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What if Dying isn’t as bad as we think?
- lm28469 8y ago> Let us talk about death. It is about time. I can't think of a single topic which has been discussed as mush as death throughout history. Afaik death is seen that way through the current western philosophy, but it's far from the norm. In other places / at other times death was celebrated or at least seen as an inherent part of life (and as such, not something to be afraid of). I find the current western fixation of trying to keep people alive at all cost much more disturbing than death itself. Interesting texts on the subject: - The game of black and white (p29): https://terebess.hu/english/AlanWatts-On%20The%20Taboo%20Against%20Knowing%20Who%20You%20Are.pdf https://terebess.hu/english/AlanWatts-On%20The%20Taboo%20Aga... - https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_4 https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Let... - https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_24 https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Let... -https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_61 https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Let...