2006-11-25 06:01:32 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We already know the answer to that... for the same reason everyone fears death. No one (no matter how much they holler otherwise) KNOWS there is an afterlife. Beliefs just aren't that comforting when the end is near.
2006-11-25 06:13:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because you believe you're going to heaven doesn't mean you're ready to die, no matter what age you are. I personally feel like I'm going to go to heaven, but I'm not ready to go yet! I still have a lot of living to do, raise my children, grow old with my husband...etc! And I'm sure that many elderly people feel that there is still so much they haven't done! Growing old doesn't equal giving up and preparing yourself for death. Anybody who loves life is going to fight to stay alive!
2006-11-25 06:12:38 · answer #2 · answered by Naples_6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deep down inside, we all know (even the very religious) that we are bound for the void....non-existance. It's part of our genetics to fight for survival, and people even want survival after death. It's part of our biology.
2006-11-25 06:08:49 · answer #3 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They believe they are Heaven bound BECAUSE they are so afraid of death.
2006-11-25 06:05:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because they want to be with their family and friends as long as possible. Even though Heaven is wonderful, it is still a lone journey. ( and some people won't even go to a restaurant alone.)
2006-11-25 06:05:06 · answer #5 · answered by busybody12 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To get the best answer we would need to ask one of them. But maybe it is because they love their families here on earth and are not ready to part with them just yet. Maybe they feel that there are still some things they can do and accomplish for the Kingdom of God. May God Bless
2006-11-25 06:06:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
FFor the very same reason a teen-ager in a car accident, or a mother dying in childbirth does. Death is a cessation of this life's function. It is not the welcome to the next life's reality.
2006-11-25 06:04:23 · answer #7 · answered by Joe Cool 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because they believe that they are going to heaven doesn't mean they want to die. They still have lives to live
2006-11-25 06:04:25 · answer #8 · answered by jaws65 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they don't really know at the deeper levels and they are scared shitless just like everybody else
2006-11-25 06:03:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
because they realize that they wasted their time on things that really don't matter and have unresolved issues and regrets. Accepting that is the hardest thing to do.
2006-11-25 06:03:51 · answer #10 · answered by Zena 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