Stories We Tell Ourselves

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."

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