Why do we look at death as a bad thing?

[Faith No More]

Well, evolutionarily speaking, species that fear death are favored.

I do, however, have a bit of a speculative hypothesis that how our minds construct the self and our psychological need to have a cohesive self-identity exacerbates our evolutionary instincts.

[Angrboda]

It's part of our programming. Our compass points continually toward life and away from death. We could resist, but punishment follows. So why resist? Seek life.

[bennyboy]

Evolution. If a species doesn't see death as bad, it won't survive very long.


Also: I have lived every day of my life. To spoil such a perfect record would be to ruin the one thing I've proven to excel at.

[SteelCurtain]

I do not consider death a scary thing at this point in my life. When I have kids, I will fear death big time. I will fear my death, not being able to provide for them or protect them any longer. I will fear their death for obvious reasons.

It is nice to say that once you're dead, nothing matters anyways so why fear death, but fear exists while you're alive, therefore it is reasonable to feel fear on account of death. Especially if you have people depending on you.

[Mr. Moncrieff]

I do not consider death a scary thing at this point in my life. When I have kids, I will fear death big time. I will fear my death, not being able to provide for them or protect them any longer. I will fear their death for obvious reasons.

It is nice to say that once you're dead, nothing matters anyways so why fear death, but fear exists while you're alive, therefore it is reasonable to feel fear on account of death. Especially if you have people depending on you.

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[Minimalist]

The key here, I think, is to... to not think of death as an end, but think of it more as a very effective way of cutting down on your expenses.

--Woody Allen, Love and Death

[c172]

-Why do we view at death as something bad?
-When people die why are everybody so sad,how do we know that this life is really something good and death is something bad?
-What is making us thinking that death is an bad thing,why don't we just accept it as a part of life?
-Why are people so caught up in thinking what comes after death? Why does it seem that we want to live for ever? Is there any neurological explanation for this.

Excuse my English.

Any replay is welcome this topic has been bugging me for a while so I would really appreciate if someone would share their view on this theme.

As for me, I don't fear the hereafter, but I do fear the process of death, starting, perhaps, at whatever injury leads to death. I'm a wimp as far as pain.

As for everything else, I just like life. It's just a hell of a lot more interesting to me than eternity. Earth, and particularly America, is an interesting place to live. I'm sure I'd feel differently if I grew up in a New Delhi or Cape Town slum, but I didn't.

I'm not looking forward to death, but I'm also too occupied with the current day to really give death much thought.

Now, excuse me while I get myself a slice of Vermont cheddar.

[TaraJo]

I see death as bad because I enjoy my life and I don't want it to end.

I suppose, if I were a born again religious person, I could be convinced death is a good thing because there would be a better life awaiting after death, either in the afterlife or in reincarnation or something. Maybe we need to ask the religious people here why they look at death as a bad thing and try to avoid it.

[bennyboy]

I see death as bad because I enjoy my life and I don't want it to end.

A nice, simple answer.

To rephrase in my currency: No more cupcakes. . . ever!

[Rahul]

To rephrase in my currency: No more cupcakes. . . ever!

No more bacon either. *shudders*