From: utzoo!decvax!wivax!linus!genradbo!mitccc!rgvdh Newsgroups: net.philosophy Title: fear of death Article-I.D.: mitccc.381 Posted: Tue Feb 22 17:54:12 1983 Received: Wed Feb 23 04:43:34 1983 It is perfectly reasonable for someone who 1) enjoys life and 2) does not believe in an afterlife to wish to delay death as long as possible. I don't understand why people who claim to believe in an afterlife are.