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”Flight From Death-The Quest For Immortality” by Patrick Shen

Documentary explores the ways death anxiety motivates human behavior

In the documentary film “Flight From Death-The Quest For Immortality,” filmmakers Patrick Shen and Greg Bennick explore the uniquely human cognitive problem of being consciously aware of our own mortality: We are living organisms with the ability to recognize that … Continue reading

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“The Denial of Death,” by Ernest Becker

How the fact of death powers the human drive to life

During our childhood, gradually through observation then perhaps all at once through our parents’ telling, we all come to learn that our life will not last forever. We become aware of death. Oftentimes, when we face death in our adult … Continue reading

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