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Originally Posted by May
I would die happy anytime..Death might sound a scary thing for some because we are not used to the idea of it..is not part of our everyday life although everyday people die...Why most people afraid of death?Maybe is the fear of the unknown?what do you think?
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Healthy living things are programmed to avoid death. Fear of death keeps them alive and breeding longer. Fear of death is natural and healthy. Living things that welcome death are more likely to die before reproducing, so their genes and outlook on life are not passed along to their offspring. Those that fear death, are more careful, and live longer. They pass those genes and attitudes along to their offspring. So there is a strong instinct to fear death.
Also, a thinking being knows that death is the end. Most people don't want the ride to stop. They look toward the end of the ride as a sad or scary thing.
If there is no afterlife, when you die you simply cease to exist, so you will be neither happy nor sad. If you think there is an afterlife, you have the fear of the unknown thrown in there as well. Unless you think 72 virgins are waiting for you, then you embrace death.