Point of View on Death

When you're dead, you're dead. It will happen, the only important part is when.
As such, I've no interest in increasing the speed at which I'll enter my grave, but I accept that sooner or later, I will be there.

I simply live life- take what I'm given, work for what I want. If my existents it ultimately pointless, I best enjoy it how I can.

I'm terrified of dying.

I enjoy living and being alive. Dying to me, as an atheist, is just the end of the line.

When you die it's simply over.

Why fear the inevitable? i think what most people fear is the unknown that comes after death. that's why religions that promise an after life, or reincarnation are so popular.

i don't fear death it self, just the manner in which it might come.

I accept death if its cause is a natural one. Any other means, however, and it can drag me to my grave while I'm kicking and screaming.

Don't see anything special about it. Just an end to a life and not very much more than that.

If I may quote Mark Twain:

"I do not fear death, in view of the fact that I have been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it."

Or my favorite, for the unix geeks out there:



(you have to understand the concept of a shell as it pertains to the screen utility)

Death will eventually come to everyone. Whether your a kid or an adult it will happen. And when you die, thats it. No afterlife, no 30 extra lives, done, you'll probably be buried and you'll rot in the ground. People you love will mourn for you and will eventually, have to move on. Then, they will die too. Everyone you know and eveyone who knows you will die and your memory and theirs will drift into oblivion.

There is no eternity because all things have a beginning and end. While you might say that you don't fear death, it doesn't mean its 100% true. For what your doing is talking within the perception of your current self. If you are actually in a life or death situation you whole view point will most likely change. There is a good chance that you will fight for survival. Your natural instinct to live will kick in.

For me, I fear death in the aspect that I don't know how it is to die. While I do know what pain feels like, it doesn't mean I am ready for death. Death is an unknown, something we can't be sure of.

We create things like the afterlife and such to comfort ourselves and those we leave behind. In today's culture its not seen as the way it was meant to, or rather, those who believe in it are looked down upon as fanatic or irrational. That to believe in an afterlife, to believe in religion makes you crazy.

Personally, I am on the wall. I try to be a centralist in most aspects of life. Some might call that cowardly, I would probably have to agree with you. However, I can't change what you see me as. I can't change my way of thinking easily either.

Honestly, I would prefer my death to be painless. If there is pain, I hope its because I am trying to do something for someone else. I hope there is an afterlife, or preferably, I would like to be a wondering spirit. I would want to see what becomes of the earth, and those who inhabit it.

Life is short, to fear your death is one thing, to fear living your life is another.

Yeap. Of course I want to live, and I'd go to... most any means to stay alive. Take an innocent life? No. Accept help? Yes. Kill an attacker? Hell yes. I'd curb stomp him just to be sure.

And of course my family will be sad when I'm gone. Now, if I die at a ripe old age, I'd hope not. I'm planning on paying for strippers for the funeral party in my will. Yay strippers! If I die in a car accident because some douche-wad was drunk behind the wheel, yeah they'd be sad. (I should still tell someone to take my money and pay for strippers, though.)

If there was a gun in my face, yeah. I'd probably pee my pants (while attempting to get out of the situation, by talking to him or disarming him. I mean, if there's a gun in my face, and I have time to see it [and pee my pants], the guy probably doesn't really want me dead, he just wants my wallet, or something.), because of course its scary. That fear is a natural impulse, and it heightens your sense to get out of the situation. If you can use that fear, by all means, be as scared as possible. But, if you're dieing in bed at 96, then whatever. You've lived a long life. Go fertilize the ground, or do something useful. Get yourself stuffed, put LEDs in your eyes, and have your family pull you out for halloween. Whatever floats your boat.

A life must end for a life to begin. Think of our pre-existence you living caused the death over a hundred lives the could have been created. It is a cycle that is important the world's protection.

I'm not scared of dying, i just don't want to

-Robbie Williams.

