Why do people fear death?

"lives of great men all remind us , we can make our lives sublime , and departing leave behind us , footprints in the sands of time "

Hawkwind , Assault and battery 

…if you’re serious Escher… then by all means grab that Book, seeking and finding such that path, simple.

lol escher telling death to wait as youve still time on the clock for one last attack , cool attitude that 

straight out to  H E L L  with death . =)

fascinating deity is Hel 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hel_(mythological_being)

people are scared of death because prob half of them are not christians and are going to hell. in my case im not scared of death because when i die im going to heaven were there is no pain and no more tears and sadness.

it depends on the death , some i wouldnt want , others id be ok with , we all die , its part of life , but you dont generally get a choice how it happens it just does 

what happens after ? well no one living knows and the dead aint telling ,

yeah for example like @SatisicalKiller I fear death is a infinite dreamless sleep and for me that sounds really scary. If heaven was real and it might be, i would definitely be  really happy. But like scientifically there is no way to prove that heaven is real.