Why should we be afraid of death?

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We will spend our lives working to avoid it, but regardless of what we do or don’t do we die.

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[–]hfxB0oyA 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Only be afraid of not having lived a life you can be satisfied with before your time comes.

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That's impossible for some people. Probably even most.

[–]hfxB0oyA 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm not saying it's necessarily achievable so much as maybe it's something to strive for.

[–]Views 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Short answer: we shouldn't

My favorite comment on life and death by a zen master some time ago (can't find the quote, but this is close):

Empty-handed I entered this world
Barefoot I leave it
My birth
My death
Two simple happenings
Entwined by fate

[–]at_finn 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

People fear the unknown...death is the ultimate unknown.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Watch The Twilight Zone: Nothing in the Dark:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734603/

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

People are afraid of it because:

  • the fear of unknown

  • they link death with pain

[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Because you're not a Christian and therefore are going to hell

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

What if only you believers go to hell?