I don't fear it. I simply don't want to unwillingly die. Life is incredible, and I'd like to continue enjoying it on my schedule.
"Conscious entity doesn't want to die" should be justification enough for not wanting to die. However, it seems that just because we've lived with a naturally imposed expiry date for so long, we are expected to accept death after an arbitrarily imposed time limit.
I live in an artificial structure because I do not accept the natural outdoor conditions that my ancestors lived in.
I communicate with people around the world, using horrendously artificial means, because I refuse to accept the silly natural limitations of local auditory communication.
I choose to accept antibiotics for infections that would otherwise naturally kill or maim me.
And if I can, I will choose to opt-out of death, the greatest disease that afflicts all of us.
As an aside, I do fear the tragedy of the aging process, for both myself and other people, but although that's presently a tightly-coupled problem, I'm assuming we're strictly discussing death and not aging.
I fear not being there to provide for my kids and seeing them grow up. The opportunity to help them grow into better people than myself and watch what they do with their lives.
I think that’s a legitimate fear, and nothing to do with what happens next to me.
"Conscious entity doesn't want to die" should be justification enough for not wanting to die. However, it seems that just because we've lived with a naturally imposed expiry date for so long, we are expected to accept death after an arbitrarily imposed time limit.
I live in an artificial structure because I do not accept the natural outdoor conditions that my ancestors lived in.
I communicate with people around the world, using horrendously artificial means, because I refuse to accept the silly natural limitations of local auditory communication.
I choose to accept antibiotics for infections that would otherwise naturally kill or maim me.
And if I can, I will choose to opt-out of death, the greatest disease that afflicts all of us.
As an aside, I do fear the tragedy of the aging process, for both myself and other people, but although that's presently a tightly-coupled problem, I'm assuming we're strictly discussing death and not aging.