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Denial of Death

Posted on Aug 23rd, 2009 by Brian : Kosmic Change Agent Brian

Psychologist Ernest Becker wrote a Pulitzer Prize-Winning book in 1973 called Denial of Death , in which he argues that human civilization is essentially an elaborate mechanism to defend ourselves from the unbearable knowledge that... More »

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I'll be dead soon....

Posted on Aug 5th, 2009 by Brian : Kosmic Change Agent Brian

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of... More »

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Death...makes your entire life BS?

Posted on Aug 5th, 2009 by Brian : Kosmic Change Agent Brian

"Death makes your entire life bullshit. Don’t you see? That’s the problem. The body is going to die, every relation of the body is going to die. You can’t even depend on it continuing for... More »

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