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Originally Posted by LadyShea
So what? I never said a dead person knows they once existed, only those that remember them, and any work or art they leave behind is testimony of their existence. Their existence matters to those who still exist. Why is the self the only important element in this discussion??
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Because the self is the only perspective you experience reality from. Taking your legacy into account and the feelings of others is purely indulging in your own imagination
now. The fact that your existence will matter to others is entirely irrelevant in the context of death, because there is no consequence of this fact on you and your soul perspective of reality.
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Again, so what? I think other people are important now, during my existence, that I won't exist to care later makes no difference to my NOW.
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That is a choice you make, but I would argue it is not a rational choice. It is rather like saying "the tree I have never seen matters to me and I don't want it cut down". Ok, I cannot argue with your decision to let it matter to you, but you see there is no actual reason for why it should. Relationships at death are precisely this irrelevant.
It is simply a question of whether or not one chooses to recognise that their current meaningful relationships
will become meaningless at death. I would say it is in ignorance to not recognise this, but not necessarily in error if you are content with a certain amount of ignorance.