The question of our existence represents one of the fundamental enquiries into what it means to be human. ‘Is there any inherent meaning and purpose to our existence?’, is something humanity has asked itself stretching back into pre-history. This second lecture in a five-part series by Andreas Wasmuht tracks the emergence of rational enquiry arising from the questioning of rituals and beliefs which has given rise to how we still see the world today.

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