Ales Rarus

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1. EmilyE wrote:
   
   I think you have a point about people fearing annihilation. But I also think one of the reasons people fear death is because they're frightened of the pain that often accompanies it.
   
   Years ago, when she was ill, my mother told our pastor: "I'm not scared of death. It's the dying part I don't like."
   
   I think many people would share that sentiment — and I think that most of us want to die quietly in our sleep. We don't want to die of cancer, to be sick for years. We don't want to die in a car accident, when we might linger on life support for a time. We certainly don't want to die a martyr's death.
   
   I think that fear of death is pretty much a fear of the process of dying.

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   Posted 22 Dec 2004 at 6:43 am ¶
2. Marjo R. Moore wrote:
   
   Funky&Emily-
   
   Partly the death/pain aspect, no doubt. Just EXTREME fear of the unknown… pretty powerful um, paralyzing agent to some.
   
   "Our greatest fear is that when we die, we become nothing"- Thich Nhat Hanh

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   Posted 22 Dec 2004 at 8:28 pm ¶
3. Funky Dung wrote:
   
   Marjo, welcome to my blog! I notice you're from south-eastern PA. I grew up there. How'd you find my blog? Are you a friend of Howard or Steve?

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   Posted 25 Dec 2004 at 9:29 pm ¶
4. Fred K wrote:
   
   Fear of living forever is real. I tend to think it's based in awareness of one's own limitations extended infinitely. For me, the comfort is to remember the love and mercy of God.
   
   fear of being bored in heaven
   http://tinyurl.com/4q8sv
   
   fear of infinity
   http://tinyurl.com/3zxa2

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   Posted 28 Dec 2004 at 2:00 am ¶
5. Jeremy Pierce wrote:
   
   I've had people tell me that they aren't really excited about heaven for the reasons Jollyblogger gives, so there's something to what he's saying. I do think you're right than many people fear death simply beacuse they fear not existing anymore.

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   Posted 01 Jan 2005 at 10:56 pm ¶

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