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In days gone by, we were afraid of dying in dishonor or a state of sin. Nowadays, we are afraid of dying fools. Now the fact is that there is no Extreme Unction to absolve us of foolishness. We endure it here on earth as subjective eternity.

Jean Baudrillard

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Jean Baudrillard
Age: 77 †
Born: 1929
Born: July 29
Died: 2007
Died: March 6
Anthropologist
Literary Critic
Philosopher
Photographer
Professor
Sociologist
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Ḻāṉ Pōtriyā
States
Dying
Nowadays
Afraid
Fools
Days
Extreme
Gone
Extremes
Unction
State
Endure
Absolve
Fact
Eternity
Dishonor
Facts
Sin
Foolishness
Earth
Fool
Subjective

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