Death

During our lifetime we have to deal with crises. Some might loose a leg, but that doesn't stop them from having a meaningful life. Some can go bankrupt, but most bounce back. A natural disaster wipes somebody's house away and they build a new one. The one problem, however, that we can not fix is death.

I have written about this topic several times from a rational point of view. The Egyptian pyramids and the monuments at Avebury are testaments on how humans deal with death. I have also tried to analyse reasons behind strongly held beliefs in a life after death and have argued that life only has meaning because there is death.

But with the death of somebody you know, all rational arguments loose their validity. We have reached the horizon of reason!