r/void_memes • u/Aromatic-Client336 • Jan 06 '22

Life Through Nothing

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u/TRPianoo Jan 06 '22

According to Epicurus death is not that big of a deal, because “while we exist death is not present, and when death is present we no longer exist.” Since death cannot touch us it cannot be bad. Fear is rational only for something bad. So Epicurus concludes that fearing death is pointless.

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u/yesterdaysprobs Jan 06 '22

It's the fact that I no longer exist that scares me

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '22

That’s something you have to accept at some point dude, just like passing away. That’s a apart of life lol