Fear of Death

@fmf said
OK, thanks. I hope things take a turn for the better for you.

poor reading comprehension from the like of you is sad.

I dont need things to take a turn for the better.

@fmf said
Your assertion is oblivious. divegeester's answer was interesting. I didn't dismiss it. Ghost of a Duke offered a thoughtful answer. I haven't dismissed it. Chalen (whoever he really is) chipped in. He was not dismissed. badradger offered an interesting bit of personal testimony and an answer which I have not dismissed. sonship, of course, not being one for normal 'talking to pe ...[text shortened]... s far, at least. So that just leaves you who feels dismissed. Have I hurt your feelings, is that it?

No you haven't hurt my feelings.

keep trying to work me out, perhaps you might even understand one day

@fmf said
You spammed him and me too. The dialogue made a very pertinent point. You spammed it. What is your more considered response? Engage it. Don't run away.

I gave it all I thought it deserved, if you think it should have more, you respond.

@kellyjay said
I gave it all I thought it deserved, if you think it should have more, you respond.

Don't run away.

@karoly-aczel said
Fear Death? I welcome death. If suicide was a legitimate option , (it is not) , then I would happily shuffle away. Why you ask? Because I know where I'm going when I die... this place is an absolute dump and is hard to even compare with the destination of every soul

Oh my. You are so complex.

Really interesting thread! I'm a bit late to the party but here's my take - I'm middle aged-ish...have two awesome kids an AMAZING (in joke about driving) wife, an esoteric dad with a dodgy heart (spoiler alert - bad-badger or squirrel or baron or red beaver or something).....I'm not worried about my death, but I'm terrified by the idea that I wont be around to look after my family, especially my kids.

@fmf said
Oh my. You are so complex.

not really

@stellspalfie said
Really interesting thread! I'm a bit late to the party but here's my take - I'm middle aged-ish...have two awesome kids an AMAZING (in joke about driving) wife, an esoteric dad with a dodgy heart (spoiler alert - bad-badger or squirrel or baron or red beaver or something).....I'm not worried about my death, but I'm terrified by the idea that I wont be around to look after my family, especially my kids.

so you going to turn into wormfood?

@karoly-aczel said
so you going to turn into wormfood?

He might be cremated.

@kellyjay said
We give our lives to Him, He give us His Spirit making
us born again which is a down payment of what is to come. He sets us free from
the bondage of needing to fear death, He defeated death for us.

Do you claim to be "born again"?

@karoly-aczel said
so you going to turn into wormfood?

I'm going to build a medium-sized pond and have a Viking boat funeral on it.

@stellspalfie said
I'm going to build a medium-sized pond and have a Viking boat funeral on it.

thats pleasant.

I'm going to have 'lust for life' by iggy pop ....
not sure of the methods yet. My mostly watery nature suggests that my loved ones will dispose of the remains appropriately

@fmf said
The thread topic is 'fear of death'.

At least three different, but related, fears are distinguishable.

1. Fear of the process of dying unpleasantly over a long period of time. E.g., through slow, degenerate illness.

2. Fear of what, if anything, happens after death (which is largely determined by one's religious beliefs (if any) or upbringing). This may be a specific, but very acute form of the more general fear of the unknown.

And 3., the fear you mention of the breaking off of personal relationships and what effect that would have on people you care about or who are dependent on you (small children, an invalid relative, etc.). Sudden deaths, especially by misadventure or criminal activity, or where the body is not recovered, deprive those left behind of closure. One can scarcely imagine what Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee is going through. Of course, one wishes to spare one's loved ones anguish and to offer them, if possible, some sort of closure. There is a lot to be said in favor of how people died throughout most of humanity's history: in bed, at home, surrounded by friends and relatives, with an opportunity to say 'good bye.' Dying alone, in hospital, when the last life-support machine has finally been turned off (after a long court battle), I would wish on no one.