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People become attached to other people and "things" on earth.
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Perhaps because dying is usually very unpleasant.
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You don't know the many answers to this question? I understand where you are coming from, but it's obvious, that once you die, you can't experience the great things that happen to you when you're alive. And for rational people with brains, believing there is no afterlife makes it even worse.
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Fear of the unknown and not wanting to leave the ones you love.
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I'm more afraid of losing someone I love than myself dying.
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I think because they freak themselves out when they think about what happenends after you die,like if theres more to life or is it the end.
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Because no one really knows what happens next. It is the fear of the unknown.
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Because we don't truly know what happens afterwards.
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Most people know in the back of their minds that it is the end of the line.
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Because its so unexpected at some times and maybe they havent fulfilled their life as planned
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Well, it's that great thoroughly democratic leap into the totally unknown, no? Perhaps because they're not 'preparing' for it in life? - [I'll go on if anyone's interested] - ;-)
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Pepole have always been afraid of the unknown, and it has been shown many times that dying is often painful. So you have 2 good reasons for fearing death. A third reason may be that they believe they are not ready yet.
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1. We don't know anything about death. What we don't know scares us because we can't plan for it. 2. Some people have a list of things to accomplish and if they die, they can't. 3. For the fear of leaving their loved ones behind like that, some people freak out.
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Fear of pain and then nothingness. Even the religious have serious doubts about an afterlife.
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its natural to be afraid of death. especially if your life is going very well at the moment. but even if its not you kinda wonder how your life will be better if you stay alive for it.
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we are all afraid of the unknown.
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Humans have a natural instinct of self preservation.
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Because they LOVE life and don't want to "go".
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the only thing I fear about death is how my family will be taken care of
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ARE YOU DEMENTED!??! you'd leave the ones you love behind! either that or dying automatically makes one think that they'd die in a painful way...
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they're afraid because they don't know what's going to happen it's kind of stupid though everyone dies why be afraid of something natural?
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Because they do not know when or how it will happen.
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Because life is so amazing. Leaving it would be like leaving a loving home for an unknown place without your friends, family, and familiarity.
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