Yeah, straight up lying that it won’t happen soon seems fine to me right now. I mean, we tell kids that electrons orbit nuclei - a straight up lie that’s a building block for the truth. As for not being afraid when death comes, I don’t know, I almost want to say, “Why not?” I guess it comes down to which is going to be greater suffering - fear of death or trying to force yourself not to fear death if fear of death seems natural to you. Plus, fear of death is not such a bad thing when you are thinking about day-to-day stuff like whether to wander out into traffic or play near a high ledge.
