Til Death Do Us Part

Why We Avoid Death


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  • Why do people tend to avoid thinking about death in our Euro-western culture? Christiana and Matthew discuss some of these reasons and also why avoiding death increases our anxiety, our loneliness, and our fears.


  • Here are some things they discuss in the show:

    • 100 Ways to Avoid Dying
    • Want to Avoid Death? Maybe Cryogenics Isn't Crazy
    • Doubting Death: How Our Brains Shield Us From Mortal Truth
    • The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever
    • Death Anxiety and Its Role in Psychopathology
    • J.R.R Tolkien talking about Death

    • ...more
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      Til Death Do Us PartBy Christiana Peterson