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Monday, August 30, 2021

David Kessler and William Shatner - Why are we afraid of death?

Death is inevitable for everyone. Our instinct as humans is to stay alive, but death will come to us all at some point, so why are we so fearful of it?  Do all cultures view death the same way? And why are some people more fascinated by death than others? One of the world’s foremost experts on healing and loss David Kessler joins William Shatner on this week's episode of 'I Don't Understand'  to help explain the concept of death and why it’s so scary for us




David Kessler and William Shatner - Why are we afraid of death?

5 comments:

  1. I don't understand why William Shatner is afraid of losing his hair.

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  2. This book By Ernest Becker I found to give some of the best explanations of why we fear death. Freud's greatest fear was being forgotten when he died.

    https://www.amazon.com/Denial-Death-Ernest-Becker/dp/0684832402

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  3. Without self-identity, death would be no big deal.

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