As a young person I always had this total fear of death. I do not know why it was so invasive but it certainly did not help matters when at the age of 17 I was instructed to wheel a gurney down to the morgue with a person who had passed earlier on in the shift....so at 10:30 pm, all by myself, I escorted my fears and dead body down into the bowels of the county hospital looking for the cold morgue....
I decided to embrace the unknown, look at the grim reaper in the face. Later on in my career I happened upon working with hospice and decided to learn about death and how it is viewed by cultures, religions, and why the overwhelming response to death is fear, denial, or both.
Why are the majority of believers in heaven, Jesus and a better place some of the most fearful dying people on this planet? Why do humans seek immortality? Why do you think people are afraid of death?
I think ppl, when faced w death, will either become extremely terrified, or, in my case feel rather blasé about it.
I'm in no hurry, don't get me wrong. I have no really strong emotions about dying, but know it will happen .
On the contrary, (as I'm not convinced death = oblivion) I have small sense of adventure regarding "What might come next"!
I don’t fear death. The only thing I fear is dying suddenly, like in a car accident on the highway, without my affairs in place. Oh shoot, that reminds me, I have to get that will and trust started.
I'll be honest. Being an atheist, death to me is a nothingness. Like it was before you were born. It does scare the shit out of me. I love life enough (despite current shitty events) that if given an option for immortality I would take it. Even if it was my brain on a robot body or something.
I think it is in the nature of all living things to cling on or remain alive or uninjured for as long as possible. Mother Nature if you choose to call it that, requires living things to live and reproduce until death catches up in whatever form that may take. So with lesser creatures it is the fear of pain that compels them to flee death and danger or attack..with humans it's the same ..but with the added dimension of fear of the unknown, terror at the thought of complete annihilation of the self for eternity, and the terrible prospect of loss..of all the things that we loved about life and living, the thought of leaving behind those we loved, and those that loved us.
But when you are dead these things only matter to those you leave behind for you are no more.
Have a pleasant afternoon. ?⚰
I’m entirely indifferent about Death. It’s an inevitable fact of life. I can’t answe your first question. But the second question and third question can basically be answered by the same answer, it’s because they are afraid of death. Even the most devout people who claim they are 100% sure of what happens when a person dies still has no idea of what actually happens. Personally, I choose to believe at the end of life there is either an ultimate reward or an ultimate punishment. But that’s because it’s what brings me the most peace.
But in the end, Death is coming for everyone one way or another. That’s part of life. When a person truly understands that and accepts it, Death isn’t anything to be afraid of. One might have regrets at the end of the their life, but our main goal should be to minimize those regrets. While it’s not feasible to do everything we want in life, there are some things that are within reach. So enjoy life while you have it. Don’t worry about when you’re going to die.
Death will come one day and every day is a day closer to that day. Seems to me it would be real smart to make the best of every day. I don't fear death, we all die - simple as that. My major question around death is "Would you rather be aware or unaware of your imminent death?" Surprising how many people say they would rather not be aware of their imminent death and prefer to simply die in their sleep.
Research shows that there are two groups of people who fear death the least -- these are devoutly religious people, and devoutly non-believing atheists. The important factor is the certainty about where they're going -- or not going. It's also been found that as people age they tend to fear death less than when they were younger.