Personoly, death doesn't scare me. But if i had to pick a part that scared me the most, it would be not knowing where i was going.

I have never been afraid of death, it is a natural thing and everybodys gotta die sometime. But my biggest worry would be leaving all my friends, family, and loved ones behind.

I too do not fear death but once did when i was young. Now i have to agree with lost it is thew not knowing where i will end up at when i am gone from this world.

I don't want to die and I guess I fear death a little. Life is so exciting I suppose I am just mourning the fact that I won't be around to experience and learn more things.

But when I rationalise it, there really is nothing to fear about an absence of existing.

I don't fear death just the pain leading up to it.

This might sound a bit cheesy but the only thing I fear is that my wife won't be beside me holding my hand....

aww.......

I never thought I feared death, till I had a gun held to my face, I was sh**ting bricks, idk if it was the anticipation of it going off, or not knowing what will happen once it did, or just knowing how much my loved ones would miss me. But there are a lot of emotions going on when staring into the eyes of death, fear is definitely one of them.

Imagine a world where nobody was scared of death. What would be there?

truthfuly, Hell

A little bit of death died that day.

Shutup....

Guess what. . .

*Says "What" Sarcasticly* Ok, i get your point.

Yeah, it's hard to overcome your own beliefs even though they are 'current.' And the mainstream says, 'We don't die.' But, can you go deeper than that? Maybe we don't, but what happens when our heart stops beating?

There has always been the possibility that we might be wrong in our beliefs it’s human nature you just have to have enough faith to get past it.

I die? is that the answer your looking for?

Well, by the current thought we don't die. So, when your heart stops beating, what happens?

I'm not like other people gregg, I know we die, it's imminent. Death is something that happens to everyone eventualy, in the past year many of my close friends and relitives have been taken away to wherever they go. They were some of the nicest people ever, which proves that EVERYONE dies sometime.

I sympathise with this. Facing a major operation with the possibility of death vey real, the one thing I feared more than anything was leaving behind ubnresolved business, from telling my wife how much i loved her, to where to look for superannuation policies, bank accounts etc.

Once I had done all this, and she had been able to catch up with me via a 600 k road trip (I took a night flight with the air ambulance) I was a lot happier.

Having an angel drop in on me, with words of comfort, was the clincher, but even that paled next to the knowledge that I had been able to "say goodbye"
The most wonderful thing was awakening from the op to see my wife and parents at the end of my bed. Unable to speak, due to tubes in my throat , i tried to indicate my joy with a high five. My wife later said she had no idea what i was doing , but at least she knew I was alive and had recognised her.

Having cared for both my parents in law, at our home through dementia/altzheimers, until they both died peacefully, one in bed, the other sitting up at our kitchen table looking out at the garden, also gave me confirmation that it is not death which is so scary, but the circumstances in which one is able/forced to face it.

I have faced death alot for someone my age ( 40) perhaps it's because I've put myself in the type of places that I've known better. I've been married for 4 autumns this past October. For some reason I have become closer to my mom because of my wife my moms had cancer 3 times & so far she's beaten it. Being this close to my mom has made me realize that we all grow old & die & seeing her get old scares me not for myself but for her. Her & I were never close when I was younger from the ages of 15 until I was 37 I never saw alot of her & now that she getting closer to the time for her to go rips me apart at times.

Ima gonna go with Not knowing HOW I am going to die

Straying a bit OT , but while I was able to maintain a close relationship with both my parents, it is true that the older I get, the more i appreciate them, and the more I worry about them. Now in their 80's, they still able to travel Australia in their converted bus, but mum has had several bypasses and an angiogplasty. You can either worry a lot about it, or in my case, take my cue from my parents and refuse to let it get me down.

What I do, do is try to make the most of having them around while I am still able. That way there will be less regrets, and guilt, if anything does happen to them.

