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  1. I have my various theories about why the vast majority of people don’t seem to contemplate these ultimate questions of life. One theory is the rise of urbanization and subsequent light pollution making the starry night sky disappear to most earth dwellers, I think there is something about the full starry sky that causes men to ponder and think deeply about their existence. (I’ve blogged about that as well). My other theory is the removal of death out of the home and into sequestered places where most people do not have regular contact, i.e. nursing homes and hospitals. I think we have in essence removed death from our normal society, whereas for most the world’s population and over most of human history death has had a very real and constant presence in villages and communities, keeping that ultimate question “is this all there is?” on the forefront of the mind.

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