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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    1. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose Jan 31

      I am sad. I would like people I love not to get old and die, please

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      Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose Jan 31

      I am never quite sure whether our big brains are a blessing or a curse or even whether life is. Humans have the capacity to experience so much emotional pain and we so often do.

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      • jackson atkins 🐢 InfoWarts🎃 (((ɹoqǝɹʇs ɹ ɔ))) Kaylin Carol Diego V.L. Danikins what's up 少年听雨歌楼上
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        2. John Dahlstrand‏ @jrdahlst Jan 31
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          I'm sorry. It sucks, even when it's the most merciful outcome it sucks. I've lost my father, mother, younger brother, & recently my poor old cat. There's no way through grief but to meet it day by day or minute by minute. For me, the magnitude of my pain is a measure of their

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        3. John Dahlstrand‏ @jrdahlst Jan 31
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          place in my heart & consequently a measure of the ragged hole they leave behind. It will always be there. The blessing is that, once the edges heal, it becomes a window to the joy they brought to our lives. So, as @IonaItalia is fond of saying, may their memory be for a blessing.

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        1. Ben‏ @BristolBen Jan 31
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          Oh dear. 😞 Huge hugs. I mean, really, really big. Take care Helen.

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        1. Kevin‏ @Intrinsic29 Jan 31
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          Nature is incredibly cruel in its indifference. :/ Sorry Helen.

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        1. Citizen K‏ @britcit Jan 31
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          There's a line in the film Shadowlands that always comes back to me at such times: "Why love, if losing hurts so much? The pain now is part of the happiness then."

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        1. Gijs van Dam‏ @gijswijs Jan 31
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          David Benatar thinks it's a curse. I don't want to make make you even unhappier, but I think that if you listen to this podcast you will be swayed to disagree with him and with your own premise.https://samharris.org/podcasts/107-life-actually-worth-living/ …

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        1. flabberghosted(Am I an NPC?)‏ @observeaddict Jan 31
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          Sorry Helen. You have my sympathy.

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        1. Stephanie Lahey‏ @StephanieLahey Jan 31
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          Oh, no. Has something happened?

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        1. antihero_kate‏ @antihero_kate Jan 31
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          Is everything OK? I hope you're OK. :(

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        1. apples don't pee‏ @ThePelvicWoo Jan 31
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          Helen you're spiraling

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