I’m Not Afraid of Death – Richard Dawkins

If you're afraid of death you're terrified of living !

I’ve always said the same thing probably since I was a kid, I’m afraid of dying, but not being dead. I’m also afraid of some sort of heaven where I’m just never able to rest for eternity that’s horrifying to me

UnIverse is 13,8 bilion years old. what theists don¸t understand is that after bilion of bilion years pass eternity just begun

so your not afraid of death ,,,, has anyone told you what happens to atheists , have you not heard of hell,,the lake of fire ,,, poor chap

Humankind in its ignorance likes to assume it understands things that are beyond its ability to comprehend. The main reason we do this is because of the ego. I’m not going to claim I know what happens, but I think anyone claiming they do know is ignorant and therefore not worth listening to.

For the individual, life is eternal. Being dead will surely be like being unconceived. For you, the individual, your existence is eternal. No one has any fear of what it was like before they existed. Why should it be any different at the other end?

If I were absolutly certain death is just non existance I wouldn't fear it at all, if anything, I'd see it as something to look foward to; a relief. But, even though I'm not religious, I can't shake the fear that there's something after death, specifically the fear of some kind of Hell, I suppose. I wish I could get rid of it because it's my greatest fear and I've had it my whole life.

A person actually begins rhe journey toward death at the very moment they are born. This old turkey is pathetic

The most logical answer is what dawkins said, its how i die what scares me

I’m not scared of death, I’m bummed about it.

Your question at 1:30 is THE question, certainly in the western world….fear of death is the only reason this bollox still has such a hold.

It’s an interesting one. The general anaesthetic loss of consciousness I found to be far less scary than the fainting version of loosing consciousness. I don’t know whether it is the lack of control during fainting but it definitely is worse in hindsight 😂

Given the direction the world is going, I welcome it. Fk this place.

i'm not afraid 🎵

I only fear not being able to be there to help or listen to my loved ones when they need someone. I also am saddened to know that there is a finite amount of happiness I'll be able to share with my loved ones.

My way of looking at it is: try to remember what it was like before you were born, because that is what death will be. The world existed just fine before you will born, and it will continue to go on without a hitch after you die. Personally, I find that much more of a consolation that an afterlife of potentially eternal suffering. I've never understood the mentality that having an afterlife is better if you're to be judged based on some arbitrary criteria of how you lived your life in the eyes of some deity. I mean , Hell is supposed to be the ultimate deterrent for not believing in God, but if I don't believe in God, then I don't believe in Hell. So, the fear of Hell is instantly mitigated, making Hell seem more like a deterrent for the religion than against it. Which is worse: the potential of an eternity of paradise with the probability of an eternity of torment and suffering, or an eternity of exactly what your life was like before you were born, regardless of how you lived your life. To me, religion inspires existential fear for what happens after death, dictating how one lives their life, while the lack of religion liberates a person to live their life to their heart's content, allowing them to be truly free, because they already know what death will be like, and nothing you do in life will matter after that point anyway. Once I lost religion, I lost all existential fear.

Dearh of any one is not separation from God. There is no separation from God he is everywhere. Do you really want to face a Holy God without the protection from the blood of Jesus?

First words fear of dieing. No one wants to die. So your title is a false narrative.

Surah Al-Jathiyah (45:24)
“And they say, ‘There is nothing but our worldly life; we die and live, and nothing destroys us except time.’ But they have no knowledge of it; they only speculate.”

Surah Al-Jathiyah (45:32):
“And when it was said, ‘Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth and the Hour is coming—there is no doubt about it,’ you said, ‘We know not what is the Hour. We assume only assumptions, and we are not convinced.’”

I'm reminded of a diatribe from Doug Stanhope (please forgive me for this 🙂) who said…
''If my parents were still alive I'd sue them into poverty. I didn't ask to be born, and I never had a shit day until I was.'' Crude maybe, but I can't argue.

I was Scared of Death back when I was a Brainwashed christian. Fear is their biggest Weapon.

But now as an Atheist, I do not Fear Death at all. Now, I fear Life. More specifically, I fear getting old. When the body starts breaking down…. THAT is scary!!!

وَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَـرٰى عَلَى اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا اَوْ قَالَ اُوْحِىَ اِلَىَّ وَلَمْ يُوْحَ اِلَيْهِ شَىْءٌ وَّمَنْ قَالَ سَاُنْزِلُ مِثْلَ مَاۤ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ‌ وَلَوْ تَرٰٓى اِذِ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ فِىْ غَمَرٰتِ الْمَوْتِ وَالْمَلٰٓٮِٕكَةُ بَاسِطُوْۤا اَيْدِيْهِمْ‌ اَخْرِجُوْۤا اَنْفُسَكُمُ‌ اَلْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ الْهُوْنِ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَقُوْلُوْنَ عَلَى اللّٰهِ غَيْرَ الْحَـقِّ وَكُنْتُمْ عَنْ اٰيٰتِهٖ تَسْتَكْبِرُوْنَ‏

அல்லாஹ்வின் மீது பொய்யைப் புனைந்து கூறுபவனைவிட அல்லது தனக்கு வஹி வராத நிலையில் தனக்கு வஹி வருவதாகச் சொல்பவனைவிட மேலும், அல்லாஹ் இறக்கி வைத்தது போன்று (அதற்குப் போட்டியாக) நானும் இறக்கிக் காண்பிப்பேன் என்று பிதற்றுபவனைவிடக் கொடிய அக்கிரமக்காரன் யார்? அந்தோ! இந்த அக்கிரமக்காரர்கள் மரண வேதனைகளில் சிக்கியிருக்கும்போது நீர் பார்க்க வேண்டும்! மேலும், வானவர்கள் தங்கள் கைகளை நீட்டியவாறு “உங்களுடைய உயிர்களைக் கொடுங்கள்; அல்லாஹ்வைப் பற்றி உண்மைக்குப் புறம்பானவற்றை நீங்கள் கூறிக் கொண்டிருந்ததாலும், அவனுடைய வசனங்களைப் புறக்கணித்து நீங்கள் ஆணவங் கொண்டிருந்ததாலும் இன்று உங்களுக்கு இழிவு மிக்க வேதனை கூலியாகத் தரப்படுகின்றது” (என்று கூறுவார்கள்).
(அல்குர்ஆன் : 6:93)

Its easy to say Im not afraid at the comfort of your home, when you are in good health, and all is well. It is a completely different matter, entirely, when you are actually face to face with it.