Why do you fear death?

[RooftopAssassin]

Like most others have said; life is just too damned awesome! Why wouldn't I fear death? Only insane people have no fear of death. It's also hard to comprehend that I won't be able to speak, hear, or see; mostly because I won't be conscious! I won't be able to do anything, and that scares me.

 

[Tomster595]

I fear it because I haven't really done anything extraordinary in my life yet..

 

[rddj623]

I do not fear death or dying.

 

[milkkart]

being an atheist and not putting much stock in threats of eternal hell (or being stuck 'giving glory to god' for eternity, *shudder* eternal boredom. seriously check it out, heaven blows.) im not scared of death. a painful death im scared of because well, it'll hurt obviously. but just no longer existing, why would that bother me?

tl;dr i won't be aware of it so no big deal.

 

[Wiiiiiiilliam]

why should I be frightened of dieing there'd be no reason for it, I mean you gotta go sometime

 

[Ciran]

We instinctively fear the unknown. It is one of the basic human fears that has always been there and will never go away; it's why we fear the dark. Death is one of the largest unknowns mostly because we never can know what's beyond that moment, so therefore we fear it.

 

[silentsentinel]

What? Me worry?

I try to avoid death, but I got better things to worry about. Like my first Organic Chemistry test.

 

[Tydanubus]

I fear the deaths of the people I care about. My own death won't bother me because I won't be.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

"It's not that I'm afraid of dying. I just don't want to be there when it happens." -- Woody Allen

Honestly, it's just because it's unknown. No one knows for a fact what happens and it's always unsettling to face an inevitable unknown. There's always a chance that no matter what you believe, you could be wrong.

Because there is too much I haven't done.

And this. No matter what, there is no way I can do everything that I want to do in my lifetime. I can't visit every country I want to visit, read every book I want to read, play every game I want to play, see every movie I want to see, talk about everything I want to talk about, study everything I want to study, and learn to play every instrument I want to play. I'll never make a movie with George Clooney, I'll never have a conversation with Nellie McKay, I'll never play guitar for Andrew W.K., I'll never voice act for a Professor Layton game... there are so many things I'll never know and so many people that I'll never meet...

It's a nice mixture of both being depressing that there are so many things I probably won't be able to do and the realization that it's ok that I won't be able to do it all.

 

[Peteron]

I don't fear death. It isn't something you should be afraid of, it can be a release from fear and pain if need be. Honestly I am afraid of the fear before dying, than death itself.

 

[0bserv3]

I don't really fear death. I fear dying painfully and I worry how my family would cope if I were dead, but that's not quite the same as fearing death itself.

 

[lastcigarette]

Because I'm an arrogant sonofabitch and death is the one adversary where the odds are completely in its favor.

 

[Dango]

Simple: Man fears the unknown. For me personally though, I'd have to say that it's because I'm scared that I might die before I find true meaning in my life.

 

[notsosavagemessiah]

I'm totally ok with dying. It'll happen when it happens. I'll feel absolutely nothing, therefore, being truly at peace. Death is not something to fear, but something that just happens.

 

[default]

Hell, this thread sure exploded overnight. Thanks everyone for your input, you all have a lot of interesting views varied by personal belief, religion and bad-assery...

 

[SovietX]

I dont fear death mainly because it is enevitable. I dont really believe in souls and the like. I know that we are all just intelligent walking bags of meat, and we all expire some time.

 

[Nosense]

Do I fear death? That is such a silly question to ask, kinda like "Do you fear the sun rising/setting?". Of course its going to happen whether your aware of it or not. To answer the question, I would reply that to some extent I would say that I do fear death, if only because I (like most people) fear intense pain. I am also fully aware that some people aren't as spiritual as I am (I said spiritual, not religious mind you) and have not given the idea of death as much thought I as I have myself. To them I say good, I hope you are never thrust into a position as to contemplate such a morbid idea as your own death. Do I fear it? I think that if I was in an immediate position as to act in a self-preserving way, than to immediately die, I would rather do what I could to survive (morally speaking). Do I fear death? From a survivalist perspective than yes I do, from the normal long-life perspective it's a no. But do I want to die? That's a big hell no! I like life, but I am not afraid of death either. I like to think of it the next big adventure afterlife. And if I cease to exist and there is nothing afterdeath its no lose and no skin off my back (so to speak). Hmmm... maybe it's not such a silly question after all.

 

[Mimssy]

I don't fear the concept, just actual physical dying. I guess it's the uncertainty of how I'm going to die and if it will hurt. I'm more afraid of others dying than my own death. That being said, I have no desire to die.

 

[Theninja'skatana]

Cause it's the end. Thread solved.