Gravity Pulls On Everyone.

Mar 02, 2010 22:06

"Sigmund Freud theorized that humans are born with an instinct toward life (Eros), and an equally powerful instinct toward death (Thanatos).

[Freud on Thanatos] "It is at work in every living being and is striving to bring it to ruin and to reduce life to its original condition of inanimate matter.""
-Social Psychology, 7e, Akert, Aronson, Wilson

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kopi_tehoh March 2 2010, 16:21:38 UTC
very very pessimistic post..also very nietzsche-like also.,haha..

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amberash March 3 2010, 01:20:50 UTC
Ironically, everyone knows this. But we live in a pseudo-happy world, so babe, just tahan lah.

:)

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seven_roses March 3 2010, 02:27:30 UTC
i am gonna refer you to this book called "white noise" im reading for class now by don delillo he explores how people in this modern era view/handle death ( ... )

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