not for myself. That being said, it pains me to think on how my 'eternal child' son will handle it when I am gone. I know his sister will care for him in my absence, but what will go on in his mind and heart? I've been a single dad since he was four - and he's non-verbal, so explaining things early on just isn't an option.

So no - I do not fear death for me, or my own sake. But I fear my death for those I love.

No, I do not fear death. It is inevitable, inescapable, guaranteed. Fearing it is irrelevant and illogical. I am not looking forward to it, necessarily, but I do not fear it.

Life after death? I look at it like this -- yes, life will continue after I die. My consciousness (soul) will cease to exist no later than the moment I die. My thoughts, perceptions, opinions, pain, dreams, etc., will be no more. My body, however, will not be "done."

I do not wish for my body to be preserved after I am finished with it. If pieces of my body, such as my organs, can keep someone alive a little longer, have at it. If science can learn from it, let them. Otherwise, don't embalm me and put me in a box in a vault in the ground. Dispose of my remains in such a way that my body can be recycled by the natural processes that exist on this planet. Parts of me will be taken up by life in other forms, microbial life, insects, or perhaps even vertebrates -- perhaps birds or mammals. I will, essentially, become food for other beings.

Allowing my remains to be processed by nature itself so the material that was formerly me returns to the biosphere will allow me, in a very real sense (although I will not be consciously aware of it,) to continue participating in the circle of life. If there is to be life after death, this is what it is.

yes I've gotten very close 2 times-one leukemia-two heart failure-Is scary as shit!

Not scared of death. I don't like the idea of it, but there is nothing I can do about it.

I kind of look at it a bit like I look at the time before I was born - it didn't hurt and I didn't miss it.

No, I'm not afraid of death. But I am afraid of pain. So the sooner the UK agrees to euthanasia the better I'll feel.

I do not fear death. Currently, I do not welcome it either, although I believe in human euthanasia. I hope I do not have a painful dying process.

No just disappointed.

1. I want to know what happens in all the ongoing sagas.

2. Having had some scary situations mountain climbing I know that I don't want to leave my family behind. I was in a fall and fortunately, it wasn't serious, I recovered quickly and walked off the mountain but I was shaken. I realized that the thing I would regret the most was missing my family and feeling that I hadn't done my fullest to take care of them.

I've read all about "Death" in the Disc World book series. Seems like a nice guy who is just tryign to do a good job.

Seriously though, no, I don't fear death. I think ost who fear death are really just afraid of the unknown.

Not at all.

I am only because I don't think I've led a complete life yet. There are things I still want to do. Knowing that life is finite is a decent motivator, but the not knowing when it will happen causes some fear if I think about it too much. Best I can do is live well day to day and accomplish what I can.

death does not scare me (and btw I am not an atheist I just don't believe in an after life) death freaks me out because I am huge fan of fucking someone who loves me, traveling the world, playing video games, etc. And death means...game over. my dad is about to die and that sucks so bad. I try to have an inspirational "he will be in my memory" thing. and that is true. but fuck me I will miss him, ASKSCIENCEMIKE had a thing about this... our monkey brains want to believe our personhood exists.

I was in a car crash (2 month coma) with a severe brain injury and I had only a 10% chance of coming out of the coma - but here I am 30 years later. Consequently I don’t fear death although I would avoid it if at all possible.

Nobody that I know of has gotten out alive..

Only afraid of death when something happens and I am like, shite, I could have died.

I am not afraid of death, but I hope it comes to me in my sleep or some other painless way. I fear a prolonged agonising death and hope that if I need it, euthanasia will be available to me. I saw my mother die very slowly in a nursing home over a prolonged period of time, she also had Parkinson's. In the end she died in her sleep, peacefully, but it took so long. It must have been torture.

not yet I may be when the time comes - I am pretty afraid of life (it was difficult - much better now) but I suppose teh short answer is no and i hope it stays that way. I think I might be more afraid of losing faculties.

Not at all. Actual death is nothing more than turning off your light switch. Our remains are nothing more than the road kill of life. I am afraid of dying a slow and agonizing death that can not legally be hastened. We put down out pets if they suffer the end of their lives but continue the cruelty on humans because of other peoples religious beliefs they have made into law. We should all have the right to end our lives when we decide. Prepare your family for your death and their loss by helping them to accept the normality of the circle of life. You are not going to some mysterious place. You are just permanently gone and left all your stuff behind. We all have to deal with such losses in our lives. What causes the most damage is watching the prolonged suffering of loved ones. It would be so easy to circumvent this if we had the right to choose the end of our lives before it becomes unbearable for them.

I have a bit of a jaded view on death. Years ago I worked in a trauma unit in Indiana, and during that time I'd seen dozens of people literally die right before my eyes. At my grandfather's funeral, I was the only one in the church who was not bawling his eyes out. My uncle told me that I was a 'black-hearted prick' for not caring enough for my grandfather. [I responded that if he really believed in Heaven, he should be glad that my grandfather was there instead of in a hospital with a respirator and feeding tubes.] I have no regrets about my relationships with people, and I have no reason to cry at a funeral. The legacy of the departed is kept in the memories of the survivors. Personally, I have no fear of death...Sometimes, I actually look forward to it...

I'm not afraid of death. I'm more afraid of not living fully during my short stint here.

Nothing cannot exist. without nothing been false by you knowing something and not nothing. Nothing is forever literally. I believe in nothing prove nothing without proving anything and I will believe you. You bare witness to your own individual.

Even a eternity of nothing would pass in a instant without you there to know about it. All but nothing is possible within infinite time.

Believe what you want just don't define the impossible and think you know Truth by knowing nothing since you know something and not

Nothing cannot exist. without nothing been false by you knowing something and not nothing. Nothing is forever literally. I believe in nothing prove nothing without proving anything and I will believe you. You bare witness to your own individual.

Even a eternity of nothing would pass in a instant without you there to know about it. All but nothing is possible within infinite time.

Believe what you want just don't define the impossible and think you know Truth by knowing nothing since you know something and not

I'm not afraid of death itself. I am afraid of dying if it's particularly long and painful, or leaves behind anyone that seriously needs me.

I think that's why I grew up loving history books about great dead people. I found them comforting. After all, they all died so it can't be that bad. Right?

I am not looking forward to my end of life experience, but mostly I hope for it to be painless and not too scary. As I approach that eventuality, I actually am less scared of it than I used to be. Strange isn't it? I will be 82 on my next birthday, so like it or not it's on it's way and getting closer every day.

I fear not death itself but the cease of ability to do what I haven't done yet. I have a long list of things that I want to do, and a few of them take time, most of them take money. Death means I can't do those things I want to and that's what I fear. I want to experience what this life I have has to offer and where my mind will take me. I welcome death with open arms when my journey end. I just hope it's not for a long time from now.