[quote=@Legend] If death was really the worst possible outcome, [i]no one[/i] would, you know, kill themselves or something. Nobody would take any risks with their lives either. So for some people, there's clearly something better than how bad death is, or something worse. Part of what makes death powerful is that it's universal. [/quote] Suicide is a result of fear. It's fear so great it overcomes self-preservation; the animal destroys itself to avoid an overwhelming negative stimulus. Death is merely the most convenient of the methods of compelling fear. It is, by no means, the most powerful.