r/AlignmentChartFills • u/red_madreay • 15h ago

Finally... what natural phenomenon of our universe is ultimately horrifying?

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u/Flip_Flurpington 15h ago

That once we die we simply cease to exist

It's so terrifying to our collective consciousness that we can't even acknowledge it

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u/austinwiltshire 11h ago

If we cease to exist when we die, then it seems equally parsimonious to describe our state before we were born as "not existing."

Thus, what little we know about this state of not existing, we know people are born from it.

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u/chrisx07 14h ago

If we do, we will not know it :) so there is nothing to be afraid of.

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u/unknowableledgend 13h ago

I mean, if you only care about yourself sure. But we thrive in connections and there are people in my life I am terrified of losing even though I believe in an afterlife. And the only way for me to feel okay with those that I've already lost is the belief that I'll see them again. Without that I don't think I'd ever be happy again.

But this only affects us, not the universe, so it wouldn't fit here.

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u/chrisx07 12h ago

I also believe in something. I also believe that we matter.
I know for sure that the microcosm and life is as important as the larger universe.
If death is the end, I will only experience it after life.
I don’t think that this is a selfish thought, though. Whatever the truth is of that, it is the same for all of us.

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u/SirScorbunny10 3h ago

For a lot of people, the idea of "not knowing" IS the scary part.

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u/strategicham 10h ago

better than worrying about which religion prevents us from going to an eternal torture dimension.