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Contemplating Mortality as Humans
3:31:40 - 3:34:40 (02:59)
Humans are unique in their ability to contemplate their own mortality, compared to other animals who are more focused on perpetuating their species through offspring and finding food.
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The speaker discusses how humans differ from other animals in their ability to contemplate mortality, especially during the pandemic when fear of death has been heightened.
3:31:40 - 3:33:37 (01:57)
Mortality
Summary
The speaker discusses how humans differ from other animals in their ability to contemplate mortality, especially during the pandemic when fear of death has been heightened.
ChapterContemplating Mortality as Humans
Episode#216 – Vincent Racaniello: Viruses and Vaccines
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
It is believed that biologically humans cannot live forever since the ends of our chromosomes keep getting shorter and eventually kill us.
3:33:37 - 3:34:40 (01:02)
Immortality
Summary
It is believed that biologically humans cannot live forever since the ends of our chromosomes keep getting shorter and eventually kill us. Consciousness is a strange thing to have in a bag of chemicals like human beings and even bacteria, which make around 20% of the oxygen we breathe.