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Death Clock: When will you die?

Published on March 8, 2010 by

Birthday CakeAccording to deathclock.com I will die on Saturday, December 18, 2049 at the age of 73. Hmm, better get a second opinion. According to death-clock.org I’m going to die Saturday, September 11, 2049. Well that sucks. The odds of me dying at 73 are looking pretty good. Now what? Blow my money? Travel the world? So much to do, and so little (1,255,942, 803 seconds) time.

Since I was a few hundred thousand seconds old, I’ve been interested in the paranormal. Ghosts, superstitions, even astral projection. I once went so far as to separate my astral body from my physical self. OK, not exactly, the experiences I had are more aligned with self-hypnosis than anything else.

Now, as my hours and days collect into months and years, I sit awake at night pondering what happens when the lights go out. I close my eyes, clear my mind, and slowly count backwards from 10. Totally relaxed and completely at ease, I’m careful to control my breathing and my thoughts. Upon arriving at one, I contemplate my death clock’s expiration. It’s an interesting feeling. One that I use to fill my life’s bucket list.

Being comfortable with dying is only the first step. Knowing what to do with my life is another (btw, no actual step count). “What about God? You’ll always have God? ” I figured someone would ask that. God is what He is. I don’t recall the exact wording, but it goes something like this.

  • If there’s a God, and you’re good, you’ll be rewarded in heaven.
  • If there’s a God, and you’re not good, you’ll burn in hades.
  • If there’s no God, and you’re good, you’ve led a good life.
  • If there’s no God, and you’re not good, you’re an a$$.

So, let’s combine the two. The comfort in dying and a life lived well will ultimately make the death clock less important. No need to worry about spending loads of cash or traveling the equator or b/t poles (I know, the equator falls b/t the poles). Just you, your god, and your life. Happy Birthday.

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Thanks to the miracle of modern (and unethical) science you can know with some accuracy how long you’re going to live. Would you want to know? Share you thoughts below or send me an e-mail at TiTy@y2kemo.com.


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  • http://blogger.com/onomatopeyote Bob

    Well at least you’re going to die at the reasonable age of 73. The clock says I’m going to hang on for another 26, 29, or 32 more years depending on which number you believe. Personally, I’m going with the whole Mayan calendar end-of-the-world scenario–unless the muffin I just ingested, courtesy of Ms. Heston, is laced with some slow-acting poison (I always knew there was something funny about her) in which case I expect to keel over by lunch. See you in the hereafter, if there is such a thing, if not.

  • jMort

    Response to y2kemo

    You brought up a topic that I am interested in… death, and having peace about it. It’s a topic I have a given some thought to. I should note that I approach this issue from a Christian perspective, which provides me with tremendous comfort regarding death. If Christian theology is not your cup of tea, well, be forewarned.

    You mentioned a few alternatives to dealing with the afterlife question. To review…

     if there’s a God, and you’re good, you’ll be rewarded in heaven.
     if there’s a God, and you’re not good, you’ll burn in Hades.
     if there’s no God, and you’re good, you’ve led a good life.
     If there’s no God, and you’re not good, you’re an a$$.

    I’ll start out by saying that my convictions place me in the “believe in God” camp, so that rules out 3 and 4 for me.

    That leaves “If you are good, you are rewarded and if you are bad, you’ll be punished.” This represents a common worldview and while this is consistent with many religions and the TV show “Ghost Whisperer”, you may be surprised to learn that it is not consistent with the Christian view. Or at least, not entirely.

    While it is true that the wicked are punished and the righteous are rewarded, we’re missing an important point, which is this… no one is “good.” None of us is righteous. Including you and me.

    (Jesus himself talks about “good” and hints about his divine nature in Luke 18:18-27 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2018:18-27&version=NIV)
    (See also Romans 3:10-18, in which Paul quotes from the OT about how no one is “good” http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%203:10-18&version=NIV

    Most people feel that they are basically “good” people, at least when you compare them to other people, like Jeffrey Dahmer or, say, Rod Blagojevich. And clearly this is true- some people are better than others. The problem is that –according to the bible- God doesn’t grade on a curve. It is pass/fail. You need a 100% to pass. There was only one person in history that passed. More on him later.

    (James 2:10-11 speaks about breaking the law in only one section breaks it all http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James%202:10-11&version=NIV)

    Now this might seem kind of unfair on the face of it. I used to struggle with this myself… I mean, why give a test that you pretty much know everyone is going to fail? Over the years, I have had some useful insights on this matter.

    One reason why perfection is required is that God’s holiness requires it. People think of “holy” as “pious” or “saintly,” of some monk or nun praying quietly in a sanctuary. God’s Holiness is a way different than that. It is a burning bush that does not consume the bush. It is a pillar of fire blazing in the sky. It is a supernova, and if any sinfulness tries to even approach God, it is zapped. Sin is like matches and God is like the sun… you can’t put matches close to the sun without burning them up. To be in God’s presence you cannot bring sin. If you try to bring sin near God you will go up in flames.

    (This actually happened in the OT. Leviticus 10:1-3

    http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2010:1-3&version=NIV)

    Here’s another metaphor. Imagine that God is a college professor giving a course on Righteous Living. His course is a requirement in order to advance to heaven. Lots of students come to Him saying, “Prof God, I think I’ve got this Righteous Living thing down. Is there some way of getting life credit for it? Is there a test I can take so I can skip this class?”

    Through Moses, God gave the Law (as it is called in the Bible) so that people would know exactly what God expected them to do. Can we do it? No. Our own efforts are wholly insufficient. Through the Law, God wants people to recognize that they are not perfect and need to listen to Him. And take His class. There’s nothing wrong with the Law- there’s something wrong with us. (Even Paul, a pretty righteous apostle, struggled with his own sinful nature. (See Romans 7:14-20 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%207:14-20&version=NIV)

    Of course, the most important point about getting into “heaven” is this… God knows that people can’t do it. Even the very best people. Not even close. And so, mercifully, He made a way for anyone to pass – He will substitute the passing grade from the one guy who passed the test with flying colors- Jesus – if we acknowledge that Jesus was right.

    (John 3:16 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203:16&version=NIV)

    This might seem unfair to those who think… “Wait, you mean you don’t have actually BE a good person to go to heaven?” Once one accepts Jesus, then God begins the work of transforming that person to be more and more like the kind of person that comes closer to passing the test.

    (See Philippians 1:3-6 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians%201:3-6&version=NIV)

    But remember, the point is not being “good” and getting the reward- but rather, recognizing the only one who is “good.” It is a deceptively easy choice. And it may not seem fair to erase all of a person’s sins just because they recognize who got it right. That is why Christians are not meant to boast in their own goodness but in the mercy of God. That’s also why you see those bumper stickers that say “Not perfect… Just forgiven” (Not a fan of those- While I agree with the sentiment, I think they come across as smug.) But that’s what God says and that is what I have come to believe.

    If anyone is interested in learning whether what I said is true or would like to learn more about what exactly Jesus said and did in the bible, I am involved in an excellent bible study called BSF International (http://www.bsfinternational.org/), which I can highly recommend. It is open to anyone who would like to join it.

    I hope someone else actually reads this post because I used up my entire lunch hour on this reply.

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