Our Fear of Death

"No one knows whether death is the greatest blessing, but as they know, they are concerned that this is the greatest curse," said Plato. This sentence stresses that death is part of the essence of life and that everyone must deal with it. But why are we all trying to avoid the subject of death? We do not think we are afraid of death itself. I am worried about what will happen after death. Death has always been the most important issue of controversy, as individuals have different opinions based on religion and personal beliefs.

I tend to be more inclined to the idea that rather than our sexual desire, the fear of our death influences the formation and compulsion of religion. In an article on Wikipedia 's death anxiety, it is worth noting that this anxiety peaks at middle age (high enough for adolescence, peaked in middle age, then gradually decreased in old age) I will. If I can try to have relevance, religious conservatism and social integration seem to peak in middle age. (Of course I can not tell you what triggers or influences others, I just observe it. It also draws attention that the anxiety of the death of people who are doing religious activities is alleviated and this alone may help to select the evolutionary advantage. Human organizations can only tolerate such great pressure

According to Elizabeth Cooper Ross there are many reasons that people are afraid of death. But she firmly believes that the root of our fears and the main reason we are afraid of death is simply because death is unavoidable. Humans are used to making their own decisions; moreover, we guarantee the opportunity to change or select events during leisure time. This can cause problems as human beings can not choose when to want to die or how to like it. Death itself is a process of nature and human beings can not control it.