Bertrand Russel said what?!!

"We are part of nature" "We are subordinates of nature" and that fear in essence is disgraceful are some of Russel's ideas. The main part about fear being disgraceful really irritated me and I wondered why I would have that reaction. Russel appears to be saying that the utopian way of looking at death in particular would be without horror. How can anyone have a mindset in which they are not afraid to die. I would assume that most people fear what they do not understand and change. Death is definitely a bit of a change. But why would anyone think that someone else who does fear dying is weaker (since it is disgraceful in Russel's theory). Perhaps it is not fearing death itself that Russel finds disgraceful. Maybe instead it is a person's need to belive in a higher being, God, Allah, whatever in order to feel better about dying. Any which way you put it, I do not agree.
Fine, these are his ideas and what he believes but I do not. I do not think that it is weak to believe in God. In many cases this belief in a higher power gives people the strength and courage to face problems that they would not face by "themselves." Russel mentions that people seek affection in order to escape lonliness. That it what God is for many people; they do not feel so alone. What is so wrong or disgraceful about personally believing something if it helps you and you are not forcing your own beliefs on someone else.