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The Search For Immortality

The Search For Immortality

Why the fear of death motivates our lives

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We wish for longer lives because we seek immortality.

We seek immortality because we fear death.

William Michael Harnett Mortality and Immortality (1876)

Humans are the world’s apex inhabitants.

Our ability to think symbolically and imagine potential future outcomes made us an unstoppable force.

Humans discovered the skill of abstract reason. With it, w…

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