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I thought the article was interesting, especially the author's fear of nonexistence. I know I'd much rather think of more pleasant things.

I wonder if the dearth of comments here is due to a general uncomfortableness with nonexistence.

A nice reminder that we should all be doing what we love.

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A huge number of people don't believe that after death is "nonexistence" and therefore do not fear it.

Hmmm... I guess we can never know the hearts of men, but it seems like many people state that they don't fear death because of a belief in the afterlife, but the vast majority of people seem to behave as though they do actually fear it.

Similarly, the religious often talk about how they're "not really saying goodbye," yet they seem to grieve as though they really are saying goodbye forever.

Not judging or anything, losing a loved one hurts and people need ways to cope. Still, people's stated beliefs often seem at odds with their actions.

Edit: a word.

Might also be that it's saturday night/sunday morning, and not many people are 'on' right now?

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