Ernest BeckerWe are gods with anuses.
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We are gods with anuses. In this quote from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams was trying to make a joke as well as a statement about how we should treat our bodies. If you think about it, humans behave as if they are god's because they are in total control of their bodies. We are the ones with the power to decide what our bodies do. If we are careful, then perhaps we can use that power to become god's ourselves.
Source: The Denial Of Death
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