Am i the Only one afraid of dieing?

I'm more afraid that I'll die before I do anything worthwhile in life/with my life, and that I'll die a long horrible painful death.DoHo

You're depressing. :P

[QUOTE="DoHo"]I'm more afraid that I'll die before I do anything worthwhile in life/with my life, and that I'll die a long horrible painful death.Button_man

You're depressing. :P

[QUOTE="Button_man"]

[QUOTE="DoHo"]I'm more afraid that I'll die before I do anything worthwhile in life/with my life, and that I'll die a long horrible painful death.DoHo

You're depressing. :P

*waves back* not that often no, but once in a while. :D

I'm scared as hell of it:(aaaaarrrrggggg

Once every 20 full moons or so my mind just thinks about death and it makes me sad cause I just wanna live forever

I want to be forever young...yes I want to live forever.

[QUOTE="drewtwo99"][QUOTE="Infinite-Zr0"][QUOTE="drewtwo99"][QUOTE="Infinite-Zr0"]

Anyone who says they're not afrait of death are just saying that.

They'll do whatever they could do to live if their life was on the line

masterchief2512

How do you explain people who sacrifice themselves to save others?

Who says their not afraid of death. Their drive to save someone overrides their fear of death. Most people who die saving others do their damndest to save themselves, too.

Oh and there is the word that comes to mind. "exception" look it up.

Ok. Well the way you stated your opinion didn't seem to leave any wiggle room open for discussion. How do you feel about the monks who set them selves on fire to protest British rule of India. They willingly killed themselves, by burning to death, in order to fight for the freedom of people who would live after them. I have a hard time believing that they were afraid of death, and were not concerned with "doing their damndest to save themselves."

A brave (maybe fictional) man once said something like "Being brave isn't not being afraid. It's [doing something] in spite of that fear" or something like that. I don't know, but you get the gist.

If you don't get what that quote means, it means that some things are more important than the fear of death. Like I already said. Just because people sacrifice their lives, doesn't mean they don't fear death. You still fail to prove that there is a healthy number of people who don't fear death. You've been giving examples of hundreds out of the billions in the world. Face it, everyone fears death, with the exception of adreneline junkies and a few other people.

And I guess you didn't look up the word exception, so I did it for ya. Don't worry, it's free of charge

ex·cep·tion [ik-sep-shuhn]

2.something excepted; an instance or case not conforming to the general rule.

And I don't need to make "wiggle room", thats the reason the word exception is in the dictionary

If you don't get what that quote means, it means that some things are more important than the fear of death. Like I already said. Just because people sacrifice their lives, doesn't mean they don't fear death. You still fail to prove that there is a healthy number of people who don't fear death. You've been giving examples of hundreds out of the billions in the world. Face it, everyone fears death, with the exception of adreneline junkies and a few other people.

And I guess you didn't look up the word exception, so I did it for ya. Don't worry, it's free of charge

ex·cep·tion [ik-sep-shuhn]

2.something excepted; an instance or case not conforming to the general rule.

And I don't need to make "wiggle room", thats the reason the word exception is in the dictionary

Infinite-Zr0

Ok fine. How about people in comas. They surely don't fear death at all. Death just comes to them and they are not afraid. How about mentally challenged people who are so handicapped they have no comprehension of such issues. These people are not worried about saving themselves or anything of the sort, and are not afraid of death. Who cares if they are exceptions, they are still human beings and should be represented in such arguments.

[QUOTE="masterchief2512"][QUOTE="drewtwo99"][QUOTE="Infinite-Zr0"][QUOTE="drewtwo99"][QUOTE="Infinite-Zr0"]

Anyone who says they're not afrait of death are just saying that.

They'll do whatever they could do to live if their life was on the line

Infinite-Zr0

How do you explain people who sacrifice themselves to save others?

Who says their not afraid of death. Their drive to save someone overrides their fear of death. Most people who die saving others do their damndest to save themselves, too.

Oh and there is the word that comes to mind. "exception" look it up.

Ok. Well the way you stated your opinion didn't seem to leave any wiggle room open for discussion. How do you feel about the monks who set them selves on fire to protest British rule of India. They willingly killed themselves, by burning to death, in order to fight for the freedom of people who would live after them. I have a hard time believing that they were afraid of death, and were not concerned with "doing their damndest to save themselves."

