fear and ignorance are why religion still exists.

[sealybobo]

And humans hate not knowing the answers to questions so the fear of the unknown is another reason for belief in God and religion

You fail to grasp the concept of faith.

To me there is no "unknown".
There is no fear.

Only anticipation.

To be absent in the body is to present with the Lord.
It's a blink.
I'll close my eyes, here on earth, and then open them to gaze upon His face.

Just thinking about having a "fear of the unknown" makes me laugh.

I don't fear death I fear dying. Hope it's not painful. As for what it is like after you are dead do you remember what it was like for 14 billion years before you were born? That's exactly what it will be like the next 14 billion years after you are dead

 

[Meriweather]

Your beliefs that your soul lives for eternity is based on your fear of death

Didn't scare me the first time; doubt if it will scare me the next time, either. Are you afraid of death?

 

[sealybobo]

Imagine what's going on in Florida right now if you live in Michigan or what it's like in Toronto if you're living in Chicago. Most people have a very hard time wrapping their brains around life and the universe continuing without them. It's an arrogant us humans have. I wonder how many other intelligent creatures on other planets believe in heaven - also. Do you think it's a lot?

 

[sealybobo]

Your beliefs that your soul lives for eternity is based on your fear of death

Didn't scare me the first time; doubt if it will scare me the next time, either. Are you afraid of death?

Nope. I just don't want to die before my parents. That would hurt them too much

 

[sealybobo]

Your beliefs that your soul lives for eternity is based on your fear of death

Didn't scare me the first time; doubt if it will scare me the next time, either. Are you afraid of death?

I just want to enjoy my forties fifties and sixties after that I'll be ok with checking out

 

[hortysir]

And humans hate not knowing the answers to questions so the fear of the unknown is another reason for belief in God and religion

You fail to grasp the concept of faith.

To me there is no "unknown".
There is no fear.

Only anticipation.

To be absent in the body is to present with the Lord.
It's a blink.
I'll close my eyes, here on earth, and then open them to gaze upon His face.

Just thinking about having a "fear of the unknown" makes me laugh.

I don't fear death I fear dying. Hope it's not painful. As for what it is like after you are dead do you remember what it was like for 14 billion years before you were born? That's exactly what it will be like the next 14 billion years after you are dead

Glad I gotta smile, Seally.

I, honestly, don't look forward to the pain either.
I know how much I hurt now, so......

 

[sealybobo]

And humans hate not knowing the answers to questions so the fear of the unknown is another reason for belief in God and religion

You fail to grasp the concept of faith.

To me there is no "unknown".
There is no fear.

Only anticipation.

To be absent in the body is to present with the Lord.
It's a blink.
I'll close my eyes, here on earth, and then open them to gaze upon His face.

Just thinking about having a "fear of the unknown" makes me laugh.

I don't fear death I fear dying. Hope it's not painful. As for what it is like after you are dead do you remember what it was like for 14 billion years before you were born? That's exactly what it will be like the next 14 billion years after you are dead

Glad I gotta smile, Seally.

I, honestly, don't look forward to the pain either.
I know how much I hurt now, so......

My mom has Alzheimers. I definitely don't want to go out like that. There really is no good way to die. And I'm not afraid of dying I'm just sad it's over. Or I should say I will be when that day comes

 

[sealybobo]

And humans hate not knowing the answers to questions so the fear of the unknown is another reason for belief in God and religion

You fail to grasp the concept of faith.

To me there is no "unknown".
There is no fear.

Only anticipation.

To be absent in the body is to present with the Lord.
It's a blink.
I'll close my eyes, here on earth, and then open them to gaze upon His face.

Just thinking about having a "fear of the unknown" makes me laugh.

I don't fear death I fear dying. Hope it's not painful. As for what it is like after you are dead do you remember what it was like for 14 billion years before you were born? That's exactly what it will be like the next 14 billion years after you are dead

Glad I gotta smile, Seally.

I, honestly, don't look forward to the pain either.
I know how much I hurt now, so......

I hope you don't hurt and if you do I hope you get better

 

[Avatar4321]

Fear and ignorance is what keeps you living a good life and taking care of the widow?

Funny, love is why I do it.