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Originally Posted by ploesj
people are afraid of death because they don't know what happens next-or if anything happens at all. through history, there has been enough evidence to tate that people are afraid of the unknown. life after death; god, heaven.. is all a way to console ourselves and make us less afraid, in my opinion.
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True, but I think that's only a tiny element of the overall human fear of death; however, I could be biased in saying that, as I have no religion. Theoretically, one can only truly fear what one has previously experienced, as (logical) fear is largely based upon the anticipation of unpleasant consequences; and we can only deem something unpleasant having encountered it before. We can conceptualize a fear of the unknown, but not actually 'possess' it.
I had a point there, but my phone rang, and I forgot it. It probably wouldn't have made sense anyhow.
There, that's better.