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| Outrunning the Reaper |
December 25, 2014 |
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Since the beginning of recorded history, humans have longed to keep the soul and body perpetually alive. Philosopher Stephen Cave calls this urge a universal obsession, the driving force behind our greatest monuments, scientific advancements, and world religions. From 2012.
Pictured: "Mortality and Immortality" by Williams Michael Harnett, 1876.
Stephen Cave, author of Immortality: The Quest to Live Forever and How it Drives Civilization |
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