Sometimes not dieing in a timely way can be even more of an ordeal for everyone. My wife has arthritis, which even at 65 is starting to cripple her, and give her so much pain she can hardly get up each morning. She never complains (typical woman) and we both hope I will be around to look after her as her situation deteriorates.

For the first time, however, the other day she suggested that she would much rather die than suffer years of a painful and crippling disease. I can sympathise with her, but hope it never comes to that, and that I can make her life at least bearable.

The part of death that scares me the most is the fear of the unknown. Yep, that pretty much bugs me the most.

Most days I don't fear death, but some days I sit around and think a little too much and I can get upset about my own immortality. I have worked with hospice and at nursing home where there is death all the time. I can cope with others death pretty good, just not so sure about my own. I have had several brushes with death and it sure can change your outlook on life. My fear is to die before my son is an adult.

I know many of you won't believe me - but there is, technically, nothing when you die.

You don't go anywhere. There is no soul.

So, we can assume that it's just like sleeping, but without the consciousness. It's like before you were born. That's what death is like.
Even if someone is tortured horribly before hand and dies - that person isn't aware. They have no memory of the pain or the torture. Death is nothing and can be quite appealing to some people.

However, that being said, we will soon be able to scientifically bring people back from the dead. We can clone a sample of their DNA, then with accelerated growth process we can speed the clone up until it reaches 18 years of age and then we can download our thoughts/memories/personality into the new clone and then we're alive again.

We can't do this at the moment, but this is how the Elohim live forever.

-Josh

the dying part......................................................

Death isn't scary. Being old is scary!

Why be afraid of something you have no control over? The question shouldn't be what part of death are you most afraid of, but what part of life are you most afraid of? I'm not afraid of death. I understand that one day I'm going to die and there is nothing I can do about it.

As for what Josh said about being brought back from the dead;
I believe you, but think the idea is fundamentally backwards. I wouldn't want to be brought back from the dead, although considering the fact that I'm not in that top 2 or 3 or whatever percent of people that would be able to afford cloning themselves I guess I don't need to worry about it.

That's pretty much what I've always believed, once you die, you just simply cease to exists, like you said, its exactly like before you were born, lol.

death dosen't scare me. death is just a new begining, but i won't like to die before i experience true love and it would be a wasted life if i die virgin

Hi all I have been away for awhile and have had some very troubled days and the question of death hits home so close. We all take so much for granted and I have done so more than most. Just wanted to say hi and missed everyone I will talk more later, Glad to be back!!!!!
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Death doesn,t scare me at all! But sometimes the idea of the pain you have to go through to get there terrifies me!

Maybe when we die, we go to some diferent dimension, a alternate world, that lies in balance with this world and as soon as you cease to exist, you are born in that dimension. (<<-----Got this idea from the ''Full Metal Alchemist'' series )


or maybe just like in a game, that when you die, you just come back to this world, simply said, reincarnate as a new different being and subconciously having the experience and some sort of knowledge from your previous life.

I remember reading something about that souls gain knowledge and experience and when they do, they grow, so that at one point they become higher beings or something, but i read this a long time ago and i am typing without the book in front of me so i could be wrong about this.

When a person dies they remember who they were before they came into life. All your previous lives if you have any will become known to you. I believe that life is just like placing your body in a 3d world suit here on earth and experiencing what it will be like. When the experience is over you take the suit off or as in the case of life you die and so leave your body. Whatever form we take on after death is our true form i believe.

Then when life is over there is a middle ground were you roam around in bliss for a long while. Then you may want to decide to take on another challenge and so place yourself into the body of another life form.

It's either all that or something completely different that no one has thought of. Or nothing.

There are only 2 things that I'm afraid of with death. The first is the act of dieing, I don't think anyone would really WANT to experience the pain of physically dieing. The second is losing my sense of self. To be honest I don't give a damn what afterlife may await me(if there are any to begin with) or even if I lose all my memories. I would just like to keep my sense of self.

