Quote Originally Posted by World's End Stella View Post
The overwhelming majority of this peace and contentment comes from their belief that at the moment of death you will not cease to exist for all eternity.
Surely this depends on the verdict going your way, for those who believe in an upstairs-downstairs afterlife.

As one that doesn't, the prospect of ceasing to exist doesn't bother me at all personally, as long as pain isn't involved in the process. I'm far more concerned about the distress, inconvenience and possible mess left behind for others at such a cessation.