Are you afraid to die?

by Stephen Posted 2012/08/22 04:08:29

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	I'm a bad person and I don't want to go to hell just yet.	2 votes	4%
	I fear the unknown.	6 votes	11%
	I have faith in my god..... I think.	2 votes	4%
	OK ! say it in your own words then.	43 votes	81%

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towanda 2012/08/22 13:32:48

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No i'm not scared of death

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ruthannhausman 2012/08/22 13:22:50

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I have no fear of the actual death itself. I fear the PAIN precedent to death. Hello. I'm an admitted coward. So sue me. I have no fear of hell or whatever. I've lived a pretty decent life, done the Golden Rule stuff, been a regular person. I honestly can hardly wait to see my sister again, and my parents, and then a bunch of my friends from high school that I miss dearly. Got no problem with dying and seeing them all again. In fact, looking forward to it. Now if only somebody can come up and guarantee me that I'll just doze off and that's it. Ahhh, is that asking too much? Probably, but one can always hope....

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Ray the Dog! 2012/08/22 13:16:17

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I'm not in the slightest afraid of death-it's inevitable and in it's way just as 'natural' as
birth. If I WERE to fear anything,it would be the decline in health and vitality that so often is a part of the ageing process and often precedes the actual act of 'dying'...

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Jan 2012/08/22 12:03:02

I fear the unknown.

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I'm not sure if I fear being dead or dying itself. I know I'd hate to be told I only have a limited time left.

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Marlow ~ Let There Be Light 2012/08/22 11:38:20

I fear the unknown.

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I do want to meet God and you have a great attitude. But life with God will be for eternity. I can wait a little bit. earthly life is all a blink in the context of eternity. Plus i want to stay and help my family for as long as I can.

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Rob Williams 2012/08/22 10:37:06

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No gods, no heaven or hell so no fear of death.

However I am a bit worried about actually dying...

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KingdomNow 2012/08/22 07:54:45

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No. I'm already dead.

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Todd 2012/08/22 06:55:31

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I don't wanna die yet

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DH 2012/08/22 06:38:57

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No. I don't want to die, but there's a big difference between that and being afraid to die.

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lylamerican 2012/08/22 05:50:33

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more afraid of how I will die, but not of death

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rereblue 2012/08/22 05:42:20

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No, I am not afraid to die. Everyone thinks it's because I'm young, but I just accept the fact that it is possible.

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blah 2012/08/22 05:38:40

I fear the unknown.

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i dont fear dieing. iv been clamed dead 3 times by doctors. im afraid cuz i dont know what happens after death. my one and only fear.

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penguins in the night 2012/08/22 05:25:58

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I see no point in being afraid of death.

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Kaleokualoha 2012/08/22 05:25:25 (edited)

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Not at all! If there is an afterlife, I welcome the adventure, secure in the knowledge that I have lived my life with compassion for other living beings. If there is no afterlife, I will hardly know the difference!

BTW: Excellent question!

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fisherman 2012/08/22 05:19:34

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everything dies...no fear here .

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lil crazy 2012/08/22 05:09:09

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I am not afraid to die because it has been happening to everyone for a very long time and is part of the natural cycle of things.
I do however hope that i do not have to experience a lot of pain for a long time at the time of my death.

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bcarrera 2012/08/22 05:09:06

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I'm not afraid to die. Death won't take me because death is afraid of me.

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Relay 2012/08/22 05:08:11

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no, more excited for whats to come and whats to come after that...

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fallnhope 2012/08/22 05:07:12

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I'm not afraid to die. Whenever my time comes, it comes. No use in worrying about it when I don't have control.

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Transquesta 2012/08/22 05:05:14

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Everybody's afraid to die, or of some aspect of death, to some degree. If they say otherwise they're lying or haven't seriously thought about it. Sure, as time goes on I fear it less and less, but I still fear it.

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Cameleon to Transqu... 2012/08/22 15:52:48

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Everyone is NOT afraid to die.

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Transqu... to Cameleon 2012/08/22 15:55:28

I stand by what I said. Everyone is afraid of some aspect of death, and/or to some degree. The fear of death is as much biologically engrained as psychologically.

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Cameleon to Transqu... 2012/08/23 00:43:06

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You are definitely wrong.

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Transqu... to Cameleon 2012/08/23 15:43:02

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Hey, I understand the need for you to delude yourself. :-)

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Cameleon to Transqu... 2012/08/24 05:56:12 (edited)

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I can understand your need to to project your insecurity onto others. That is basic psychology 101. Your inability to accept what others tell you is a deep seated fear and total lack of any ability to understand anything that you have never experience on your own. That is what a lack of intelligence and no education does.

Only religious people fear death as they have no confidence in their ability to lead a moral life and they fear their maniacal god.

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Transqu... to Cameleon 2012/08/24 15:01:12 (edited)

"I can understand your need to to project your insecurity onto others. That is basic psychology 101."

ROFLOL! Excellent come-back. (Actually, I'm not totally uneducated. I've an associate's degree in social work and another B.S. besides.)

FWIW, though, I base my theories regarding the subject on the biologically hardwired fear of death as opposed to the spiritual or religious angst.

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Cameleon to Transqu... 2012/08/27 23:45:45 (edited)

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You obviously make HUGE assumptions about many things.

Fear may be biologically hardwired, but that does not necessarily mean fear of death is.

I am not uneducated either. Many peole are not afraid to die. For me that is nothing to be afraid of and I cannot even understand what there is to fear.

The issues when you know that gods do not exist, you have no anxiety.

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Transqu... to Cameleon 2012/08/28 00:25:32

I think we've just come full circle. To wit:

Hey, I understand the need for you to delude yourself. :-)

We'll just have to agree to disagree. No sense in either of us getting torqued over something so silly. Peace.

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Dagon 2012/08/22 04:48:25
Smack Ego Zen 2012/08/22 04:40:21

I fear the unknown.

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I appreciate life, and want to make a difference, but I haven't yet I feel, and I still wanna get a good chance at it before I go.

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Denny 2012/08/22 04:39:03

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Kind of foolish to fear the inevitable.

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Dave Sa... to Denny 2012/08/22 16:13:31

Isn't it the fact that you can't prevent it that makes it fearful for some people?

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Denny to Dave Sa... 2012/08/22 20:32:07

Why??? Every part of life dies, you would think maybe these persons would get the idea after all the centurys. Question for me is what makes them think they are that important that they can skip it???

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Dave Sa... to Denny 2012/08/22 21:58:04

Most people don't love one century.

Well, think of it this way - If you didn't exist, you wouldn't know anyone else existed, so their existence, from a personal point of view, does depend on you.

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Denny to Dave Sa... 2012/08/23 00:04:47

But again your putting humans "special" over nature. Everything dies get over it. Nuttin you can do about it. Love what you have now.

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Dave Sa... to Denny 2012/08/23 04:58:54

The Earth will go on forever, as well. It too will need some remodeling.

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Denny to Dave Sa... 2012/08/23 16:20:49

The earth???? is a rock with a little dirt and living (and Dying) things on it. It will be here forever unless it hits a bigger rock.

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Stephen to Denny 2012/08/23 16:54:56

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or when the sun explodes in about 100 billion years.

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Denny to Stephen 2012/08/23 17:52:08

I ought to be in the daily obits by then.

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Dave Sa... to Stephen 2012/08/23 21:53:59

The sun exploding is not the end of everything.

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