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Yeah, reading about events on cosmological scale (galaxy, blackhole formation, etc.) usually ends up in existential dread feeling for me.
by garaetjjte 6y ago
Yeah, 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.