I'm not afraid of death. I don't believe in an afterlife or reincarnation or anything like that--I think we just go kaput and that's it. That's not very scary to me--I mean, it would just be nothingness.

However, I am afraid of dying in a painful manner. I hear fire is a really bad way to go. So is drowning. So is dying slowly of cancer. Ideally I'd like to die in a freak accident that kills me instantly or painlessly in my sleep.

Everything so far except jumping off balcony's~ And I also have horrid panic attacks~ I feel..agh..no way to describe them when they happen but I absolutely think "not existing" to "fear of death" comes into play~ Is why I have them~ I try to be happy and I love being out and appreciating things whatever it is~ I think that helps~ And I dont need pillz or anything for them...I just pull through get over then get busy with life~ ^_^

It's so much death that frightens as it is the cessation of conscious thought. My memories, my ability to think and to form new memories... To have had spent a lifetime with all these experiences just fizzle out and cease to exist- It's quite depressing.

I would take comfort in the idea of some Afterlife, but I'm not a believer by any means. My mind works much too scientifically to put much stock in faith.

To me, a world after death is just like a "waiting room".

In my belief, after you die you won't go straight to hell/heaven, but instead you go to a sort of "waiting room". There, you wait until the last trumpet of armageddon is sounded, and after the trumpet has been blown, all humans (no animal, plants, or any other creatures than human) are brought back to life and gathered in a place where every human being shall receive their judgement based on their action on their previous lives. After the judgment ends, every person will have their next place for eternity for them, and it is either heaven or hell, based on previous judgment. However, not all people on hell will stay there for eternity. Those who are redeemed sinned, but still have some good left is put in hell for "purification", then he'll be sent to heaven afterwards

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When I was still a student, I wrote an essay on said topic.

I believe many people are not afraid of death itself, but rather what they have not achieved in life or have to leave behind. Have you read reports whereby extremely old people have left this world in peace with a smile on their faces? They have most probably done what they wanted with their time in this world and are happy to move on. Assuming they have children, grandchildren or even great-grandchildren, I am quite sure they know that their future generations are capable of living well.

Death is a word...It describes passing of life back into the ground where it will either decompose in a box or be spread as ashes else where. As for our "soul" (aka the origin of our individuality) it is unknown what happens too it...I like to think it goes to paradise where all the booze, babes, (and hot men for the ladies choices >.>) are all there while u everyone stays in a permanent high :3

It's lonely. I recently went through the first person relatively close to me with Fpod. His mom passed this last Thanksgiving, and beings that we're both Atheist - we pretty much feel that she's gone. There's no she's looking down on us, or she's in a better place - just that she's not with us anymore and gone.

I know personally I've had thoughts of disappointment with things when come up like this Christmas. I remember last Christmas we were late to dinner and she was upset at us for not being prepared sooner - and that we promised we'd be on time for next Christmas. It's just things like "oh... we never got to do this over again." or "Oh... we had said we wanted to do this together and now we can't."

It's just extremely lonely and disappointing.

From what I've learned, every human being has a fear of death. Theres something in the brain that makes use fear death, because death is unknown. Humans fear the unknown. Even in religion that promises an afterlife, we still in our mind doubt and fear. For what if there is no Heaven, Hell, or reincarnation. What if we become nothing and just dissolve into the void. That is why we fear death.

I view death as a new journey. I don't want it to be the end. I know nothing last forever but when something dies something replaces it. I like to think when I die my story will be over but a new story will take it's place. A living legacy, if a person dies and inspires another person to live an grow then that person has not died they live on in the heart and mind of that person. As long as that person is never forgotten then they will never die.

That is why I want to build a legacy and I can not die until I do. Also I can not because I need to protect the ones I love and care about. I will fear death and run from it at every chance. Until I have earned the privileged to face death not as a victim but as an equal. Once I have passed on my legacy and all the people I care about are safe, then I can die with a smile on my face and warmth in my heart.
I will then go to heaven or hell or the void to go and face a new quest that god has given me.