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> where normal aging is pathologized Since time immemorial. Pretty much every religion promised eternal (after)life
by jdrc 5y ago
> where normal aging is pathologized
Since time immemorial. Pretty much every religion promised eternal (after)life
- stareatgoats 5y agoI don't think I have come across any one religion which imagines the afterlife as anything resembling the physical existence, on the contrary: the afterlife is usually pictured as something opposite, and eternal and exalted existence vs the earthly, ephemeral one. One might actually expect there to be an objection to transhumanism on these grounds. But I haven't given that much thought honestly - I'm not religious.
- jdrc 5y agoThe premise is the same, the continuation of personhood in time