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 I think people fear death because of what death is associated with. Death conjures up images of pain, loss of loved ones and other negative thoughts. In this way people feel they have nothing to look forward to in death. Such a concept scares many because death is not practical or convenient. A five year old can die before a elderly person of ninety-eight there is no definite pattern to the loss of life. The unpredictability of death makes people worried and they look for answers to calm their fears. People like having options and death provides none so science seeks to make them.