On 12/21/2014 3:27 PM, Bruce Kellett wrote:
John Clark wrote:
On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 , Bruce Kellett <[email protected]> wrote:
>An instinct for self-preservation is unrelated to whether or not
you have a fear of death, or of oblivion
Unrelated?? Don't be ridiculous! Why the hell do you imagine Evolution
invented the fear of death in the first place?
Evolution did not "invent a fear of death". That is purely cultural, and is not even
associated with consciousness -- it comes only with self-awareness and an inner
narrative. Evolution gave living things an instinct for self-preservation.
And not exactly "self" preservation. As Dawkins point out, it's genetic preservation.
Many animals will sacrifice themselves to save their progency.
Brent
"I'd give up my life for two brothers or eight cousins."
--- J. B. S. Haldane
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