Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote / Image

Quote image editor Carl Sagan

Back to previous page

“Fear of death, which in some respects is adaptive in the evolutionary struggle for existence, is maladaptive in warfare. Those cultures that teach an afterlife of bliss for heroes — or even for those who just did what those in authority told them — might gain a competitive advantage.” — Carl Sagan

Quote 1080 x 1350 Instagram portrait
More
Platforms
Pure ratios
Fear of death, which in some respects is adaptive in the evolutionary struggle for existence, is maladaptive in warfare. Those cultures that teach an afterlife of bliss for heroes — or even for those who just did what those in authority told them — might gain a competitive advantage.
— Carl Sagan