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The podcast explains how people have difficulties in getting along with others who do not share their beliefs in reality, often resulting in demeaning them.
14:12 - 18:59 (04:46)
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The podcast explains how people have difficulties in getting along with others who do not share their beliefs in reality, often resulting in demeaning them. This behavior can be traced to death anxiety and the denigration of others who are deemed different.
ChapterHow Facing the Reality of Death affects our Beliefs and Behaviors
Episode#240 - Sheldon Solomon - Does The Fear Of Death Drive Everything We Do?
PodcastModern Wisdom
Certain reminders of human mortality can help under certain conditions, although it may increase prejudice and aggression towards different groups in society.
18:59 - 21:23 (02:24)
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Certain reminders of human mortality can help under certain conditions, although it may increase prejudice and aggression towards different groups in society.