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Need internet sources to justify the fear of death (thanatophobia)?
I have to write a speech in a public speaking class about my biggest fear. My biggest fear is dying, but for some reason my teacher is making us find 3 good sources on the internet to justify that. I can't find a single thing on the internet that finds thanatophobia rational, they all say that it's irrational (in other words: The internet only says things about not fearing death, I need things on why people should fear death)
Most anything will do as long as it has its own article or something similar. A post on a forum doesn't quite count unless it provides good evidence. Thanks for your time
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- Feenix3Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
A fear of death is rational because it is a survival mechanism, hardwired into our brains to protect us. If we saw a lion walking towards us and didn't run away in fear, we would end up in its stomach. The human species fears death because evolution favored those who did. Those who didn't probably didn't last long enough to pass on their genes.
Check the following links for ideas:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear
http://dying.about.com/od/thedyingprocess/a/fear_o...