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I admire striving to not die. Statistically, I fully expect to die. Never dying would be a fantastic surprise. I think acceptance is a lot healthier and more
by brookst 4y ago
I admire striving to not die.
Statistically, I fully expect to die. Never dying would be a fantastic surprise.
I think acceptance is a lot healthier and more likely to produce happiness in life than thinking one may be an exception.
- kiba 4y agoWhy not both?
- Mystery-Machine 4y agoThere's a difference between "thinking one may be an exception" and realizing that, no matter how small, there is a chance that one day we'll invent the technology that will make us immortal (to some extent). If we had the same stance for all the other things that never happened before and were considered impossible, we would have never went to space and achieved many other great firsts.
- brookst 4y agoTo the extent that thinking something is possible influences the outcome, sure. For me, at my age, with my expertise, I am aware that there is a tiny possibility I could live forever the same way I am aware I could win the lottery: I accept that neither will happen, but I’ll still buy a lottery ticket every now and then.