People who are afraid to die are afraid to live, or haven't yet found any meaning in being alive. They could live forever and remain in a spiritual desert the entire time. Salvation is a spiritual event, not a chronologic one.
People who are afraid to die are afraid to live, or haven't yet found any meaning in being alive. They could live forever and remain in a spiritual desert the entire time. Salvation is a spiritual event, not a chronologic one.
The only thing that makes life worth living is the fact that it's temporary. Many stories and movies (Tuck Everlasting, Highlander, Interview with a Vampire come to mind) have pointed this out. It's very deeply embedded in the Judeo-Christian view of the world, which even Western atheists largely share.
It is said quite often in Christian patristic writings that death is a gift that enables repentance and change. Immortality would crystalize our very worst aspects forever, and without change.
People who are afraid to die are afraid to live, or haven't yet found any meaning in being alive. They could live forever and remain in a spiritual desert the entire time. Salvation is a spiritual event, not a chronologic one.
The only thing that makes life worth living is the fact that it's temporary. Many stories and movies (Tuck Everlasting, Highlander, Interview with a Vampire come to mind) have pointed this out. It's very deeply embedded in the Judeo-Christian view of the world, which even Western atheists largely share.
It is said quite often in Christian patristic writings that death is a gift that enables repentance and change. Immortality would crystalize our very worst aspects forever, and without change.