thoughts on significance, religion, and meaning

September 23, 2025

eternity is scary #

I remember sitting in church as a little boy, maybe 6 years old. Without fail, nearly every sermon would end with a mention of eternity, the threat of hell, and the call to spend it in heaven with God [1]. And without fail I would feel dread building up to the end, hoping he wouldn’t talk about eternity again.

we aren’t compatible with eternity #

I remember being very afraid of the idea of eternity. Everything in life has a beginning and an end. You push the power button on the Nintendo, the game starts. You push the power button again, it stops. The idea of something going on forever and ever is unnatural and unfounded in reality. It profoundly scared me.