Cost of truth? "I am often asked by parents, 'How do I talk to my child about death if I don’t believe in God or heaven?' My answer is always the same: 'Lie.' The idea that you simply die & turn to dust may work for some adults, but it doesn’t help [kids]"
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Oh yeah thanks to my parents I thought I was immortal until basically I was 19. Suddenly realizing I'm actually going to die, as an adult, was really hard to handle.
I had a similar experience, but I have no way of knowing if it’s harder this way than the alternative.
Do you really think it would have been easier to handle as a kid?
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This. Even with the deep relief of losing my belief in hell, the time it took me to adjust to the reality of death was very difficult
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Sam Harris has the best answer; just don't talk about it until the day you don't have to lie.
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maybe i still haven't processed it but i'm just not very bothered by the idea that i might die. i'm quite a lot more bothered by e.g. the idea that i might die with a *bad reputation*
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