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Why are believers still afraid of death?

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Why are believers still afraid of death?
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RE: Why are believers still afraid of death?
February 12, 2018 at 4:30 pm (This post was last modified: February 12, 2018 at 4:30 pm by Silver.)
It's a little more simplistic than that. People unnaturally fear and despise the opposite of that which they're most comfortable. I.E., darkness being the absence of light, same-sex attraction being the opposite of heterosexuality, death being the end of life.
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Why are believers still afraid of death?

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RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by Grandizer - February 9, 2018 at 8:50 am
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by vorlon13 - February 9, 2018 at 8:51 am
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by Grandizer - February 9, 2018 at 8:57 am
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by Succubus - February 9, 2018 at 12:48 pm
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by brewer - February 9, 2018 at 10:52 am
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by Grandizer - February 9, 2018 at 11:01 am
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by mlmooney89 - February 9, 2018 at 11:06 am
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by brewer - February 9, 2018 at 11:13 am
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by mlmooney89 - February 9, 2018 at 11:16 am
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by Minimalist - February 9, 2018 at 1:06 pm
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by SaStrike - February 12, 2018 at 4:26 pm
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by Silver - February 12, 2018 at 4:30 pm
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by vorlon13 - February 12, 2018 at 4:48 pm
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by vorlon13 - February 12, 2018 at 4:58 pm
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by Imabeliever - February 12, 2018 at 5:05 pm
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by Ravenshire - February 12, 2018 at 10:24 pm
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by vorlon13 - February 12, 2018 at 7:13 pm
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by vorlon13 - February 13, 2018 at 11:57 am
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by Godscreated - February 13, 2018 at 12:39 am
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by Amarok - February 13, 2018 at 9:07 am
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by Little Rik - February 13, 2018 at 10:20 am
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by Cod - February 13, 2018 at 10:27 am
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by Little Rik - February 13, 2018 at 10:42 am
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by Cod - February 14, 2018 at 6:24 am
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by Little Rik - February 15, 2018 at 5:45 am
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by Amarok - March 4, 2018 at 11:18 pm
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by KittyAnn - February 13, 2018 at 12:13 pm
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by vorlon13 - February 13, 2018 at 5:59 pm
RE: Why are believers still afraid of death? - by Little Rik - February 14, 2018 at 6:01 am

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