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thenewgreen  ·  1893 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Doubting death: how our brains shield us from mortal truth

Curious, do you have kids? I now have a fear of death I wouldn’t have if I didn’t have children. I have a huge sense of obligation. I need to stick around for them.

My two oldest know what I do for a living. They don’t like that I travel so much for Forever Labs. The other night my daughter asked if storing your stem cells could make you not die? I said that I believe it will help people live longer and healthier. She then asked if anyone was trying to figure out how to keep people alive forever? I said that many people are trying and that it will take many approaches, including stem cells. She then said, “daddy, I don’t care if you have to travel. Just fix it.”