Why do you fear death?

[oktalist]

I'm afraid of dying because I share genes with my ancestors who were also afraid of dying. My ancestors were afraid of dying because if they hadn't have been, they wouldn't be my ancestors; they would've fallen off a cliff before procreating if they weren't afraid of cliff edges.

However, when it becomes clear that death is inevitable, I think all creatures, humans included, take it gracefully. It's only before death becomes inevitable that we fear it. [small]Obviously death is always inevitable, but I mean in those last minutes when you know it's coming no matter what you do.[/small]

Reincarnation is a nice thing to believe in, and sometimes I do. But not in the traditional Buddhist sort of way. It seems compatible with my understanding of the many universes interpretation of quantum mechanics, and the anthropic principle. Continuity of consciousness is an illusion created by our memories, so the discontinuation of consciousness is just the end of something that didn't really exist in the first place.

 

[reyttm4]

Pfft, fear death. I know I'm going to hell, and I wait that portal with a 9 iron, bottle of jagar, and an AC/DC cd playing in a boombox.

 

[Scarecrow]

If people say they don't. They're either lying to look cool or they are by definition a sociophath. Possibly a psychopath.

Any-way. I fear death because I don't want to cease existing. It's not too complex. I just don't want to stop existing. It's not a crippling fear. It doesn't stop me from doing stupid things, like jumping across roof tops. Or doing daft backflips off a wall into a pool. Even climbing across balconies when I'm 12 stories up. Being afraid of dying just means you have a healthy will to live. It doesn't have any effect on your life.

I'm sorry but I have to ask: Are you a troll?

I mean, you come on to these kinds of thread and always post somthing that many people, in some cases my self inculded. I may be wrong but that does strike me as acting like a troll.

Thats just what is seems to me.

I just post my opinion.

But I don't actually know what you were saying. You missed off a word. Were you saying 'that people disagree with' or 'Take offence to'?

Either way, it's not my intent. I'm just very blunt.

Yes I did miss out on a word..but I fixed it.

Thank you for clearling that up. I can't say i agree with your views, but I can see that you don't want to offened. Except when you tell somone to kill them selves. Thats a bit off.

 

[Scarecrow]

If people say they don't. They're either lying to look cool or they are by definition a sociophath. Possibly a psychopath.

Any-way. I fear death because I don't want to cease existing. It's not too complex. I just don't want to stop existing. It's not a crippling fear. It doesn't stop me from doing stupid things, like jumping across roof tops. Or doing daft backflips off a wall into a pool. Even climbing across balconies when I'm 12 stories up. Being afraid of dying just means you have a healthy will to live. It doesn't have any effect on your life.

I'm sorry but I have to ask: Are you a troll?

I mean, you come on to these kinds of thread and always post somthing that many people, in some cases my self inculded. I may be wrong but that does strike me as acting like a troll.

Thats just what is seems to me.

I just post my opinion.

But I don't actually know what you were saying. You missed off a word. Were you saying 'that people disagree with' or 'Take offence to'?

Either way, it's not my intent. I'm just very blunt.

Yes I did miss out on a word..but I fixed it.

Thank you for clearling that up. I can't say i agree with your views, but I can see that you don't want to offened. Except when you tell somone to kill them selves. Thats a bit off.

Yea... They just really pissed me off.

Pissed off at me or at your self? I don't think I under stand.

 

[Blt3200]

I fear death and alot of other people do because we dont know what will happen afterwords and we dont know what it will be like basiclly the fear of the unkown

 

[Scarecrow]

If people say they don't. They're either lying to look cool or they are by definition a sociophath. Possibly a psychopath.

Any-way. I fear death because I don't want to cease existing. It's not too complex. I just don't want to stop existing. It's not a crippling fear. It doesn't stop me from doing stupid things, like jumping across roof tops. Or doing daft backflips off a wall into a pool. Even climbing across balconies when I'm 12 stories up. Being afraid of dying just means you have a healthy will to live. It doesn't have any effect on your life.

