Are you afraid of death?

a little.  more because of what i will miss and won't get to see how the human race advances or destroys itself.
 
but i refuse to use religion or God or any kind of superstitious nonsense as a band aid to help me sleep easy a night.  
 

"We are made of star stuff. a way for the cosmos to know itself" Carl Sagan 

That question is really hard to answer, because it can be understood in many ways. Anyway, this is probably not the place to discuss something like that.

Death, yes. Zombies, no.

I used to be afraid of death, then one day I caught death in front of the mirror wearing my mother's dress and stiletto heels. Just goes to show you that the grass is always on the other side of the fence.

I can't really say until i experience a near-death experience, so i said yes. 

Yes.

No, I'm more afraid of the implications on my family and friends than my actual death. If I died I wouldn't know about it anyway.

No, but of course I don't want to die anytime soon. I don't really believe in the after life, but when the time comes, it comes.

Death, yes. Zombies, no.

It's going to happen some day

Absolutely terrified.

No, but I don't relish the idea of missing out on what the future holds.  It makes me sad more than afraid.

Death's afraid of me.

Not afraid, but its not something I enjoy thinking about.

I try not to think about it

@Claude said:

@Hailinel said:

@CL60 said:

@bkbroiler said:

Yes, I am. And I think people that aren't in some way afraid of death are either deluding themselves or must believe in some afterlife.

A vast nothingness at the end of your brief existence doesn't get to you in some way? Just think about it... uuhg.

I'm Atheist and don't care if nothing is there when I'm dead. If I'm dead I'm dead. Not going to fear something that's going to happen regardless of what I do.

Try saying that after you've had a legitimate brush with death.

What was your brush with death Hailinel?

Pneumonia and a fever so bad I thought I'd seriously die from it.

Not scared of it, of course I don't want to die yet but I'm not bothered about an afterlife.

Dying, sure.

Death itself, not really. I won't know it when I'm dead, after all.

Nope, being afraid of death will only screw up your life.

well yes I am afraid of dying.
and those who have told othervise are either suicidal or they have an ego who tells them that they are going to another state of consciousness.

Not scared of it but honestly not something I'm looking forward too.

@nomorehalfmeasures said:

@K9 said:

Death is not something to be afraid about since it is the only factor that connects us all together. It doesn't matter if a person is a janitor, billionaire, or president of U.S., at the end we are all going to cease to exist. It is because of death we are able to partake in at least one communal experience at the end of our lives. Truly a utopian concept.

We have so much difficulty living together but we at least get to die together.

Live Together, Die Alone

I'm not afraid of death itself, because it's inevitable. What I am afraid of is the way I'm going to die.

I'm not afraid of death, I'm afraid of dying prematurely before I can accomplish all of the things I want in life.

Quod fuimus, estis; quod sumus, vos eritis (What we were, you are; what we are, you will be).

Not sure. I know I never used to, but lately things have gotten pretty good and I have something to lose. I'd rather not die and miss out on what I've built for myself, but I don't know if I'm actually afraid of it.

Why worry over something that eventually will happen ?

Having almost died twice now already, my fear of death has been greatly diminished. I voted "No," but only because that was the closest option to how I feel about it. 

I'm not afraid of death itself, just the manner in which it could occur...

I will greet Death as an old friend, and go with him gladly, and, as equals. 

No. Im only afraid that Ill die before certain life goals of mine are complete. 

i guess so. i mean id rather not die, mostly because theres no proof to show anything will happen after i die. im not really jumping at the idea of nothingness for eternity

I'm afraid of dying, but not death...if that makes sense.

@Hailinel said:

@Claude said:

@Hailinel said:

@CL60 said:

@bkbroiler said:

Yes, I am. And I think people that aren't in some way afraid of death are either deluding themselves or must believe in some afterlife.

A vast nothingness at the end of your brief existence doesn't get to you in some way? Just think about it... uuhg.

I'm Atheist and don't care if nothing is there when I'm dead. If I'm dead I'm dead. Not going to fear something that's going to happen regardless of what I do.

Try saying that after you've had a legitimate brush with death.

What was your brush with death Hailinel?

Pneumonia and a fever so bad I thought I'd seriously die from it.

Pneumonia and fever is a nasty combination. You see things that aren't there. I was hospitalized as a child with a very high fever. I saw a lot of strange things. My parents were scared and that scared me.

Yes, but I fear Taxes more. Capitalized to emphasize its fearsomeness.

Believe in reincarnation and fear of death instantly goes away.

This dude?

YES.

well yes I am afraid of dying.
and those who have told othervise are either suicidal or they have an ego who tells them that they are going to another state of consciousness.

Terrified of death, I'd love to not be, that would mean you would fear nothing.

No

@xobballox said:

No, but I am afraid of going out in tons of pain and agony. I want to die peacefully when it's my time to go.

This is pretty much how I feel about it.

No, everybody dies eventually.

Not my own death. But yes, there are some deaths I fear greatly.

I'm not afraid of death, I'm more concerned that dying might be uncomfortable.

If it's of old age no, we're all going to die.  It would be like being afraid of the next time you get hungry.  You know it's going to happen and there's nothing you can do about it so you might as well live with it, excuse the pun.  Now dying of unnatural causes like being murdered or some accident that would be terrifying.  

In a situation where I could die yes, that's a basic instinct. Otherwise, no it doesn't really bother me.

We all die.

But do we really die?

Yes.

But do we really?