Do you really think those behavurs are symptomatic of annihilationism? Personally, I tend to think that the vast majority of humanity engage in various sensual entertainments to escape their experience of dukkha. However, from what I've observed of modern western culture, it appears to be dominated by eternalism view through the mass-delusions of thinking one is going to live forever and invincible: (it [demise of your choice] won't happen to me). I would even suggest that some suicides are committed on the presumption that what comes next must be better than this life.mikenz66 wrote:I can't speak directly for Pink, but as I said above I see a lot of "craving for non-being", using drugs such as alcohol, entertainment, and various other activities, to "escape" from life.clw_uk wrote: How so?
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Mike
Sorry for the ramblings... I've been doing some research and cogitating as the result of an invitation to speak to our year 10s (age 15-16) on the 'Buddhist' perspective on death and dying.
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