Are you afraid of Death?

To accept your death is not the same as being unafraid of it.

Have you ever been close to death before?

Interesting.
And you're telling me, you wouldn't shit yourself if somebody came at you with a knife, trying to steal your money or some shit?

I'm more afraid of suffering a debilitating disease or medical condition than I am of dying.I don't believe in an afterlife, either. I have accepted my own mortality and that when I die I will merely cease to be, and I am completely OK with that. I do my best to live life to the fullest and try to experience as much as I can.

lolno, why would I be scared of not existing anymore? It's not like it'll hurt or anything. I'm sorry if that sounded disrespectful to those who believe in an afterlife.

Hmm, Perhaps I'm confusing the two. Then again, I suppose I fear dying before I do certain things. But, fair point.

To tell the truth i am a bit afraid cause Death it self was quite a mistery itself. My death will come sooner or later it. Death itself was beautiful but since the beginning human grasp knowledge in the past we have been brainwashed to fear death.

If we carefully think about it death also means the beginning of a new life. So back to the main Question Do i afraid of death? yes i am, but i also welcome it for the sake of the human future.

It's a waste of time to be scared of something inevitable.

A fear of death, I believe, is linked with a feeling of emptiness. If you don't feel you've done everything you possibly can, of course you don't want to leave(die) yet. With that in mind, I am afraid. Looking back, I've done a lot already but I still have a lot on my plate I still want to do.

That being said, I don't fear death itself(I've seen it plenty so far) but rather myself dying before I have the chance to do everything. I imagine that applies for most if not all people except maybe those that want to live forever. It's also especially scary for those religious types who believe that a sort of judgement awaits them in the 'afterlife' but then again, if you've done nothing wrong you shouldn't have to fear it.

Yes, of course, but I feel that inevitably logic just can't overcome emotions. You could make the argument that in some cases logic is only a response to emotions. I don't wanna feel scared so I'm gonna explain to myself why I shouldn't. But if you're turning to logic, wouldn't it be illogical to disregard why you do feel scared? Wouldn't time be better spent trying to understand things rather than discounting them?

You are confusing logic with just rationalizations, since logic simply remains steady as a cold truth or way of thinking. But you are correct on that front if we change the word to rationalization, and that is that it is often illogical. A way to explain something, or convince yourself of what is simpler to believe. And time being better spent trying to understand things are definitely correct, and that is where my logic stem from. By having spent a long time thinking about the theme at hand, and whatnot. And even though i said that it would be a waste of time to be scared of something inevitable, i do know that you will remain scared of it to the bitter end, but however, you should not let it affect yourself overly much, or get you down into a depression. Instead you should ignore death, so that you can live life while you live it, and handle it when it becomes a obvious threat to your life. That is what i believe.

I am most certainly afraid of dying. I don't plan on dying prematurely and I hope that by the time I do kick that bucket, I'd have already lived well enough that I'd be content with my life. Being afraid of death is the reason why I get up in the morning. It scares the shit outta me to think that one day all this is going to come to an end, whether it be abruptly or because my time runs out.

Actually, I may not necessarily be afraid of dying, but I'm more afraid that there's nothing after. I'm not a religious person so I don't believe in an after life such as heaven and hell or reincarnation. To me, death is the end and that is frightening to me. The closest thing I could possible imagine could be similar is going to sleep one night and then never waking up again. That emptiness and lack of consciousness for eternity is what I feel death is. However, what gives me comfort is knowing that everything I do and say has an impact on the world, regardless of how small. It's the concept of entropy. Everything I have done, am doing, and will do adds to the entropy of the universe. I am making an imprint on this planet, this solar system, this universe and it is irreversible.

So yes, dying does scare me but at least I know I'm not disappearing completely.

My belief in a lack of a higher power is just as valid as someone's belief that there is. That is to say that it's not impossible for there to be a higher power, it's just that I don't believe in it. As for how the matter of the universe that supplied the Big Bang theory (not the show), there's a theory of quantum vacuum fluctuation that says that matter (and anti-matter...for that matter) can actually be formed in a vacuum and that a vacuum doesn't necessarily contain "nothing" but can be ripped apart to form particles and anti-particles for a brief moment. Also, scientists that are religious do exist so it's not as if science is designed to debunk religion itself, it is merely the pursuit of truth and knowledge, regardless of what that may lead to. However, these are separate topics entirely.

I did say that I was afraid of nothingness after death but the nothingness I'm referring to concerns the consciousness. Our thoughts for the past, present, and future, memories, personality, everything that makes us who we are leaves us because our minds disappear. The material that makes up the brain, which stores our memory, eventually decays away. Our physical matter is forever contained and is recycled (as bleak and cold-hearted as that sounds). Of course I will eventually overcome this fear of death as I age (and hopefully grow old) and I hope that I will come to terms with it after I live a fulfilling life. I, personally do not believe in anything after death but I do take comfort in knowing that my existence will remain forever in some form or another.

YEAH I AFRAID OF DEATH NOT FOR MY MYSELF BUT FOR PEOPLE OF THIS WORLD I AFRAID OF DEATH

BECAUSE IF I DIE CAN'T CHANGE THE WORLD THATS WAY I AFRAID OF DEATH BEFORE YOU DIE DO

SOMETHING FOR THIS WORLD

DEATH LIKE THIS BLACK