Is it reasonable to fear death?

Question

when we have no proof of horrible experience after death. we were non existent before birth and we will after death, so why are we afraid? is it because we will miss the experience we experienced during life? then again we wont miss them when we are gone since we dont exists..

so why are we still afraid?

Answer 1

Of course it is. What's more frightening than the unknown?

Answer 2

I have read the other answers and the theme seems to be that we fear the unknown. Death being the unknown. I don't agree with the statement that death is an unknown. DEATH- We die- known We don't have that person here any more -known What will happen to the spirit after death-unknown To me death is known and the after life is the unknown. FEAR- Fear is sometimes the most understood feeling next to love. Fear is a tool for us to use. It keeps us alive in reality. If you fear it you may not do it so you stay safe. You might try to do it but because you fear it you do it safe. So, fear is safety for us. To fear death is to do all the things I talked about safely and therefore stay alive longer. Part of my mantra is to live long; however, by no means do I not want to die sooner. I do want to die. I don't want to live forever. Death is the end of my cycle on this earth. I will then become part of it and I, in that way will be here as long as the earth turns. I do not fear death I look forward to it the same way I looked forward to all levels of aging. Bottom Line: Death is a process of live at the end we can call it a full life. Fear is a safety net to keep us alive as long as we saty safe. We should not fear what is and what is, is the normal cycle of life. Live Long Live Free

Answer 3

Because its human nature to fear the unknown. I mean, it's not like our society prepares us for it, like it prepares kids to live out on their own. We really have no lessons or advice to fall back on from people who've been there done that and got the t-shirt, like we do here. Religion provides some answers to people. But in the end, death is still an event each man will have to encounter alone.


EDIT :Our fear of death may be similar to a child's fear of getting shots at the doctor's office-- even though he may have been told over and over again, that the pain will small and quick. The child is told what to expect, but yet he still posses fear. Why? maybe its because he himself has not yet experienced it, and I've noticed that when we are faced with something completely new our minds always concludes the worst case scenario. So what can be the worst case scenario with death? All the different ideas that society has presented us with.
I hope this gives you at least one answer.

Answer 4

That is definitely not true, from someone who is absolutely sure that when we die right here on this earth we are going to stand judgement, and everything in that Bible is true, you are not hearing this from someone who has always belileved, God made me a believer from showing me, I ran the wrong way, thought I knew everything and could do it on my own, God showed me, what I was doing and convicted me of it, now all I want to do is tell people to not just think this is it, because it aint all of my life until God showed me I drank heavily and cared nothing for anything, now I know that wasn't Gods plan for me, I wondered why God would take little ole me, and turn me in the opposite direction, why, because that is what God does, take the people you would never expect, and show them the light, and now we can share it with you, Jesus Christ is our savior and did go to that cross for our sins, and when we come to know that, and go before the Lord, and get tired of coming up with ways we think it might be, and finally turn to the Lord, we will come to understand that answer has been there all along, WE confess everything we've done so wrong, when we start looking at the bigger picture, we ask God for forgiveness, and we start living in Gods will, we know there is a Holy Kingdom and there is a Heaven, God let some of us walk through parts of hell, or let us see what it was like, and Jesus still has His arms stretched out for us still, You don't wanna go to the place that God describes in the Bible, and Jesus Christ went to that cross so you don't have to.

Answer 5

Short Answer:
Because of our attachment to it.

Long answer:
Death is the biggest attachment we have. All religion, heaven/hell, karma, the after-life were all created from the illusion of death. By giving up your attachments to the world, they are replaced by far greater things, including more joy, compassion, and in the end, complete freedom (even from death).

I am challening you to open up your mind.
Sometime in the past we collectively decided it was okay to lie to ourselves and we continue to do so about many things. Fear is an illusion, we made it all up. I suspect that it has something to do with the Hindu belief, that everything we are experiencing is God's mind while in a dream. They are very to us, but not to God. He just sees us sleeping in His kingdom. In the bible it says that Adam and Eve fell into a deep sleep, but nowhere does it say that they ever woke up. We can both see the symbolism.

Most people are caught in the trap of dual moralism. Christians believe in good vs. evil based on punishment of going to hell. Eastern religions have their own version, they call this Karma. When in fact, relative good (and bad, including fear) based on the 'self' has NOTHING to do with Christ's plan. Jesus said: "Why do you call me good." "No one is good except the Lord." The pope said the greatest challenge to current civilization is moral relativism.

Fear cannot exist where there is Love or awareness of SELF. From a higher perspective, fear is seen for what it is, an illusion just as what we call good is. The bible states: "there is no fear in love."

Answer 6

There is a big difference when a Christian faces death and those who have not accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savor. Those who accepted Jesus the Christians they know where they are going and have no fear of the unknown because they are going to be forever with Him who died for them and redeemed them with His precious blood on Calvary. But those who have not obtained Salvation have nothing to look forward to but only the wrath of God and the lake of fire. Everyone who has accepted jesus Christ knows where they are going and where whey will spend eternity.

Revelations 14:13
"And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them"

Answer 7

The thought of death strikes fear into many a human heart.

But I have good news for all....

Jesus Christ has delivered us from the fear, and the sting, of death. He has RISEN from the dead and He lives forevermore - and because He lives, I have hope of eternal life with Him.

Rev.20:11-15 tells us that one day, even Death will be destroyed.

Answer 8

Salam

We don't have any proof of anyone that died your right. We didn't exist as cells when we where born again your so correct what on earth where we thinking. To live then die and live again is the basic theory hopes in that helping clear things up for ya.

Answer 9

Read "To Hell and Back". It's about a man that dies every time the doctor stops chest compressions, when the doctor re-starts the compressions; the man comes to and yells, "I'm in hell". Jesus talks a lot about what happens after death. There is something to fear if you don't know God.

Answer 10

The fear of death is a natural survival adaptation; people who fear death are likely to avoid it as long as they can, thus having a better chance to propagate children who will also fear death.
This is a purely pragmatic, genetics-based hypothesis as to why people fear death. But it does seem reasonable, especially since animals seem to fear and avoid death also.
The fear we have of death seems pretty vague on the details. It isn't really anything about death; it's just the fact of death that we are afraid of. Of course we dread pain and sickness, the precursors of death; but we are willing to endure them as long as we can, rather than give in to death.
So, it seems to me, that fear of death is just Nature's (or God's) way of motivating us to stay alive as long as we can.

Answer 11

Most normal people are afraid of the unknown, nobody really knows what happens after death, we can only speculate