#10 Don't Fear Your Full Potential (The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker)
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The Fear of Death and the Paradox of Human Existence
This chapter explores the fear of death and how it relates to the paradox of human existence, where individuals have symbolic identities that separate them from nature but are also bound to their physical bodies. The speaker discusses the role of heroes in various religions and cults, as well as the connection between the fear of death and the survival instinct in humans and animals.
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