMarch 25, 2019 at 10:39 AM

    I would have to disagree with your objection. I disagree because the video did not necessarily talk about the difference of death and dying. Not everyone’s death is particularly the same. some people die in their sleep, which is not painful. It discussed the different reasons as to why people are afraid of death. Doughty says that if you are afraid of dying because your experiences will come to an end then you should go out and experience life to its fullest.

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  3. Emma LMarch 27, 2019 at 12:14 PM

    I agree that death and dying are different in a way, but that doesn't mean someone can't still be afraid of them both. Dying is the process of death, so they are related to each other, and it makes sense to group them together while talking about death. I disagree with your second objection because although some family members wouldn't mourn your death, doesn't mean that none of your family members will mourn your death. I feel that it would be unlikely for someone to have not one person at least feel a little sorrow after your death.

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  4. Madison DunbarMarch 28, 2019 at 4:47 PM

    Although death and dying are different, the video only really talks about death itself. We fear death for the many reasons listed above, but it's not limited to just those. I do agree with the fact that dying is knowing we haven't died yet. That is the most painful part because after we have died, in our death and after, we do not feel anything because we are dead. So while death and dying are two different things, there are things in both processes that we fear and they are just as "painfully" fearful.

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