Published on 12, July, 2020
To be aware of it is the scariest thing in the universe --- If it exists outside our perception. Awareness that we are nothing compared to the size of the universe and our time of existence in this universe is less than the blink of a cosmic eye. Awareness that our senses are drastically limited to perceive the true nature of the universe. Awareness that any amount of scientific knowledge won’t be enough for us to differentiate if the universe is subjective or objective, that we're pre-programmed or we have a free will, that we are created or are we the result of some random events (or experiment). For me this is my broad view. At a more personal level what scares you.
Governments, Society, growing old. The general level of stupidity among the common man and their willingness to be dragged along by groupthink.
I am with you on that. Scared of my world changing dramatically from what it is now if the netzero lot have their way. Not particually scared of growing old as I will welcome retirement and the massive drop in anxiety from stopping work.
I'm scared of the way social values have already changed e.g. respectability has seemingly evaporated in youth. Walking to my local Post Office a youngster on his bike found it necessary to stop next to me to blow a "raspbury" in my face. In my youth --- if I had done that --- I'd have received a damb good slapping accross my face