Stephen Cave: The 4 Stories We Tell Ourselves About Death
TED Talk Video -Philosopher Stephen Cave begins with a dark but compelling question: When did you first realize you were going to die? And even more interestingly: Why do we humans so often resist the inevitability of death? In a fascinating talk Cave explores four narratives — common across civilizations — that we tell ourselves “in order to help us manage the terror of death.”
Philosopher Stephen Cave wants to know: Why is humanity so obsessed with living forever? Watch this presentation to the very end. Steven Cave has a wonderful way of helping us to see what is really important about living.
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Video Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_cave_the_4_stories_we_tell_ourselves_about_death.html