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That's exactly what makes it scary to me. It feels so normal to sit there on my couch, writing this message from my smartphone. But in fact life is just a rid
by tilolebo 6y ago
That's exactly what makes it scary to me.
It feels so normal to sit there on my couch, writing this message from my smartphone.
But in fact life is just a ridiculously short period at the scale of... Of what, actually?
How long have I not been born, and how long will I be dead? Trying to make sense of it is what makes me anxious.
- garaetjjte 6y agoYeah, reading about events on cosmological scale (galaxy, blackhole formation, etc.) usually ends up in existential dread feeling for me.
- RotANobot 6y agoNot to take away from your experience, I just wanted to share mine. When I read or think of events on cosmological scale it always gives me feelings of curious bliss.
- freeflight 6y agoI guess it's a matter of perspective. When I look at these things I'm amazed that I'm part of these scales, or as Carl Sagan put it: "We are made of star stuff". Once I'm dead, the elements my body consists of will go back into that eternal cycle, making me once again a part of the whole or maybe even part of evolving into something completely new. While my non-corporeal parts, my consciousness, my character, will hopefully be fondly remembered by family and friends. At least that's how I found a bit of peace of mind after having suffered from anxiety and existential dread for most of my youth.
- marton78 6y agoYou were never not born, and you will never be dead. The concept of time is meaningless if it's not experienced, so as far as you're concerned it won't exist, and what doesn't exist can also not be infinite.