An open doorway stands among small rocks in calm purple water, with a paper boat in front and pale light beyond.

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Time Enough for Love ‧ 1973

Robert Heinlein

There is no conclusive evidence of life after death. But there is no evidence of any sort against it. Soon enough you will know. So why fret about it?

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

This takes a calm, unbothered view of death: nobody can prove there is an afterlife, but nobody can disprove it either, and everyone finds out eventually. So worrying beforehand seems pointless. It treats uncertainty as a reason to relax rather than dread.

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