We all accept that death is inevitable; we all die. However, there are numerous debates about what death actually is. I think it is important to first discuss what we believe death is before asking whether it is rational to fear it. I mean, how can we fear something without knowing what we fear. If I propose the idea that death is the separation of our bodies and spirits and that we never die spiritually but can continue to live in heaven or hell; then I would suggest that it is rational to fear death. This is rational as there could be a high probability that I will end up in hell. On the other hand, is death simply the cessation of existing? For many, ceasing to exist evokes a lot of fear, but I believe this proposal is inadequate. I can actually fear something that I won't experience. I won't feel any pain or suffering, but I won't feel any pleasure either. So is this the problem? If I cease to exist will I be deprived of the good or will I be deprived of all those things that I could still experience if I were still alive? My main problem is the use of the word fear in this context. It seems illogical to say that we could fear death since it would suggest that we knew exactly what death was and that we knew that death is a bad thing. Since we have no answers to any of these questions, it seems irrational to fear death. Undoubtedly death evokes some form of emotional response, but it is really fear that we feel. It seems we are all afraid of the unknown and could death being the ultimate unknown be why we fear it? So in this respect one might suggest that the fear was justified. My goal is to question what we really fear about death and discuss whether it makes sense for us to do so. In doing so I hope to provide a more appropriate and rational way in which we might react to death…half of paper…ceasing to exist. I must be aware, however, that some fear the idea of ​​ceasing to exist as this then suggests an absence of good. Isn't it just an absence of good or the idea that when we die we miss out on something and are simply sad that we can no longer live? If death is simply a hardship, we may fear it or we may simply feel anger and resentment. If we want to take the life after death approach that suggests there is the possibility of life after death, the fear of death is rational. The uncertainty that death creates in cases of premature death or the dying process can arouse a sense of fear, yet these seem to me to be the only cases in which it is rational to fear death. The idea of ​​fearing something like nonexistence seems irrational, but instead we could replace the fear with emotions like pain and sadness, which are much more appropriate.