I fear how I'm going to die. Hopefully it's not painful and it's quick and easy. Easy not only for me, but for the people around me as well.

The mystery of death, like I dont know if I cease to exist or contiue to exist in another, the possiblities are limitless.I guess I will not find out until im dead or maybe I will not find out anything cause I would cease to exist ethier way its a mystery to me.

My faith in God is strong an I work on strengthening it daily by reading the word of God and witnessing as to what God has done for me and my life. But that does not prepare me enough for death. I fear most leaving my children and family. I recently was away from them for awhile and they just came apart as a family. I am the glue that holds them together and I relish that position and am thankful for that position. I am ready to meet God as my faith tells me I will be okay but the fear of what I am leaving behind hinders me from enjoying what God has prepared for me. I can face the pain if there is any but the pain of leaving my family is too great to imagine for me. God will be by my side in death just as in life but who will hold my family together.
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Death doesn't scare me. It's just that I have a lot of stuff to do before I die and would really like to to those things. And I don't know when or how I'm going to die and that is a little freaky.

If you fear death, even minutely, how can you be a Christian? That makes ABSOLUTELY no sense whatsoever. Isn't this a terrible affront to God? The hypocrisy is over abundant.
I personally do not fear death and I don't PRETEND to know what awaits me on the other side. It is not a very good witness for someone who spouts of about being a superchristian to fear going home to God is it?

I guess being grounded in reality is a bigger help in this area than fantasy. I kill, a lot, to eat and for fur. I am intimately connected with death and my creator by living as a true member of his creation. Not eating out of a can and buying into all the life stealing creature comforts most people are. Being a member of and participant in the real world, can connect you with the creator in ways no pastor could understand.

As I suspect your post is in a sly manner a reply to my post I will respond Porthos.
I do not fear death as I do believe in Jesus Christ and through him I will have everlasting life.
John 3:16-21
16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.19This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God."

I don't consider myself any better in the eyes of God than anyone else but I do know through my faith that God will take care of me, I have no doubt in my mind. I fear leaving my family I f am being the supreme hypocrite you see me as by fearing leaving my family then thats fine as its only your opinion and frankly your opinion of me is not really all that important to me.
It's funny the ones who sit back and claim others to be hypocrites are the ones who say we are self righteous to judge another but easily judges others himself. What is your definition of hypocrisy? I know you have a problem with me Porthos an thats fine you have your right to your opinion as for me I will pray for you and wish you all the best.
I am a christian and try each day to represent myself better as such. I am not perfect but I represent Jesus by being christian and therefore my behavior should show love and acceptance instead of hate and judgment.
God has prepared a place for us all , all we have to do is accept the invitation.
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Nice to see you again Sandee!

Sorry to hear that you have been having troubles.

Nothing. I'm Christian and I've been a good girl.

Thank you Belgis thats really sweet and much apprciated.
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Thank you very much red star. I really do not understand all the anger and dislike I recieved from Porthos, but your kind words mean a great deal to me, Thank you!!!!!
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What a very Christlike post, thanks for helping prove my point.

You really do need to stop telling other people how unchristian they are and LOOK IN THE MIRROR Porthos. The only point you are making is how unchristlike you are and how you seem to enjoy judging other peoples beliefs and that my friend is something reserved for God. It is really sad that your soooo insecure in your own beliefs that you have resorted to demeaning others beliefs and telling them how they are so unchristian. Maybe you should look up that definition and reassess.
I am being kind in telling you that you need to back off judging others faith and beliefs and work on your own, am I being unchristian in telling you this? I don't know but I feel you need to realize what your doing.

lol unchristlike, is that even a word

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This unchristlike
adjectivenot becoming to or like a Christian; "ashamed to have to recognize how unchristianly his assumptions and motives are" [syn: unchristianly

the only thing that scares be about death is that it will all just be a black nothingness and i will be alone, just floating around in black...at least if I go to hell i wont be alone...