April 13, 2022 - Richard Dawkins on the Luckiness of Death

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From the Editor's Desk Richard Dawkins on the Luckiness of Death We are born into the certitude of our eventual death. Every once in a while, something - perhaps an encounter with a robin's egg, perhaps a poem - staggers us with the awful, awe-filled wonder of aliveness, the sheer luck of it against the overwhelming cosmic odds of nonexistence. Continued here TradeBriefs: Newsletters for Decision-Makers! Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. We request you to accept our promotional emails. Want the newsletters, without the promotional mailers? Get an (ad-free) subscription to TradeBriefs Premium for just $2 per month. 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