We are fascinated with death because it is the ultimate fearful non thing. It is mysterious because it is an affront to our being. When everything else in life is commonplace, death is the last remaining thing which defies domestication. Our desire for the experience of wonder leads us to be uncritical. When we encounter wonder we wish to preserve it, to maintain the transcendent experience.
True science can inspire wonder, but only after the hard work of critical thinking.
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