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The issue of death is the deepest lying human trait. It defines the human condition. Hardly a "deep psychological problem".
by panosfilianos 4y ago
The issue of death is the deepest lying human trait. It defines the human condition.
Hardly a "deep psychological problem".
- naniwaduni 4y agoNot dying is a pretty major goal of most life, even.
- rob74 4y agoMore generally, the main trait that differentiate humans from any other animal (including apes) is the ability to look into the future, which makes us capable of planning ahead and recognizing the significance of history, but also leads to us knowing that we will one day die, which, combined with the self-preservation instinct that every animal has, leads to a very bad feeling. So we spend our lives either doing our best not to think about it, or making up and (trying to) believe in stories about what happens after death (=religion).