do you fear death?

[HighLighter]

http://freeonlinesurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?id=122169

please take this. it's very intriguing to me.

how much? why? why not?

 

[glo]

Why would you?

I'd only fear HOW I'd die, not death itself. Life is a closed door. Death opens it, and brings you to heaven.
Only if you had uncertainty about death and the existence of an afterlife would you be "scared" of death.

 

[peepnklown]

I wonder if our computers fear death…

 

[psychedelicist]

For the last question, I put 2- chill, but not completely chill. Just like most everyone, I fear death to a degree. Most people will tell you that they absolutely aren't afraid of death- they're probably lying. I said it for the longest time, too. Then I almost died, and realized that I was scared, I just managed to find a way not to think about dying, and block it from my mind.

But my somewhat fear of death has actually been a positive thing. I feel a sense of urgency, because once I die, things will probably be a lot less fun than they are now. I don't want to die just yet, so that urgency causes me to be much more motivated to go do something.

From a cosmic scale, of course, we se that death is nothing to fear. Only on a human scale does it seem scary. From the perspecive of the universe, your body is recycled to become something else. From death, will come new life. The universe is always changing and death then seems like an inevitable, and downright logical, thing to happen.

Besides, to live forever would be downright boring. Though many people I know are researching ways to create that 'immortality drug' (which from what I understand, they are actually not too far from making), and even researching other more extreme methods such as raelianism or trying cyberize the body and live forever as a cyborg, I honestly do not think I will be interested in living much longer than I woud anyways (though I am intrigued enough by the cyberizing part that I do take part in the research myself, from time to time, but more just cause I like the idea of cyberization, for some reason). The one thing I would try and live forever for is to see the absolute end- whether it's the universe starting to recollapse back on itself, the rapture, whatever, some part of me is very morbidly interested in the end.

 

[Druweid]

"It's not that I'm afraid of dying, I just don't want to be there when it happens."

 

[Talyn]

I wonder if our computers fear death…

If that is true, then no wonder my computer hates me.

 

[Talyn]

According to that survey, I'm great. But I already knew that.

I don't fear death. Cos I believe I will be reunited with my loved ones. And it's been a long time since I've seen em. So I'm completely chill.

 

[snowydc2003]

i don't fear death itself but like someone said earlier i am concerned about how i will die, ideally when i am old, without illness or pain just in my sleep.

 

[Cian]

I would like to say I do not fear death, but in some ways I do and in some ways I don't. The material that was once part of my body will help to create new matter/life. As a conscious being, however, I do tend to be concerned about losing this in death.

 

[Moros]

Nah. There are certain ways I'd prefer not to die, but I don't fear the actual end itself. The way I see it, there's no need to. Everyone dies. 100% of everyone. Everyone breathes oxygen, everyone drinks water, and everybody dies. It's normal and just something that happens sooner or later, not some special condition that is thrust upon you selectively.

 

[Roark]

Do I fear death?

I am not certain there is an afterlife. Neither are you. I certainly hope there is such thing as an afterlife or heaven, but nobody knows for sure. I think life is a precious thing and I’m thankful to be alive.



From my perspective, I want to live a long, happy, and peaceful life. Since I don’t know if there is life after death, all I can do is try and make the most of the life I’ve got now. I don’t know if I would say I ‘fear’ death, but I’m definitely not looking forward to it.



If more people shared this perspective, there would definitely be less suicide bombings and frivolous warfare.

 

[chava]

I fear death I can tell you that without taking the survey. I fear how I will die and the part about losing conciousness. I hate when things get dark. So that's why I'm afraid. Then I'm really afraid to see Jesus. That's going to be something that I'll never forget. I think I'm just going to pass out when I do see Him though. And there everything gets dark again. oh well.

 

[SedjmNeter]

...nah, death is just another step along the Way.

SHEM HETEP

 

[artjack]

yes for other people not myself,older people like my parents, why, I love them and will miss them, they are my friends.

 

[AionOlam]

I worry about the transition from life to death. Once I'm dead guess I won't be thinking about too much of anything.

I have a friend that nearly died in a car crash. She said that she was aware of everything going on right after the crash but felt absolutely nothing, no pain, no fear...that's when she was dying. Several days later in ICU when it appeared she was going to survive there was tremendous pain. I always think of this when I find myself thinking about dying and getting anxious. It helps give me peace.

I do believe in God but I would be less than honest if I didn't sometimes have my doubts about an afterlife.

AO

 

[Yamialpha]

I don't fear my death from this world, rather I dread this world's death to me.

 

[Verv]

Naturally, I believe in God, and I feel a good relationship with Him, but I would be lying to say that I am entirely free of doubt. Perhaps some people would say that this makes me a worst Christian, but I feel as if it is a mere manifestation of my dependency on Faith, and sort of my willingness to just surrender to this large concept... It is hard to explain.

I fear death on multiple levels -- I think that life is so beautiful and there are so many things to experience, and there are obligations that I have and purposes to liv my life, so I never want to die, in that sense.

And in the same sense, there is the fear of the unknown and the fear of letting go.

 

[The-Doctor]

I'm not sure on this. I discovered when I was seven or so that I would one day die and I lay awake all night with fear that my life would end one day. I guess as I have grown older I have come to accept that death is a part of life whether I like it or not. I hope that as I go on with my life I will come not to fear my own death though like others I have doubts about an afterlife from time to time. I hope that when it happens that I am worthy to meet my God though I know I have a long way to go.

On the flip side when I die I have asked my relatives to celebrate my life with a big party and there will be no wearing of black or weeping.

Of course I intend to live for ever

 

[Rerc]

I do not beleive in any sort of afterlife, yet I have no fear of death. My real fear is that I may never be allowed to live, and in the manner of my choosing. I hold no illusions that I will live forever.

 

[somasoma77]

Death is the ultimate act of individualization. A mystical act that we can prepare for by understanding Death, Life, and God consciousness. A great site on Christian mysticism is http://thinkunity.com I read the book Evolution of Consciousness and it made everything clear to me using Christian terms.