Why Do Human Beings Desire Their Own Destruction? @RahulSam

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Why do people fight for their servitude as if it were their salvation? Why do we act in ways clearly against our interests? The question asked by Spinoza of why human beings desire their own destruction has occupied the minds of philosophers and writers since time immemorial. In a recent conversation, Dr Rafael Holmberg explicates the basic premise of psychoanalysis and, likewise, neuroscience, both of which intimate an answer to this fundamental inquiry.

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$Why Do Human Beings Desire Their Own Destruction? Why do people fight for their servitude as if it were their salvation? Why do we act in ways clearly against our interests? The question asked by Spinoza of why human beings desire their own destruction has occupied the minds of philosophers and writers since time immemorial. In a recent conversation, Dr Rafael Holmberg explicates the basic premise of psychoanalysis and, likewise, neuroscience, both of which intimate an answer to this fundamental inquiry. Watch the full podcast here: https://youtu.be/yxpzYfn5txs?si=Lx1lBIzcBBswIG2t Please consider financially supporting my work (ONLY if you have the means). 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