Views On Death?

Cosimo · 7 Feb 2011 at 10:36

R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
Death, the one certanty in life, so why fear it?

There is no logical reason to fear it but being human many people throw logic out of the window and look to fear it because it is the one experience in life no one can tell you about.

predator70 · 7 Feb 2011 at 10:37

its fear of the unknown

MikeHiow · 7 Feb 2011 at 10:40

Death it's self isn't the scary part IMO, what scares me is the thought of missing so much over the rest of eternity and ultimately dying with so many unanswered questions.

Loony-Luke · 7 Feb 2011 at 10:41

Maybe people aren't afraid of death as such but maybe how they might die?

koolpc · 7 Feb 2011 at 10:41

MikeHiow said:
Death it's self isn't the scary part IMO, what scares me is the thought of missing so much over the rest of eternity and ultimately dying with so many unanswered questions.

Ah, but all your answers may be answered when you pop your clogs, who knows!!! lol

Toxic Babyface · 7 Feb 2011 at 10:50

The only thing I would fear is leaving loved ones behind. What happens to me, does not bother me. I've been a right t**t so far in life but I am a pretty selfless person. I usually go out of my way to help others before ever thinking about myself. I would not want to go before my parents do though. That is one thing that does scare me about it really as I don't know if they could cope.

I like to think there is something after death but I just don't know what to believe anymore.

mushroomsoup · 7 Feb 2011 at 10:51

Collectively speaking...Well, I don't condone life but until more people actually start to speak out against it I think we'll just have to accept that it will continue..

BunnyKillBot · 7 Feb 2011 at 10:55

Garee said:
I don't think it is death that people are afraid of. No one really knows what happens when you die and no one can prove otherwise.

We are scared of the unknown.

simulatorman said:
Some people think that is an afterlife and are afraid of what it might bring. I suspect that most just don't want it to end.

Believe in an afterlife != fear. On the contrary the Christian embraces death because, in their view, obliteration brings them to ultimate closeness to God.

It is my view that most people fear the pain of death rather than the obliteration itself. In reality, it is easy for the self to die. It is much, much harder to watch those we love around us die, and be powerless to do anything about it.

VoG · 7 Feb 2011 at 11:04

i don't fear death, not because i have faith or anything because i don't, i'm agnostic. it's inevitable, so there's no point fearing something your whole life has lead you up to face one day. i do how ever fear the method of passing, if it's quick or painless, excellant, but if it's long winded, pain filled & drawn out, that bothers me immensly.

Third Opinion · 7 Feb 2011 at 11:07

Only thing I fear is having a slow, painful prolonged death. Other than that I will not know jack all about it.

manic_man · 7 Feb 2011 at 11:32

Life is the only thing we all truly have, without life, there is nothing else for us.

As I most certainly do not believe in any form of after-life existence, this is fundamentally all I have. I don't want to give it up until I absolutely have to. Ergo, I fear dying. To not is not normal imo.

You're correct in that once dead then its inconsequential, but while alive I am quite aware that when I die my existence is over.

Gaygle · 7 Feb 2011 at 11:38

predator70 said:
its fear of the unknown

Partly, but half of it for me is leaving everyone behind and never seeing them again that i hate.

OP, i think if you actually had stared death in the face, you'd change your views.

freak2002 · 7 Feb 2011 at 11:45

"I'm not scared of dying, I just dont want to." - Robbie Williams

I am not fearful of death, I do not believe in God. IMHO the afterlife is you living on in the memories of others.

I fear for my son and wife, what would they do if I died.

Efour · 7 Feb 2011 at 11:49

Worst thing about dying is the 10 second re spawn timer.

cjbagnall · 7 Feb 2011 at 11:51

freak2002 said:
"I'm not scared of dying, I just dont want to." - Robbie Williams

I am not fearful of death, I do not believe in God. IMHO the afterlife is you living on in the memories of others.

I fear for my son and wife, what would they do if I died.

I agree 100%, I was just thinking about this before I read this thread.

Parsifal · 7 Feb 2011 at 12:14

As death, when we come to consider it closely, is the true goal of our existence, I have formed during the last few years such close relations with this best and truest friend of mankind, that his image is not only no longer terrifying to me, but is indeed very soothing and consoling! And I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity ... of learning that death is the key which unlocks the door to our true happiness.

- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

MookJong · 7 Feb 2011 at 12:17

I notice quite a few of these threads and I have a sneaking suspicion that the people who start them are either:

A)Not that happy about life and see it as pointless.

B)Deep down actually a little bit scared of death and trying to convince themselves otherwise.

Anyone who loves life has to be a bit scared of it ending and anyway we are genetically predisposed to have fears....it's what keep us alive.

Lysander · 7 Feb 2011 at 12:18

godinman · 7 Feb 2011 at 12:30

The being dead part doesn't worry me too much, just the actually act of dying as I imagine it won't be particularly pleasant.

Radiation · 7 Feb 2011 at 12:30

If the universe is infinite then we'll probably all appear again in some form, even if it takes a trillion big bang events to happen, sooner or later something with the right conditions for your particular consciousness should exist, think of it as the atheist afterlife.

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