does death scare you and why?

[abaris]

Intellectually no. Life, thought and experience ends. Rather than afraid, it makes me sad. That said, I'd run like hell for fear of death. :-)

Makes me a little sad too. But then again, I won't be around to feel sad.

[Mjrearden]

Nope. I will greet it as a friend.
For the greatest adventure of all is truly death.

[FatAndFaithless]

What a shitty way to think about life, if death is the greatest adventure.

[johnylar]

I think it would scare me more if I believed in an afterlife. I am an ex catholic so it used to scare the hell out of me, particularly the idea of purgatory - the eternal waiting room/airport departure lounge!
So now, religious guilt free, if I am gonna feel nothing that's fine with me!

[abaris]

I think it would scare me more if I believed in an afterlife. I am an ex catholic so it used to scare the hell out of me, particularly the idea of purgatory - the eternal waiting room/airport departure lounge!
So now, religious guilt free, if I am gonna feel nothing that's fine with me!

I'm an ex catholic too. And I went through the same fears, but since I didn't like to be afraid, it's also why I started to ask questions.

[The Valkyrie]

Death? No, not really.

The concept of oblivion cause me to pause but then I'm of the opinion that worrying about the inevitable is a waste of life.

The process of dying, however, depending on how it occurs, does scare the crap out of me.

[johnylar]

Yep, I saw the light when I realised after years of devotion to a non-existent supernatural being that truth lies in rational thought and scientific reason. I stopped feeling depressed and guilty and started to live my life. I joined this forum to share this real life change with those of a similar disposition.

[Jackalope]

I see this as two separate questions rolled into one.

The first has to do with to prospect of non-existence - this is the easier of the two. I see this as no different as the state before I was born. This I have zero fear of.

The second has to do with the process of dying. Generally speaking, I'm at peace with the prospect of going through the process of dying. I won't bore anyone by repeating the details, but I have had two illnesses where there was a very real and immediate prospect of dying. I found that I learned to get used to the idea when I had to confront it head on - giving consent to be put under general anesthesia for days when there is a very real and not at all unlikely probability of never waking up tends to do that.

I will say that the prospect of suffering for an extended period of time is distressing, but I would not say that I'm afraid of it. I don't intend to be in that position if I can help it.

[Chas]

I see this as two separate questions rolled into one.

The first has to do with to prospect of non-existence - this is the easier of the two. I see this as no different as the state before I was born. This I have zero fear of.

The second has to do with the process of dying. Generally speaking, I'm at peace with the prospect of going through the process of dying. I won't bore anyone by repeating the details, but I have had two illnesses where there was a very real and immediate prospect of dying. I found that I learned to get used to the idea when I had to confront it head on - giving consent to be put under general anesthesia for days when there is a very real and not at all unlikely probability of never waking up tends to do that.

I will say that the prospect of suffering for an extended period of time is distressing, but I would not say that I'm afraid of it. I don't intend to be in that position if I can help it.

I had a conversation with my doctor yesterday and he assured me that he would not let me be in that position. There would be drugs enough to prevent it.

[The Valkyrie]

I see this as two separate questions rolled into one.

The first has to do with to prospect of non-existence - this is the easier of the two. I see this as no different as the state before I was born. This I have zero fear of.

The second has to do with the process of dying. Generally speaking, I'm at peace with the prospect of going through the process of dying. I won't bore anyone by repeating the details, but I have had two illnesses where there was a very real and immediate prospect of dying. I found that I learned to get used to the idea when I had to confront it head on - giving consent to be put under general anesthesia for days when there is a very real and not at all unlikely probability of never waking up tends to do that.

I will say that the prospect of suffering for an extended period of time is distressing, but I would not say that I'm afraid of it. I don't intend to be in that position if I can help it.

I had a conversation with my doctor yesterday and he assured me that he would not let me be in that position. There would be drugs enough to prevent it.

My father and I have an agreement that we will each end the other's life if that sort of situation occurs for either of us.