Quite Possibly the Biggest Thing Anyone Can Be Afraid Of

How do you measure eternity?

Eternity, like infinity, like the idea of the ever-expanding universe, is pretty damn awe-inspiring. Apeirophobics don't see it as (literally) awesome, though. They see it as terrifying. So to an apeirophobic, the idea that human beings have a life after death is hellish in of itself, instead a heavenly promise.

Apeirophobia can be a debilitating fear, as this recently resurfaced video from The Atlantic explains. But then, imagine if you had to sit and think, to really consider, the idea of eternity every single day of your life, and then imagine how your small self would fill that eternity. That's a lot of infinity to handle.


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