Practicing existential humility means learning to live with the natural tension between our desires for certainty and curiosity.
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Whichever side of an issue you’re on, it’s likely that at the root of what gets you fired up are deep, fundamental human fears about mortality, moral responsibility and meaning.
It’s not uncommon to feel anxiety, distress and unease about the future.
More than half our interviewees described feelings of profound anguish as long COVID forced them to doubt their identity and question their life purpose
From open letters to congressional testimony, some AI leaders have stoked fears that the technology is a direct threat to humanity. The reality is less dramatic but perhaps more insidious.
It’s human nature to try to insulate yourself from the unpleasant realization that death comes for all of us eventually.
Concepts from Buddhism can provide us with some solace during this pandemic. By thinking like a Buddhist we can focus on existential facts, aiming to understand them and to practise meditation.
Research shows therapeutic psilocybin to be a safe and effective antidote to end-of-life anxiety and depression. Does prohibition therefore violate our right to “life, liberty and security?”
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