No Fear of Death

So you deny death even happens. What does that accomplish?

slightly perfect

Huh? I don't see which part of my writing denies the reality of death. I merely explained why I don't fear death. In case there's any further misunderstanding, I will restate it plainly. I am not afraid to die. I've never denied the reality of death in my writing. I don't know if there's a problem with my clarity of writing or if it's a problem with your reading comprehension.

I am sorry if I sound rude, but being misunderstood is one of the things in this world that irritates me a lot.

By maintaining a faith-based belief that there is an afterlife, you deny death happens, thus you CAN'T be afraid of what you're denying. There is no afterlife, but you choose not to accept that. As a result, you deny death even happens. So of COURSE you don't be fearful of what you don't think is real.

slightly perfect

It always amazes me how reality seems so distorted from christians and other beliefs. People die, it just happens, they don't go anywhere, faith in an afterlife is just a mask to not be afraid of death, but really believing in it, is fear, cause if you actually weren't afraid you would just accept death as death and not anything to do with "god" in the first place

[.It's-Kiki.|0 likes] [|reply]

Since I see two very similar comments, I will respond to both altogether.

You are technically incorrect in saying that I (and other Christians) deny the reality of death. However, you are correct in saying that we believe in life after death. I do not at all deny the death of the body. If you take a gun and blow my brains out, I would die. I don't deny that. So, I don't deny the reality of death. So, it is technically incorrect to say that I deny the reality of death.

However, I do believe in life after death. You are correct there.

Even IF I don't believe in life after death, I won't be afraid of death. You really have to know me very well in order to understand this about me. (My father does not believe in God and he is not afraid to die.) You really can't assume you know anything about anyone just by their labels (labels such as "Christian", "Buddhist", "Muslim", "Chinese", "Black", "White", "accountants", "lawyers", etc)

Since I would not fear death even IF I don't believe in an afterlife, it is a false assumption on your part (without knowing me) to say that I believe in an afterlife "just as a mask to not be afraid of death."

Have a good day. More of my thoughts can be found at http://spirfit.blogspot.com

Well not really, because your whole entry is based on the fact that your under the impression that there is indeed an afterlife and that is "home".

Belief in god or not, if you were to write an entry about not fearing death, then afterlife and god wouldn't even come up, it would just be an entry saying you do not fear dying. You wouldnt have to talk about any afterlife.

In mentioning it, youre basically saying that you dont fear death because you figure youre going to keep on living spiritually. which is def not the same thing. People who need to reassure themselves that there is an afterlife through faith, do that to make leaving this world seem less scary, because they assume that in time everyone theyve left behind will be following or rejoining them.

[.It's-Kiki.|0 likes] [|reply]

yes, are you?
i spent the last couple of days in a christian parish and although i am not of the faith it did get me thinking about a lot of things.
And the world really isn't that bad, you just have to look in the right places, and in a lot of places you can see things that make you think that you really don't want to leave at all. and yes a lot of things make you feel like you're not a part of this world but that can also be a reason for wanting to stay......everything can be changed.

In response to Kiki's comment:

I think I have the right to mention the after life and anything I want to in my blog. It's the freedom of writing. Just because I mentioned the afterlife, it doesn't mean that's the cause of my not fearing death. Never did I make that connection in this entry. You made that conclusion from your own preconceived notion that all Christians believe in an afterlife so that they don't fear death. I can't speak for other Christians, but that's not true for me. As I've already mentioned, my dad does not believe in God and he doesn't fear death. I've probably inherited some of that from him.

I have 2 recommendations for you: (1) Let go of your stubborn preconceived notions. (2) Just because 2 things are mentioned in the same blog, it does not necessarily imply cause and effect. That's a flaw in logic that they address in any university classes on research methods (especially in science.)

When I wrote this, all I wanted to do is to express my feelings. I never expected it would start a debate about the reason why I don't fear death. Geez.

Also, I think I know why I don't fear death more than someone who has never met me.

In response to Silvergals:

No, I am not British. I am a New Yorker. I asked because I noticed some unfamiliar expressions when I was reading your blog. So, I guessed that they were British expressions, but wasn't sure.

Thanks for your comment. You correctly picked up on how I was feeling some aversion to this world. But don't worry. I am not suicidal. Except for God, no one has the right to take my life, not even myself. My life belongs to God. Also, I am not even finished with what I was placed here to do. So, it's not time for me to go. But when the time comes, I would have absolutely no problem with it.