Deathism

“To those in whom the will has turned and denied itself, this very real world of ours, with its suns and galaxies, is – nothing.” Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, I: p.412 (from the 1969 edition, E.F.J. Payne trans., Dover Publications Inc.)  
‘Deathism’, a type of acceptance or promotion of death is the preconceived and historical notion to believe that death is "natural", inevitable or even desirable (desire for death). In social psychology the acceptance or support for death is sometimes referred to as a method of dealing with the fear of death (in Sociology referred to as 'terror management theory'). Deathist views converge with those of Extreme Conservatism; technological relinquishment, apologism (diseasism) for degenerative aging, and being against the the medical progress that could eliminate the death and suffering caused by aging.  
Playing with death, as in frivolously, isn't typically regarded as a virtue. Euthanasia is fine tho (the word properly means giving death when it is ‘necessary’).  
* See: Euphobia; Transphobia: Biophobia; Biofatalism; Antiapothesis; Antiapotheotic; Anti-Apotheosis; Todestrieb; Deathdrive; Death-drive; Drive for death; Will-to-death; Degenerative diseases; Deathism as Conservatism; Manias; Management of Death
Urban Dictionary, 2014: { Deathism is the preconceived notion that death is inevitable and inescapable, actually a good thing, and it should be accepted without fear. The term is beginning to gain usage in circles where it is believed that thanks to ever-accelerating scientific progress aging can and indeed should be combated. }
Acceptance and even glorification of death is popular in all kinds of media be it song,[7] film,[8] often as a critique of immortalism.
* See conversely: Life; Health; Immortalism; Transhumanism; Will to live; Anti-Aging; Combating disease.
* See also: Deathists; Nihilism; Deathism at HPluspedia; Aging; Aging preference; "I like to degenerate"
Nick Land has been a documented proponent of Deathism, a support for disextended human life.Speaking personally, the immortalism obsession is among the least interesting aspects of Singularity theory. Thanatophobia as you say, and based on bad metaphysics. If we can be copied (how could this not be possible?) then there's nothing ontological there at all - just ego illusion. Xenobuddhism gets it right - the soul myth will vaporize in nanotech, incinerating the last neurotic residue of a deluded religious tradition. Posted by: Nick at Mar 21, 2006 
A Less Wrong essay defends deathism for the benefits of:[10]
* The association of the wisdom of senescence 
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* Transhumanism; Mad Scientist; Medicine (medicine can be seen as a criticism of death)
* Medical anti-deathism; Trans-human renewal
*Death worship; Lustprinzip; Death drive; Death lust; Suicide; Self-genocide
*Immortality; Anti-deathism
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