Alicorn comments on Rationality quotes January 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Alicorn 09 January 2012 06:04:02PM 12 points [-]

If some persons died, and others did not die, death would indeed be a terrible affliction.

--Jean de la Bruyère

Comment author: gwern 18 January 2012 08:14:30PM 0 points [-]

But we all die, so that makes death alright?

Comment author: Vaniver 18 January 2012 08:17:08PM 0 points [-]

That is one source of acceptance of death.