Trust me...they secretly wanted someone to dump water on them. However nobody did and they figured that they would look pathetic if they tried to change their minds. :P

Trust me...they secretly wanted someone to dump water on them. However nobody did and they figured that they would look pathetic if they tried to change their minds. :P

Nifty_Shark

Hahahaha! Yes, sarcastic humor always wins me over!

If I was an athiest....Meh___Guy

[QUOTE="LouieV13"][QUOTE="GarchomPro"]I have this weird thing while im lying on my bed late at night with the tv off, i somehow usually get to thinking about Death, and then thers this sad sinking feeling in my heart as i realize that 1 day im gonna be dead. It really really bothers me and i wish it would stop.

Does death bother any1 else?kemar7856

[QUOTE="masterchief2512"][QUOTE="drewtwo99"][QUOTE="Infinite-Zr0"][QUOTE="drewtwo99"][QUOTE="Infinite-Zr0"]

Anyone who says they're not afrait of death are just saying that.

They'll do whatever they could do to live if their life was on the line

Infinite-Zr0

How do you explain people who sacrifice themselves to save others?

Who says their not afraid of death. Their drive to save someone overrides their fear of death. Most people who die saving others do their damndest to save themselves, too.

Oh and there is the word that comes to mind. "exception" look it up.

Ok. Well the way you stated your opinion didn't seem to leave any wiggle room open for discussion. How do you feel about the monks who set them selves on fire to protest British rule of India. They willingly killed themselves, by burning to death, in order to fight for the freedom of people who would live after them. I have a hard time believing that they were afraid of death, and were not concerned with "doing their damndest to save themselves."

A brave (maybe fictional) man once said something like "Being brave isn't not being afraid. It's [doing something] in spite of that fear" or something like that. I don't know, but you get the gist.

If you don't get what that quote means, it means that some things are more important than the fear of death. Like I already said. Just because people sacrifice their lives, doesn't mean they don't fear death. You still fail to prove that there is a healthy number of people who don't fear death. You've been giving examples of hundreds out of the billions in the world. Face it, everyone fears death, with the exception of adreneline junkies and a few other people.

And I guess you didn't look up the word exception, so I did it for ya. Don't worry, it's free of charge

ex·cep·tion [ik-sep-shuhn]

2.something excepted; an instance or case not conforming to the general rule.

And I don't need to make "wiggle room", thats the reason the word exception is in the dictionary

Erm... I was siding with you.

I have this weird thing while im lying on my bed late at night with the tv off, i somehow usually get to thinking about Death, and then thers this sad sinking feeling in my heart as i realize that 1 day im gonna be dead. It really really bothers me and i wish it would stop.

Does death bother any1 else?GarchomPro

Fear of death is a natural human emotion. This is where one's spirituality comes in, specifically God. We all came from the same creator, and back to him we will return when our time is up. The vast majority of current monotheistic religions offer their own interpretation of God in one form or another, yet he is generally considered to be the same being in each of these respective religions. God wants to extend his love and compassion to each and every human being, and he calls upon us at various times in our lives. It doesn't matter where you are in your life's journey, whether it be in a golden palace or dark hole. If you believe in Christianity, God sent his only son to help those who need it most. Jesus said it best:

Mark 2:17: "It is not the healthy who need a doctor but the sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

I used to be afraid of it. Immortality seemed like some sort of holy grail to me, and I'd be up some nights wondering--hoping--that it was possible. Thankfully enough, I'm phasing in and out of a mild psychotic depression right now, so while I'm not really looking to die or anything, I'm not worried. I'm just hoping I don't die from old age or something particularly painful.

Why should you have to worry about it, anyway? If you really think about it, with the factor of chance governing basically everything in the universe (from a scientific standpoint, at least) then there's a chance--a romote one, but still a chance--of one day being reincarnated, in a vague sense. It's all about chaos (no, not in an occult sense.) With so many possible potential variations of future history, it's inevitable that every conceivable scenario will come to pass--including ones that involve people or multiple people reliving an identical previous life, or a new one with the same memories as before. However, it's more likely that you'll just die and another big chain of molecules will inherit your memories. Still, there's a chance. In the end, just clench your cheeks, and hope that fate doesn't screw you over too badly.

