“Both Life and Death Are Mysteries”. Part 2. The fear of death

“Both Life and Death Are Mysteries”. Part 2. The fear of death

Part 2. The fear of deathArchbishop Theodosius (Bilchenko)What do people on earth need? Knowledge of God, participation in the spiritual values of the Church, reform, repentance and preparation for eternity. Some manage to become purified completely, others partially.

In our technological society, fear of death is no longer merely configured as “a version of fear of loss of desire.” Today, science allows life to extend beyond the realization of desires, but that does not eliminate fear: it transforms it. Instead of having given us a wisdom of life, longevity more strongly installed the fear of the possibility of dying. I remember the conversation with a man of about sixty years, who has prostate cancer and mu…

The Modern Monster: Asimov’s ‘Nightfall’ and why humanity fears death

“Have you ever experienced Darkness, young man?”  If you somehow haven’t heard of him, Isaac Asimov was an incredibly prolific writer, best known for various science fiction stories, including the “Foundation” series and a book of short stories titled “I, Robot.” He also wrote this week’s topic, a short story about the collapse of civilization when faced with mass panic: 1941’s “Nightfall.”  The cover of Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg’s col…