18 Mar 2010, 10:01 am
Tollorin wrote:
I'm really afraid to die; Am I the only one there like this? 
Of course not, humanity's fear of death is the driving force behind medical research and the ongoing quest for "The Fountain of Youth".
I don't fear death because I see it as oblivion, after which there is nothing so I can not feel regret. The process of dieing, however, scares me to...well, death. If given a choice I'd preffer a quick, painless death.
18 Mar 2010, 10:06 am
No you're not the only one. I'm afraid of dying and when I was a kid I went through a real morbid phase of trying to imagine what it would be like being dead with no afterlife (yes, strange but true - I would lie perfectly quiet in the dark, eyes closed, ears covered).
I believe in some sort of life after death, but I'm still scared of finding out (yes, I know, if there's nothing, what does it matter, but to me it does - ho hum, I'm just a confused person).
Sad thing is that I'm also afraid of life. I hate waking up in the morning to the thoughts of what I must face during the day. Bit of a crap combination really
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I am scared of death to death! 
And my story is long, 22 years of fearing so far... Sigh...
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19 Mar 2010, 8:46 am
Agnieszka wrote:
I am scared of death to death! And my story is long, 22 years of fearing so far... Sigh...
And my story is long, 22 years of fearing so far... Sigh...there is an old twilight zone episode ["nothing in the dark"] where robert redford played the grim reaper, only he was a really kind death angel to a frightened old lady at death's door. that is the way i see death, as a final welcome relief from life's travails. i believe firmly in heaven but even if i didn't, oblivion would not really be so much different than a long sleep. so Agnieszka, i would hope you could take some comfort from my description of death. the only thing really to fear would be pain, which any good hospice care can take care-of quite effectively. i would be interested in hearing more about your death worries.
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19 Mar 2010, 8:50 am
Tollorin wrote:
I'm really afraid to die; Am I the only one there like this?
there is nothing to fear of death in itself. the only scary thing is pain, which is a fixeable thing. but you are not the only one, as death has long been humanity's boogie man in the dark. speaking of the dark, fear is the darkroom where fear negatives develop.
19 Mar 2010, 9:02 am
auntblabby wrote:
Tollorin wrote:
I'm really afraid to die; Am I the only one there like this?
there is nothing to fear of death in itself. the only scary thing is pain, which is a fixeable thing. but you are not the only one, as death has long been humanity's boogie man in the dark. speaking of the dark, fear is the darkroom where fear negatives develop.
All living things are programmed to stay alive and reproduce. If this was not so life would have disappeared long ago. Your fears are a natural result of evolution and religion which is designed to make death attractive and kid people with all this afterlife nonsense do so because it is profitable for them.
19 Mar 2010, 10:12 am
Sand wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
Tollorin wrote:
I'm really afraid to die; Am I the only one there like this?
there is nothing to fear of death in itself. the only scary thing is pain, which is a fixeable thing. but you are not the only one, as death has long been humanity's boogie man in the dark. speaking of the dark, fear is the darkroom where fear negatives develop.
All living things are programmed to stay alive and reproduce. If this was not so life would have disappeared long ago. Your fears are a natural result of evolution and religion which is designed to make death attractive and kid people with all this afterlife nonsense do so because it is profitable for them.
I don't believe aunt blabby said anything remotely about religion in his post....
19 Mar 2010, 10:17 am
MissConstrue wrote:
Sand wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
Tollorin wrote:
I'm really afraid to die; Am I the only one there like this?
there is nothing to fear of death in itself. the only scary thing is pain, which is a fixeable thing. but you are not the only one, as death has long been humanity's boogie man in the dark. speaking of the dark, fear is the darkroom where fear negatives develop.
All living things are programmed to stay alive and reproduce. If this was not so life would have disappeared long ago. Your fears are a natural result of evolution and religion which is designed to make death attractive and kid people with all this afterlife nonsense do so because it is profitable for them.
I don't believe aunt blabby said anything remotely about religion in his post....
In other words, heaven has nothing to do with religion.
19 Mar 2010, 10:22 am
Sand wrote:
MissConstrue wrote:
Sand wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
Tollorin wrote:
I'm really afraid to die; Am I the only one there like this?
there is nothing to fear of death in itself. the only scary thing is pain, which is a fixeable thing. but you are not the only one, as death has long been humanity's boogie man in the dark. speaking of the dark, fear is the darkroom where fear negatives develop. Nope, don't see the word heaven in here either.
All living things are programmed to stay alive and reproduce. If this was not so life would have disappeared long ago. Your fears are a natural result of evolution and religion which is designed to make death attractive and kid people with all this afterlife nonsense do so because it is profitable for them.
I don't believe aunt blabby said anything remotely about religion in his post....
In other words, heaven has nothing to do with religion.
M'kay....right....
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