Why do people fear death?

I the fear of the unknown is what get's me.

Because the thought of eternal nothingness is scary.

MobilechicaneX

I think many don't fear death because many have not been face to face with it. It's a known that is inevitable, but for the time being it's abstract and far-off. If you tell most people they'll be dead in a week (like a doctor who knows his stuff), most probably will feel the urge to vomit and s**t their pants. Unless you're Ghandi or something.

People I think fear not living, not having loved ones in there life anymore

True_Chaos_UK

I personally don't fear death, but I fear losing people close to me. I fear my mother's passing.

[QUOTE="True_Chaos_UK"]

UOTE] Says the immortal wizard

Overlord93

I don't.

It's just...death.

Now,what happens AFTER it...that's another story.

When it's all said and done, from burning alive to simply going in your sleep, you'll be dead. No trauma or memories, nothing to hold onto. It's over, done, mission accomplished. Yet people fear it so much. Why?

PS2_ROCKS

Because people seen this world and they don't want to leave it. They are afraid of the unknown, they're afraid of what's beyond death. But that is a metaphysical conversation that I won't have here.

[QUOTE="True_Chaos_UK"]

Overlord93

He dies doesn't make him very immortal.

fear of death is the fear of the unknown, its the same reason why people obssess over ghosts and aliens, its the fear of the unknown which people fear, its part of the reason why people go to a church on sundays, to find some explanation for what may happen after death

You were non-existent for about 13 billion years until recently, did that bother you? No. Nor will it bother you when you return to that state.RandoIph

From a non-religious perspective; exactly. I don't understand this fear of eternal nothingness. You won't experience it. You'll have no idea you're dead, kind of like you had no idea you weren't born. The concept of consciousness after death is ludicrous.

But of course I don't beleive that. To me, hell would be a valid reason to fear death. Eternal pain and torment? There is nothing worse.

Well death makes you cease existing. It doesn't sound very... appealing to me. Unable to think, to do anything.

Because their deepest desires are to experience things of this world. They don't desire things of the Hereafter.

Because the thought of eternal nothingness is scary.

MobilechicaneX

[QUOTE="Nicksonman"]You don't know if this will be the case since you haven't experienced death.pariah3

[QUOTE="Nicksonman"]You don't know if this will be the case since you haven't experienced death.pariah3

Biologically we are built to survive, it's why we have antibodies and our blood coagulates and cells regenerate - the thought of not surviving scares us because it's a built in mechanic to make sure we WANT to survive because that's what the cells in our bodies want us to do.

Biologically we are built to survive, it's why we have antibodies and our blood coagulates and cells regenerate - the thought of not surviving scares us because it's a built in mechanic to make sure we WANT to survive because that's what the cells in our bodies want us to do.

DigitalExile

[QUOTE="MobilechicaneX"]

Because the thought of eternal nothingness is scary.

Lost-Memory