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Cadell Last on Nietzsche, Transhumanism and Story

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Is There a Santa Claus for Old People?

i often have this argument wt with people who believe, i mean, not not any more, actually. People want to believe in santa claus when they're young because they know they're going to get a present if they're good boys or good girls. But it takes real guts, it takes real courage to face the fact that there is no santaClaus for old people. And now, for some people, that may be terribly nihilistic. That may push them towards evil and even toward suicide. For other people, it could create the ultimate motivation, the ultimate challenge. It's like your being is already the present. Unusually, the way people psyches work

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