Why do you fear death?

[DRJR]

I don't fear death itself, just the pain associated with it and the uncertainty of what happens after
"For in that sleep of death what dreams may come when we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give pause." - If anyone knows what thats from I will give you a cookie

Shakespeare - Hamlet

 

[KefkaCultist]

Shakespeare - Hamlet

Nice, companion cube cookie for you

(It may be poisoned...)

 

[Broady Brio]

Because of the pain I might feel just before? Natural instinct to live as long as possible?

Who knows? I certainly don't.

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

I do not fear death. I know death, yet to fear it, one must first taste life...
I am lifeless, therefore death has nothing to take from me.

 

[hurfdurp]

Not so much a fear of having everything taken away from me, since I wouldn't be able to realize that if I were dead. Mostly just the fear of the unknown. Pretty sure I just rot in the ground though.

 

[Arkhangelsk]

Because it will separate me from those I love, and those I cherish.

 

[johnman]

Because I'm only 18 and would like to do a alot more with life before I expire

 

[thahat]

i desire to live life immortal.
for what is a human but life?
and death is the abscence of life, making you nothing but a breath smudge on the book of history.
no thank you, id like to keep influenceing the world. so as soon as that russian anti aging pill gets on the market im STOCKPILING that shit XD

 

[Phlakes]

Because if God and heaven don't exist, then after you die, there's nothing.

Someone people wonder what it's like after you die, and I figure it's a lot like it was before you were born.

Nothing.

And I'm not a big fan of that.

 

[Marter]

The way I view it, it going to be worse than being alive. Therefore, I fear it.

 

[Outright Villainy]

Because I love being alive, and I don't want everything about me, all conscious thought, taken away.

It scares the hell out of me. That's more a fear of dying though, once I'm dead I'll stop caring.

 

[The_ModeRazor]

Because I'd meet Rasputin. Sonuvabitch creeps me out >.>

Also because I haven't yet seen the tank to which I can honestly say: "that, right there, is the purest form of war - bring my hat".

Oh, and because I had a few brushes with death. (ok, 2 - a speeding train missed me by a few inches, and I had some serious pain in me chest - considering that heart trouble is the No. 1# death cause in our family, that's really bad news for me) When you think you might just die any second, you really, really don't give a shit about any Nietsche Wannabeeness or whatever. You just want to survive.

 

[Jonluw]

I don't fear death, I fear dying.

This. Dying seems terribly uncomfortable. I've come to terms with death though.

 

[Royta]

Personally, at the moment, I don't. But when faced with mortal danger I think my instincts will kick in and I'll fight to not die. Human nature and all that.

If anything else, I'm more curious about death then afraid. I've always been like this with nearly everything 'scary'. I'd always obsess about these things by wanting to know how they 'work'.

 

[Joe Deadman]

I don't fear Death he's a cool guy, likes kittens.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

My idea of death and what happens next (no, I don't believe in heaven or hell or reincarnation etc.) means I'm not as afraid of it as I used to be - however, I am afraid of dying young.

 

[Jack_Uzi]

If people say they don't. They're either lying to look cool or they are by definition a sociophath. Possibly a psychopath.

Any-way. I fear death because I don't want to cease existing. It's not too complex. I just don't want to stop existing. It's not a crippling fear. It doesn't stop me from doing stupid things, like jumping across roof tops. Or doing daft backflips off a wall into a pool. Even climbing across balconies when I'm 12 stories up. Being afraid of dying just means you have a healthy will to live. It doesn't have any effect on your life.

I don't have to fear something to not want it to happen.

If you have a healthy human mind, you have a fear of dying... To some extent. When I say fear, I don't mean it influences the way you live your life or anything. But it is more than simply not wanting it to happen.

You don't actually know how afraid you are of death until you come face to face with it. It's easy to say 'I'm not afraid' when you've never been faced with your own mortality. When you get mugged at gunpoint or get diagnosed with terminal cancer or something, come back to us.

The only way you'll ever really be able to find out how afraid you are is from your reaction in one of those moments.

Well then, let me tell you my 'unhealthy' point of view on this one. Since you are so eager to label every point of view to the contrary. If you are afraid of death (and not the way you will die, for then, you are still alive) you fear in life itself and thus reduce the quality of life itself. To know that you will die, should make you realize how valuable life is and cherish every freaking possible moment. How boring would life be if it was endless? Would you still taste, love or enjoy everything as you do right now? My answer would be 'no' in any case because what is there to look forward to if it keeps repeating itself sooner or later?

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

If people say they don't. They're either lying to look cool or they are by definition a sociophath. Possibly a psychopath.

Only those who value their life in some way fear losing it.
If there is no value, there is nothing to fear, for nothing shall be lost.

 

[snow]

It's because we don't know what lies beyond death, therefore it's scary. Then there's the added pressure if you're a religious type of trying to get into heaven vs getting into hell, that makes it scary for some I guess...

 

[icame]

There's to much interesting things in the world for my life to end before i see it all. I also want to find someone i can love before i die.