2007-09-21 14:55:07 · 9 answers · asked by Larry G 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I don't fear death and I do my own taxes. Were you thinking of anything else specifically?
2007-09-21 15:18:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fear is of the unknown. How many people do you hear say "if" I die. Not "when" I die.
Humans admit the inevitable end of death intellectually, but on some level all of us feel we may be immune to it and fear that we are not.
2007-09-21 15:16:14 · answer #2 · answered by whuz007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is the unknown. The fear of human attributes such as pain, emotional separation...etc...If we would know that the inevitable would be a smooth transition, no one would be scared.
2007-09-21 16:21:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fear motivates me to maximize the delay of bad inevitables.
We're all going to die. Doesn't mean you shouldn't quit smoking.
2007-09-21 15:11:13 · answer #4 · answered by Phoenix Quill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Society created some of this fear. Turn fear into challenge, into art.
2007-09-21 15:14:48 · answer #5 · answered by Guan-Yin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the "inevitable" may endanger our lives..
2007-09-22 04:13:47 · answer #6 · answered by maconsolviaa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because as humans we want power over our fate. Its the egotism in us
2007-09-21 14:58:36 · answer #7 · answered by Retired Punk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we know we can't stop it. So we become afraid of it in spite of the inability to stop it.
2007-09-21 15:09:14 · answer #8 · answered by Steppie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's as much fear , as it's resentment. Frustration. don't cha think?
2007-09-21 15:41:50 · answer #9 · answered by fuzzykitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