...put them on a greyhound bus, drive it off a bridge and let it sink into a very deep river, what do you think the reaction of all the people on the bus would be?
(You'd rescue them at the last minute of course...)
2007-12-26 15:56:26 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Darla: Of course, it would be a gross overgeneralization to say that EVERYBODY who says they're not afraid of death is lying...I just think it would be a telling situation...
2007-12-26 16:04:55 · update #1
I actually don't agree that it's two different things to be afraid of dying and afraid of death. Dying is the process of becoming dead.
It may be two different things to be afraid of pain and suffering, and to be afraid of death...that I can see...
2007-12-26 16:05:58 · update #2
Thanks to everybody for their answers on this. I wasn't intending to offend anyone blatantly (perhaps subtly, but not blatantly).
I probably should have rephrased the question to ask about people who are afraid of "dying" (i.e., pain and suffering) rather than death. I understand that the fear of pain/suffering is one thing and that fear of death is another, and my question ought to have reflected that distinction. My bad.
2007-12-26 17:55:36 · update #3
There is a big difference in not being afraid of death and being or not being afraid of HOW you die.Some people believe that when they die they will go to heaven,so why should they be afraid to die.But I don't think they are saying that they wouldn't be afraid of the way you are describing a possible death.I'm not afraid to die.Not in my sleep,drowning,shot,but fire or a knife would make me afraid of the way I die.
2007-12-26 16:04:49 · answer #1 · answered by little loved one 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok I am not afraid of death. I think many people will say they are not afraid of death but are afraid of dying. That's two completely different things. I am afraid of having to suffer before death or be in pain etc.. I am not however afraid of actually dying. There is a difference. So of course being on a bus driving off a bridge would be scary but that doesn't equate to fear of actual death.
2007-12-26 23:59:44 · answer #2 · answered by Tamsin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a difference between not being afraid of death, and natural human responses when faced with dying. For example, I am not afraid of death in the way that I know it has to happen, so there's no point in stressing out about it. But if I was on that bus and drowning, I'd be extremely stressed out because of the drowning sensation and the feeling of helplessness I would have.
It's easy to say you're not afraid of death, but when you're faced with the immediate prospect of dying, I doubt we'd be able to be completely calm without any fear.
2007-12-27 00:00:49 · answer #3 · answered by k.t. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wonder if most people are afraid of death??? The way you put it, they'd be afraid of suffocating, which hurts... Many are afraid of suffering though... pain is tough... So many people have cancer and are not afraid to die...
This have to do with the way we look at it. If we are lazy at facing this fatality some day; well it can carry a load of fear and negligence to have opened our mind to that too;.
Dying is part of living! And to always see death so far away, we forget that it can happen in a few minutes or many years...
There's not due date on it, no guaranty...
2007-12-27 00:18:40 · answer #4 · answered by kayneriend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't ask silly questions. Not fearing death does not mean going willingly into its claws. We are evolutionarily programmed to resist death. Not fearing death simply means recognizing its inevitability and not being afraid to face it when it is time to. My father did not fear death before he died. That doesn't mean he welcomed it. The type of question you ask here is manipulative, divisive and frankly, disgusting. Stop trying to twist people to give you the answers you want to hear, and actually see and hear the world -- everyone will be happier.
Regards,
Reyn
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2007-12-27 00:15:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
TLDR (all of the responses)
This question seems a little loaded.
To not be afraid of death is one thing, but to not be afraid of dying in a violent manner is something else.
I'm not afraid of the fact that I will, one day, die.
I am afraid that I might be stabbed tomorrow, or that I might drown.
It might be your opinion that they are the same thing, but I'm not completely convinced they are not.
edit: oops, mixed up that last statement.
2007-12-27 00:26:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess that would depend on how serious they took you. And also how much faith they had, and whether they believe in the "other side". Personally I think everyone is scared of death but afraid to admit it. Or at least scared to a point, but they believe in God even if only "somewhat" and the "other side" (Heaven).
2007-12-27 00:00:17 · answer #7 · answered by FolkstonHorseLover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a natural reaction to avoid death..even if your not afraid of death! I'm not afraid of death but I would not sit quiet and not try and get out...I love life and sooner or later I will be dead/die thus why dwell on it or make it happen sooner...
2007-12-27 00:00:41 · answer #8 · answered by rayvonti 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the fight or flight instinct takes over because it is a primitive response, people would attempt to live. How exactly does this indicate that they are not afraid of death?
2007-12-27 00:00:08 · answer #9 · answered by meissen97 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Death is sure and not accidental to all life on earth .Accident is fearful and is different from natural death .The end result may be the same .With out any welcome notice death approaches to all in the stipulated hour .All living body has to taste death one day .
2007-12-27 00:07:14 · answer #10 · answered by ahmed k 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