Bruce-Viorica, I disagree with Balsekar

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Hi Bruce,

 

, Bruce Morgen <editor@j...> wrote:

> Ah, but it does this foreseeing

> based on direct experience, and

> there's no argument over an

> ability to learn in this way.

> Human fear of death is based on

> an attempt to imagine the

> unimaginable, not on direct

> experience of death!

 

I would say rather than "fear of the unknown," the human fear of

death consists more of "fear of the known coming to an end."

 

It doesn't make sense how something unknown could be feared, since by

definition it is unknown -- but fear of loss of continuity and death

of the person(ality) or the "me" (which is the known) makes plenty of

sense.

 

Namaste,

 

Tim