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Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by toomuchtodo on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @05:06PM (#26640513)
It’s okay to be afraid, courage isn’t a lack of fear, but overcoming the fear you have. You have an entire life ahead of you to make peace with the cycle.

If you want to chat more, let me know how to get in touch.

Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by ScaredOfDying on Thursday April 01, 2021 @07:06PM (#26667388)
Thank you, I really appreciate the offer. This feeling is definitely something I'd like to free myself from, and you seem to have figured out how to get a sense of peace. I'd love to chat.

My email is charliecollard0 at gmail dot com.

I feel like such a fool for going down this path, but I've recently been reading up on life extension, and Aubrey de Grey in particular. In fact, I did a Google search for his name on hacker news, and this thread came up and I recognised your handle in the discussion!

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20854050

It's embarrassing how much relief even thinking about the possibility of having more time with the people I love gives me, compared to everything else I've tried. Do you think it's healthy to have this in the back of my mind as a possiblity? My rational side wants to dismiss it as just another religion of a different shade, and I feel it does set myself up for a lot of disappointment at an older age. After all, if it sounds too good to be true...

Have you gone down this road yourself?