I'm not so worried about being dead, I'm more concerned with the transition.
Cell death in your brain sounds terrifying.
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What happens to your brain after you die?
Messenger RNA circulates for hours, but what proportion of your neurons/glial cells remain functional? Is there support for a common post-mortem experience?
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If the blood supply to the brain is interrupted (ie heart stops), within six seconds the person will be unconscious. This is because neurons cannot store their own oxygen and glucose (energy supply) and must constantly draw it from the blood. WIthout this supply, the neurons will shut down and stop firing electrically and chemically, hence the unconsciousness. If the oxygen and glucose supply is cut off for longer, revival may be possible but there will be permanent brain damage. If blood supply is not restored within six minutes, there is severe permanent damage.
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There are some arguments for or against decapitation because the subject may remain alive momentarily.
The concept of a stroke (how my grandfather and his dad went) terrifies me. Or a heart attack. Just the transition is freaky, not so much being dead. If there is nothing after I die, I won't give a shit, will I?
I also have a weird fear of cremation and being buried. I guess that's irrational.
As far as science meshing with religion....I like the idea that the Universe is a constant and that it has "always been." Maybe life is cyclical and we will all do it again. But then I look back and think..."Do I really want to not be able to drink and/or drive again? Fuck no!?"
So then maybe there is reincarnation. That could be fun. If I come back as a female I'm definitely going les.
Or maybe everything is just a string of conscience and once you die you just become an infinite stretch of energy. Maybe time slows down.
Or maybe if you were a good person you get to go hang out with J-C for all eternity. I hope all the cool people are there...like George Carlin and Bernie Mac.
If there is a purgatory, I'd like to think we are in it right now. If I come back as a ghost, the first place I'm going is the lady's locker room. Hide your wife and kids. That isn't ectoplasm.