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Interesting. The you who thought those words has already ceased to exist, in the same way as the 10 year old version of you no longer exists. There is no exist/
by AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago
Interesting. The you who thought those words has already ceased to exist, in the same way as the 10 year old version of you no longer exists. There is no exist/not exist, really, there is only the continuous rearrangement of energy.
- garaetjjte 6y agoTechnically true, but I still feel consciousness continuity with these previous states of 'me'. And while I'm aware that fear of nonexistence is pointless and unactionable (because when I die there would be no more 'me', no more thoughts, so really no point to worry about something that I would never experience), that knowledge doesn't actually help with my primal fear of nonexistence.
- david-gpu 6y agoYou didn't exist a hundred years ago, either. Does that bother you? Countless people die every day and the rest of us go on. I personally find a lot of comfort in knowing that the world will keep turning just fine without me. Maybe a therapist would be helpful.