How do you feel about Death?

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Yes, although I try not to think about it.

all death is inevitable.

The death of some people would make the world a better place. Others a worse place.

I would hope I could live respected and die regretted.

I think the real reason why people get so sad when someone else dies is that they are faced with their own mortality. Yes, close family and friends will miss the person who has passed, but why is it that complete strangers cry at funerals?

Ever been to Gilroy?

Death is the greatest adventure.

He's a nice guy, doesn't get away from his job enough though...

I think the reason it seems like that in movies so much is because Hollywood is a very atheist place. To an atheist death is terrible because it is the end, unless your life is so bad that you just want it to end. To an agnostic or religious person death is more of an adventure or a beginning, but that is frowned upon in Hollywood. I believe in God, and I look forward to death, and if that ever changes (it won't) I will go on a rampage living out all of my darkest desires before I kill myself, rather than just killing myself. That's one thing emos don't understand, if your life sucks and you are going to kill yourself, at least have fun doing it!

Shared thought or 'expression?' Laughing is contagious, yawning is contagious. I see no reason why crying, the opposite of laughing, would differ any. I think it kind of sets a 'group' commonality type deal. It would seem a bit off to walk into a room where half the people are crying and half are laughing, don't you think?

don't fear the reaper, dude

Death is just another word to me.

I'm not afraid of dying in general, when the time comes. If I was threatened for my life I would be afraid though. I think I fear more being in pain while dying, than the dying process itself.

Hmm, I never thought of it like that.
I've been to a good many funerals and I always wondered why complete strangers ended up crying.

I remember when my Dad died...at his funeral I put on his cologne on him and I even did a reading and sang with the choir. There were a whole bunch of people who had never met him and they were crying their daylights out - I was always confused by that. I got a lot of flack for being 'cold' and 'unfeeling'. I still remember thinking that crying wasn't going to bring him back, so why do it? I did cry a little in private though... but it was more about regrets about not really getting to know him or not spending a lot of time with him. The only thing that I really felt though was that I lost some of my history when he passed away.

it depends whats scaring you about death as for instance someone secure in their faith like a priest, rabbi should have nothing to fear as they are sure they are going to heaven or some other afterlife, reincarnation or nirvada but someone who is either evil or do not have a believe of after death and that death is the end is terrifying. the only real fears for mortal existances are hell, missing family and friends or that death is the end and if anyone can add anything to that please notify me

Death is the opposite of life, and I have no reason to believe that it leads to anything else.

You kind of just explained religion right there. Death is the opposite of life. Life sucks so death must be awesome.

Interesting.... Nobody I know can get past the fact that I don't have a problem with death. To me, it's one of those things that's going to happen no matter how hard you try to change it - so why bother?