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The “Are you afraid of death?” question, Part 2

June 1, 2014 By Nan Bush 48 Comments

Tomas and some others asked me, “Are you afraid of death?”

The opening of my response (last week’s post, the one below this one): “Some yes.”

This week: “Most no”

What does that mean, “Most no?”

Bear with me, please, because I’m thinking on paper here. I think what “Most no” means is that I’m probably not afraid of what most people are afraid of when we think of death. At least in Western societies, most people are afraid of hell, or at least of punishment. That is what at least 1,700 years of theology have led to. [Read more…] about The “Are you afraid of death?” question, Part 2

Tagged With: afraid of death, Albert Einstein, Augustine, Bernie Siegel MD, Carl Gustav Jung, Dante, John Dominic Crossan

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