Thinking about death and about physical sex each activate the other
Evidence
Ernest Becker was right then when he proclaimed that “sex and death are twins.” Thinking about death makes the physical aspects of sex unappealing, and considering the physical aspects of sex nudges death thoughts closer to consciousness. — Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski, The Worm at the Core, 595
Categorization
- DEFINE: Encapsulates the book’s core ‘sex and death are twins’ thesis in a quotable form.
- XREF: connects to: Marriage’s physical intimacy can deepen rather than cure a bride’s dread of death
Related
- Marriage’s physical intimacy can deepen rather than cure a bride’s dread of death (similarity 0.91)
- Death thoughts and physical sexuality suppress each other in a reciprocal loop (similarity 0.87)
- Sex terrifies because it reminds humans they are mortal animals (similarity 0.82)