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What is the primary reason for hiding individual death according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT a conception of the meaning of human history according to the text?
What is the consequence of rejecting God's existence, according to Nietzsche's idea?
What is the term used to describe the grand narrative of history that gives meaning to all our little stories?
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Who is the author mentioned in the text in relation to the concept of Brave New World?
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What is the term used to describe the idea that there is no overarching narrative of history?
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What is the concept that is considered a relic of God's existence in a worldview?
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Who is the author mentioned in the text in relation to the concept of Post-modernity?
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What is the primary characteristic of Post-modernity, according to Lyotard?
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What is the relationship between the idea of Progress and the concept of God's existence, according to Nietzsche's idea?
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What is a common characteristic of belief in Divine Providence, Marxist Progress, and Democracy's Progress?
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According to Lyotard, what is a consequence of post-modernity?
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What is the problem posed by post-modernism, according to the text?
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What is the solution to the problems of post-modernism and modern Progress, according to the text?
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What is the core idea of Transhumanism, according to the text?
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What is implied by the idea that Transhumanism means the overcoming of human nature?
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What is the ultimate goal of Transhumanism, according to the quote?
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What is the tone of the quote describing the ultimate goal of Transhumanism?
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What is the relationship between Transhumanism and the idea of Progress, according to the text?
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What is the primary concern of considering one's individual life as part of a larger whole?
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What is the common thread between the belief in Divine Providence, Marxist Progress, Democracy's Progress, and Transhumanism, according to the text?
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According to the cyclical history conception, what is the significance of an individual's contribution?
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What is the primary issue with the cyclical history conception, according to scientific evidence?
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In the religious notion of Providence, what is the ultimate purpose of human history?
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What is the primary difference between the religious notion of Providence and the modern notion of Progress?
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What is the primary concern of the modern notion of Progress, according to Fukuyama's 'end of history'?
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What is the moral dimension of the modern notion of Progress?
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What is the primary issue with the modern notion of Progress, according to the text?
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What is the implication of the modern notion of Progress for individual death?
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What is the common thread between the religious notion of Providence and the modern notion of Progress?
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