Here's my list of difficult truths that are part of being human.
We can:
A. Lie to ourselves about them,
B. Avoid thinking about them, or
C. Try to accept the parts we can't change and change what we can.
If you're in camps A or B, don't read this post!
Here are Thirteen Difficult Truths:
1. Irrationality - we humans are not rational, despite the fact that most of us want to believe we are. Our beliefs and behaviors are influenced by nearly-invisible social for...
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Coming to Terms with Mortality
Here is a list of ideas that helped me have less fear of my own mortality. I hope that you find some of them useful if you're afraid of dying.You've been dead before: you already know what it's like to be dead (i.e., it feels like nothing, it's a total lack of any experiences). You were dead from the moment of the Big Bang (assuming that's when time started) until some time after your conception. If any of the human religions turn out to be correct, then you may even have a chance of continuing...
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