On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 4:43 PM, Bruce Kellett <[email protected]> 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
