"Our current obsession with creativity is the result of our continued striving for immortality in an era when most people no longer believe in an after-life."

People, Creativity, Immortality, Obsession

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"Our current obsession with creativity is the result of our continued striving for immortality in an era when most people no longer believe in an after-life."

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