I have this weird thing while im lying on my bed late at night with the tv off, i somehow usually get to thinking about Death, and then thers this sad sinking feeling in my heart as i realize that 1 day im gonna be dead. It really really bothers me and i wish it would stop.

Does death bother any1 else?GarchomPro

When I was younger I used to get the same feeling while thinking about death I decided it can't be that bad after it happens you wont even no it did living rocks but everything will die and its sad. Just try to live life to the fullist, I hope to die quickly not painfully I would rather get shot then get cancer thats just me, I hope I dont sound emo I love my life I am just saying life is great but I dont want to suffer when I am leaving.

I'm not really afraid of dying. Once you're dead you can't miss anything, plus all of your troubles are over. what I'm afraid of is how I'm going to die. Will I suffer? Will there be alot ofpain? Will I die of a stroke, hear attack, cancer, or a terminal illness? Will I die alone? Will I be in a hospital in a long time, or a nursing home? All of these questions go through my head. I hope not to get an answer to them for a long, long, long time.

[QUOTE="Infinite-Zr0"][QUOTE="masterchief2512"][QUOTE="drewtwo99"][QUOTE="Infinite-Zr0"][QUOTE="drewtwo99"][QUOTE="Infinite-Zr0"]

Anyone who says they're not afrait of death are just saying that.

They'll do whatever they could do to live if their life was on the line

masterchief2512

How do you explain people who sacrifice themselves to save others?

Who says their not afraid of death. Their drive to save someone overrides their fear of death. Most people who die saving others do their damndest to save themselves, too.

Oh and there is the word that comes to mind. "exception" look it up.

Ok. Well the way you stated your opinion didn't seem to leave any wiggle room open for discussion. How do you feel about the monks who set them selves on fire to protest British rule of India. They willingly killed themselves, by burning to death, in order to fight for the freedom of people who would live after them. I have a hard time believing that they were afraid of death, and were not concerned with "doing their damndest to save themselves."

A brave (maybe fictional) man once said something like "Being brave isn't not being afraid. It's [doing something] in spite of that fear" or something like that. I don't know, but you get the gist.

If you don't get what that quote means, it means that some things are more important than the fear of death. Like I already said. Just because people sacrifice their lives, doesn't mean they don't fear death. You still fail to prove that there is a healthy number of people who don't fear death. You've been giving examples of hundreds out of the billions in the world. Face it, everyone fears death, with the exception of adreneline junkies and a few other people.

And I guess you didn't look up the word exception, so I did it for ya. Don't worry, it's free of charge

ex·cep·tion [ik-sep-shuhn]

2.something excepted; an instance or case not conforming to the general rule.

And I don't need to make "wiggle room", thats the reason the word exception is in the dictionary

Erm... I was siding with you.

Ya I know, my post was directed to drewtwo

Having had the prospect of death a very real reality a few years ago, I'd say yes, I was utterly terrified. Anyone who says they do not fear death view it as abstract, something that is a given but not realized much less thought about.

Be told you have months to live, then state you are comfortable with the idea of dying. People think dying is such a simple notion to accept, yet those diagnosed with terminal illnesses go through various well known stages of dealing with the fact:

-Denial

-Anger

-Bargaining

-Depression

-Acceptance

That people can state they do not fear death shows they have never looked it directlyin the face.

I don't think about it. The fact that it's inevitable and will happen to everyone stops me from worrying.SolidSnake35

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"]I don't think about it. The fact that it's inevitable and will happen to everyone stops me from worrying.MORBID98

Exactly... I'm an atheist, but if you ask me at the dead of night when I'm lying on my bed dreading "The Big End," I'm not so sure about that. If my conciousness could exist after my death, even if I'm alone for eternity or stuck in hell, its better than... nothing.

I live life not ever having to look at death in the face though I dread the day leading up to that final moment. How am I to die despite airing on the side of caution, there are too many risk and hazards to contend with. I don't want to die a tragic death, but the outcome cannot be predicted with certainty.

There's no reason to be scared of death.