Why do people view death as something bad?

[TAW122]

All good answers and also don't forget religion's influence is still strong, even in modern times. It only takes a different form, psychiatry and psychology (which are both psuedo sciences).

 

[ish]

All medicine is art and not science. And religion is
inseparably connected with civilization and its development,
even rational atheists are aware of this.

 

[HGL91]

They forced me here for their own selfish needs, so I should care for them? Damn that's fucked

Oh, I'm not saying you should. I'm just saying that that is a lot of parent's logic and motive for having children.

 

[woxihuanni]

However; there are documented cases of some species that eat their young. Brings me back to a mantra of trust no one.

Though one might say, once you've followed animal instinct and bred, it is the kindest thing at that point to eat your young. Put them out of their misery real quick.

 

[Wayfaerer]

Everyone is afraid of the unknown (death and what after), they know life.

It's not really that unknown if you think about it.

 

[Jean Améry]

Because people are irrational: our nature is primarily instinctive, not rational. That's why we love life and fear death the most.