In a recent moment of clarify, my son was able to enunciate and itemize his fears and thoughts in a very specific manner:
- He is afraid of dying and does not want to die. He wants to live forever.
- He is afraid of dying because he does not want to go to Heaven. He doesn't like Heaven and doesn't think it's a good place.
- He is afraid of dying because he doesn't want to be alone. Specifically, he does not want to be buried and left all by himself in a cemetery.
Because of the concrete nature of his thought process, the specifics of the concerns cannot be addressed philosphically. Answers must be black or white and irrefutable. I have tried these answers with limited or no success:
- You can live as long as you want - you just have to take care of yourself. That's what the Ray Kurzweil book is all about.
- If you live as long as you want, you don't need to worry about heaven.
- If you live as long as you want, you'll never be alone.
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