What part of our psyche stops us living in constant existential terror knowing that our lives are finite and why?

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I’ve often wondered why the realisation of a finite existence has never been strong enough for humanity to pour all its scientific endeavors into extending it.

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It’s not immediate or imminent, so we don’t (normally) process it as a threat. It’s not really real, it’s off in the inconceivable future. That might qualify as denial, but I’m not sure it’s even at that level.

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