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What happens when we die?

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I don’t know and I don’t really care, because I’ll be dead, so it won’t really matter.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2024 source ↗
We drift off to a beautiful place where we live a better, fuller life than what we’ve left.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 August 2025 source ↗
We don’t die. We change realms. Life is eternal. Living is not. Live while you are alive.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 July 2026 source ↗

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