Response: Living with the Fear of the End

original post :http://themodernchrist.blogspot.ca/2012/04/living-with-fear-of-end.html

After reading Rachel’s post on the fear of the end, I would have to say that I agree with her views. I especially agree with the idea that the unknown is much scarier then the known. This idea can be illustrated with the example of the ‘bogie man’. This is a made up monster that children fear. No one has a description of the bogie man, and no one knows any of the evil things that he can actually do. For example, we know that zombies will eat away at human flesh; none of these details are known about the bogie man. Yet children everywhere are afraid that the bogie man will come one night and frighten them. This image of the bogie man also follows many people their entire lives, as one will always associate the bogie man with being frightened.          

            This fear of the unknown is mirrored in the Christian faith, as there is so much emphasis on the afterlife. Christians must have faith that they will either go to heave or hell. But if they don’t have faith that there is an afterlife, then most would say they do not truly believe in the Christian faith. However, what truly happens in haven and hell truly are unknown.

            These aspects of monster and the fear of the end are both used by the media, as Rachel illustrated, because they both convey strong messages of fear. By depicting situations like these, people are forced to face their fears.