I have a healthy fear of death; it’s just that none of it stems from an “unobserved endless void”. Some of the specific things I fear are:
Being stabbed is painful and scary (it’s scary even if you know you’re going to live)
Most forms of dying are painful, and often very slow
The people I love mourning my loss
My partner not having my support
Future life experiences, not happening
All of the things I want to accomplish, not happening
The point I was making in this thread was that “unobserved endless void” is not on this list, I don’t know how to picture it, and I’m surprised that other people think it’s a big deal.
Who knows, maybe if I come close to dying some time I’ll suddenly gain a new ontological category of thing to be scared of.
I have a healthy fear of death; it’s just that none of it stems from an “unobserved endless void”. Some of the specific things I fear are:
Being stabbed is painful and scary (it’s scary even if you know you’re going to live)
Most forms of dying are painful, and often very slow
The people I love mourning my loss
My partner not having my support
Future life experiences, not happening
All of the things I want to accomplish, not happening
The point I was making in this thread was that “unobserved endless void” is not on this list, I don’t know how to picture it, and I’m surprised that other people think it’s a big deal.
Who knows, maybe if I come close to dying some time I’ll suddenly gain a new ontological category of thing to be scared of.