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Death as a Millennial

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In the grand scheme of everything that ever has and ever will exist, I am miniscule. For this reason, I never viewed myself as part of the greater system of humanity. It was always me, the people I am close to, and the rest of the world. However, this course has forced me to push back on that idea. If… Read more »

Fear of Death and Sacrifice in the Anthropocene

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In Learning to Die in the Anthropocene, Roy Scranton describes how we must accept our death as a civilization so that we can move forward and adapt to the new reality of the harsh climate conditions we are creating.  His argument surprised me because the word “Anthropocene” implies that humans have been handed the controls, and it made me realize… Read more »