Is it normal to be afraid of death

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The other night I was talking to my boyfriend about dying. He is atheist and I am Christian.. So of course I'm trying to get him to believe in god. But we were talking about how people only have religions because they are afraid of dying because apparently according to my boyfriend after you die you just go in the ground and that's it. I didn't think of it that way. I always thought god was going to be waiting for us all and welcome us into heaven with a warm embrace! But, is this wrong? Does god really exist? I don't know what to do

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  • AngAnders112
    12 years ago

    Shouldn't you be capitalizing the Lord's name?

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Just stick with God .... HE DOES EXIST

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  • Emotionalwreck
    12 years ago

    Life's too short to waste on deities that don't have a tangible presence in your life, imho. I also believe that religion and the security of an afterlife lets people not worry about dying so much, but who's to say that it exists? I'm not personally convinced and therefore cannot "accept" God in the way that Christianity requires; so i'll be agnostic until that time. Both of my parents are quite devout Christians. Basically, believe what you want to believe, but don't change your firm beliefs to accommodate a relationship. You'll probably end up hating the situation, because you can't fool your own mind/heart.

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  • dom180
    12 years ago

    Nobody can be sure of what is going to happen, all we know is that it is human nature to want to stay alive. Moving to such a different place, if you believe one exists, is always going to scare you. If you believe that one doesn't exist, even more so. All we can do is enjoy the life that we know we have, and not worry about what happens at the end of it.

    Word of warning as well. I don't know what sort of person your bf is, but if you try and convince him all the time to believe in God, he won't like it. You could create a lot of friction in the relationship by bothering him about it, and there is almost no chance that he'll convert. Most atheists have very strong opinions about religion, it would take a very powerful, personal experiance to change his mind. Trying to convince him will only make you both argue.

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  • emilydoll
    12 years ago

    You're not alone. But who wants to live paranoid and worry about others going to hell? If there is a God I'm sure he won't send anyone to burn for eternity. But remember that everyone is on their own journey.

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