We are mortal, and one day we will all die.
Whilst navigating this thorny discussion through tales of personal experience, uplifting philosophical musings and the occasional flippant attempt at brevity we find ourselves exploring some surprisingly meaningful insights into our own psyches, to find ways of dealing with the concept of mortality.
All while confronting the nihilistic hedonism that steers so much of contemporary western thought regarding death.
In today's episode the Beyond Binary Thinking crew sit down to address one of the greatest philosophical questions that has plagued humanity throughout the ages: For how long can someone intentionally derail a conversation about death?
Can long anecdotes that go nowhere really be the best way to obfuscate the one universal truth that binds us all together?
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