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>This is true. I think that it's also a religious thing as well, and almost Christians. Other religions are more accepting of death. In my own experience growi
by learc83 8y ago
>This is true. I think that it's also a religious thing as well, and almost Christians. Other religions are more accepting of death.
In my own experience growing up in church as a pastor's kid and attending a lot of funerals, people at Christian funerals tend to be a lot more accepting/less obviously distressed than people at non-religious memorial services.
I think what you're describing has more to do with the American scientific optimism of the 50s and 60s and it's left over impact on American culture than it does with any particularly religion.
My parents generation truly believed that cancer, heart disease, and many other common ailments would be cured by the time they were old.
- mustacheemperor 8y ago>American scientific optimism of the 50s and 60s Sam Altman says he “fully expects” his brain to be uploaded to the cloud someday[0]. Is it any different this time, or do humans always delude ourselves about our mortality? [0]https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610456/a-startup-is-pitching-a-mind-uploading-service-that-is-100-percent-fatal/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610456/a-startup-is-pitch...
- learc83 8y agoI think it's cyclical, and it's a matter of degree. I don't think very many people today believe that they will be able to upload their brains.
- BigJono 8y agoI wonder how many of us believe that heart disease and cancer will be gone by the time we're old?
- jnurmine 8y agoIt is simply a modern version of "afterlife", expressed in modern terms, but nevertheless the same idea.