Before revision: Proponents of TMT argue that it is not responses to immediate danger that are suppressed, but reminders of mortality.
After revision: Proponents of TMT argue that the cultural self-esteem that counters death anxiety is either a spandrel or exaptation created as a byproduct of the human survival instinct being impinged upon by the awareness of death brought about by increased intelligence.It isexistential not responses to immediate danger that are suppressed, but reminders of mortality.