I'm sorry but I have to ask: Are you a troll?

I mean, you come on to these kinds of thread and always post somthing that many people, in some cases my self inculded. I may be wrong but that does strike me as acting like a troll.

Thats just what is seems to me.

I just post my opinion.

But I don't actually know what you were saying. You missed off a word. Were you saying 'that people disagree with' or 'Take offence to'?

Either way, it's not my intent. I'm just very blunt.

Yes I did miss out on a word..but I fixed it.

Thank you for clearling that up. I can't say i agree with your views, but I can see that you don't want to offened. Except when you tell somone to kill them selves. Thats a bit off.

Yea... They just really pissed me off.

Pissed off at me or at your self? I don't think I under stand.

The person I told to jump off a bridge.



They quoted me and said I was wrong by posting some emo shite.

I see...still you didn't need to tell him to kill him self.

 

[bob-2000]

I don't fear death, because the thought of becoming one with the blackness of the universe gives me peace.

 

[Pillypill]

Because i fear loss.

 

[II2]

Because if God and heaven don't exist, then after you die, there's nothing.

Someone people wonder what it's like after you die, and I figure it's a lot like it was before you were born.

Nothing.

And I'm not a big fan of that.

From what I recall, I didn't have too many worries before I was born, so I don't see the fuss, really.

Seriously, though, like most people, I'm more afraid of the process of death than the state of being dead. Dying, no matter how cushioned, cannot be a pleasant experience, save the final moments of release, I'd speculate.

To that end, I would prefer to have my death be closer to an EVENT than a PHASE. I will do everything in my power to ensure that in the inevitable possibility of a terminal diagnosis, the end occurs on my terms, by my own hand, if possible.

Auto-Euthanasia is the way to go.

 

[No_Remainders]

I don't.

Honestly. I think it'd be a good time to quote a bit of Greg Graffin right now (or it might've been Brett Gurewitz).

"Look at all the living and you'll ask yourself why, oh why do we pity the dead?"

I've thought over and over about this single line from a song on the topic, really.
Why should we fear death? I'm not saying I want to die, but I'm saying that even if nothing's there; it means we have nothing to worry about ever again.
And anyway, look at all the wars and whatnot, I think I'd prefer nonexistance for humanity than for more wars.

 

[AngloDoom]

If you don't fear death, what are you supposed to be afraid of?

Being dead won't bother me, it's the part before I die when I know it's coming that will be killer.

 

[Reep]

I fear what comes after, i dont want to cease existing for eternity since eternity is a fucking long time. We only get 75ish years in this life out of a whole forever amount of years and the fact that we only get one shot at life freaks me the hell out.

I actually hope there is a Heaven just so i can exist in a conscious state for eternity, death itself is hell for me.

 

[Resurrectionist]

I don't fear death.
Been there.
Done that.
Got the t-shirt.
Had last rites twice.
Relatives got the phone call that I was gone.
Fooled them though.
BTW - I'm religious. Orthodox Catholic. No reason to fear death.

 

[RatRace123]

I don't fear death, I fear the method in which that death may come.

 

[tahrey]

nothing more than not knowing what comes after - my scientific knowledge says everything just fades to zilch in a few moments, and it's all for nothing... my philosophical side says that nothing can be ruled out.

it could be heavenly, or purgatory, or hellish. and not even with any reason or rhyme to it.

Also there's the worrying possibility of becoming a disembodied spirit, and ending up bound to the scene, literally unable to look away, as my family goes through all my effects and discovers just how wierd and perverse my life was.

 

[Gudrests]

Because I'm only 18 and would like to do a alot more with life before I expire

do what the milk in my fridge does....when it expires...just hide so you dont get throw out soo fast...more time to spend with the soy sauce and beer

 

[soilent]

Because when I respawn that douche will be right there to spawn camp.