"Ray, are you afraid of dying?"This is perhaps the shorte...

"Ray, are you afraid of dying?"

This is perhaps the shortest of questions I've been asked, but I will probably give it one of my longest answers, because it's a question with which every sane person wrestles. So I will be thoughtful and very candid with my answer.

The quick response is "Yes, I am fearful," and "No, I'm not." I am not afraid of dying, but I am afraid of the process of dying (as I have noted that a number of atheists have also said).

Tomorrow is December 5th. That's when I turn ...