James Lindsay's Life in Light of Death looks at transcendence narratives & instinct to deny that we're mammals
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Humans. Warm-blooded vertebrates that have live young & produce milk.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @DoneReasoning
Explain HOW there is an “instinct” to deny “we are warm-blooded, vertebrates that produce live young."
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First give citations. WHO, specifically, denies (1) humans are warm blooded (2) have spines (3) give live birth ?
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I’ll be pretty amazed if you find someone who denies ANY of those 3 propositions, much less ALL 3.
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And unless the tendency to deny ALL 3 is extremely widespread, it would be absurd to call it “an instinct."
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@iwpoe “An instinct to deny we are mammals” seems PATENTLY ABSURD as a claim about human beings.3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @EveKeneinan @HPluckrose and
Maybe I misunderstood you, but honestly, this seems like one of the silliest things I’ve ever heard.pic.twitter.com/gCwrDArw1R
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You have. I have clarified now.
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