Suppose it were possible to know the day of your death. Would you want to know? If so, why? If not, why not?

Addendum: Before you answer, read the following. (1) I’m not saying that it is (in fact) possible to know the day of your death. I’m asking you to suppose it were. (2) Assume that nobody but you will know. That is, nobody but you has access to the information about your death (although others have access to the information about their deaths). If you choose not to find out, nobody will know. If you choose to find out, you may do as you please with the information, including convey it to others. (3) The most you can learn is the day of your death (e.g., 17 July 2032). You know nothing about the circumstances, including whether the death is painful. (4) Assume that the information is free. For example, there is no $1,000 fee to find out.

Addendum 2: Let me pursue a different line of thought. Suppose (1) it were possible to know the day of one’s death (as described above) and (2) it were possible for the government to prohibit and punish the dissemination of death information. Should it? Make a case one way or another.

Addendum 3: New line of thought. Would there be a moral obligation to learn the day of one’s death? Make a case one way or another.

Addendum 4: Please don’t ramble. I’m not asking for a discourse on death. I’m asking specific questions. The first question (post plus Addendum) concerns what you would want, and why. The second question (Addendum 2) concerns the use of state coercion. The third question (Addendum 3) concerns morality. Please indicate which question you are answering, without blending your answers together. If you wish, you may submit multiple comments.

Addendum 5: I thought of this post while running. The heat and humidity must have made me delirious.