[xyzone]

Fear of death isn't a conscious choice as much as it is an instinct of self preservation. It translates into human fears with humans, but it's rooted in primal instinct. All prey knows enough to run away from their predators. At any rate, humans can suppress that fear consciously through various ways. If nothing else, some people who are mortally wounded show signs of total acceptance. Others show distress but it's difficult to say it's not simply the pain reaction because animals do the same thing.