Do you believe you could have a "death date"?
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December 21st, 2008
This may sound a bit out there but it’s a serious question.
For many years now I’ve noticed that the number 42 has played a significant role in my life. It’s appeared A LOT and not usually as a good thing. I was just wondering if anyone believes in a theory such as “is it possible to be subtly told by life when you’re going to die?”
Note: 42 is the most predominant number. There have been 41’s and 43’s but mostly it’s always right at 42.
Oh and, before anyone asks, this has absolutely NOTHING to do with Douglas Adams.
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You see, even if you’re meant to die on say 4/2/2009 of a stroke, a plane could land on your house in an hour. An expiration date for people is ridiculous. Because life will always get in the way.
Ha! I posted this at 4:20AM EST, exactly.
mine is Saturday May 13, 2034
Uh-oh, I’m looking at less than 497,388,609 seconds. I’d better quit fooling around here.
Oh noez!
You only have 15 years left!?
I used to, until I outlived it by four years.
December 25, 2063 – I hope I live to be 95. That would be teh awesome!
Maybe that number could be your lucky number.
…When I was single there were a couple of “Death Dates”.....
Suppressed most of the details…
That was long ago…
I’ve checked the “Death Clock” a few times in the past. It’s actually what initially got me thinking about it since I’ve done, probably 12 different ones. All of them lad me somewhere between 41 & 43 years old. The original Death Clock had my date 1 month after my 42nd birthday.
I don’t want this to sound like I’m basing all of this on a novelty internet calculator. That was just the catalyst that got me thinking about all this in the 1st place about 5 years ago.
One example of what I’m talking about: my youngest child turns 18 two months before my 42nd birthday.
“One example of what I’m talking about: my youngest child turns 18 two months before my 42nd birthday.”
There’s no connection there? I think sometimes too much information is a bad thing.
@Asmonet, I’m a little older than you are, darlin’, and the list of prescription meds is longish. On the other hand, the women in my family are long livers. So we’ll see, won’t we?
@jeruba: Nooooooez. I’ll see you in 2088, little lady.
I’m a little concerned about this, Sakata. It’s one thing to notice “42” appearing a lot. There’s a term for that—perceptual vigilence, I believe. You notice something, and then you keep on noticing everywhere, once your attention has been called to it.
It’s another thing, however to decide it has to do with your death. Why not think it means that something great is going to happen when you’re forty-two? Or in 42 days. Or 42 hours.
Or maybe it’s referring to the length of your driveway, or the number of miles you should travel. An omen could be anything, and yet, you chose to link it with your death. I’m probably reading tea leaves here (I hope) but have you been feeling bad, lately? Mentally or physically?
My mother’s mom died when she was 14. So I always worried my mom would die when I was 14. My dad died when he was 45. I worried I would die at 45. I am 53. I should quit worrying about death. No such thing as a death date, is my guess.
Aww, thanks, @Asmonet. If you see me in 2088, you can report the sighting here.
Ha, Ironically 42 is the answer to all questions in life. According to the hitch hikers guide to the universe. maybe you are right in a way. Just not that 42 relates to years of your life?
here is a link so you can have something interesting to read
(copy and paste entire link, its being weird for some reason)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Answer_to_Life,the_Universe,_and_Everything#Answer_to_Life.2C_the_Universe.2C_and_Everything.2842.29
@LKid, the questioner explicitly excluded Douglas Adams from the range of the topic. That’s the author of Hitchhiker’s Guide.
oh…. snap. I really missed the small print. ><. Just when I thought I was being all clever
nope, we humans are pattern seeking creatures, and we also have a tendency to record the hits and ignore the misses. That’s why psychic readings go so well. We want the psychic to be right, and we subconsciously skew the results to make it happen. So, you don’t have a death date, or anything similar. You are simply finding patterns where randomness exists. Once again, science disputes superstition. I bet you’re relieved now, hunh? Maybe 42 means how many grandchildren you’ll end up with?
@evelyn: 42=no. Of orgasms per year?
Oh man. Apparently I only get to 79.
42 orgasms per year would be sad. Now 42 per month, that’d make me walk funny. :-)
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