Oddbean new post about login | logout Human attempts to live forever are they a modern phenomenon, or have they existed throughout the entire history of humanity? #asknostr
People in the olden times used to do some rad shit, so I think they weren't too concerned bout dying early.
The extension of life beyond death is a belief in eternal life .. does that count?
Been around forever. All the mummification and tomb stuff the Egyptians did was to keep on going in the afterlife. Probably has been a thing long before them.
To them it was the same.
But is not
I’d say that from the human perspective, and in answer to your question, our attempts to live forever are as old as humanity.
But is not
I’d say that from the human perspective, and in answer to your question, our attempts to live forever are as old as humanity.