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When was the last time you saw a corpse?

I'm genuinely curious how often people encounter death. Is it often? Or is it rare? It seems to me that western society (or at least American society) really tries to ignore and hide death as if it doesn't even exist. To see a corpse is an excellent reminder of our impermanence and shared human nature. In my opinion, it helps put life in perspective so we can see that all of life as ever so precious.

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    7 years ago

    Being an embalming technician I see corpses every day, in fact as I sit here typing this there is a corpse laying on the table behind me I am waiting for the pump to finish, then she will be washed down, dried and have her makeup and hair done then dressed and placed back in the frig till sunday service

  • 7 years ago

    Or... it has a desensitizing effect.

    The true problem with America is that too many people want to live as if they're still in high school their entire life. I don't think showing them corpses is going to change that.

  • 5 years ago

    A man died painfully outside my hospital room last year when I had appendicitis. I could hear him screaming as he lost his life. I saw the corpse in the morning. I have no idea why I was exposed to this as it disturbs me slightly.v

  • 7 years ago

    A week ago today.

    I work in a hospital, and was in a patient's room who had died. Of course, he was still hooked up to all the machines, so it was hard to tell. But I found out later that he had already died before I was there.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    An open casket. The body had already been prepared for public viewing.

    You are correct that people do not want their parents to die in their own home and hesitate to have a wake in their own home with the corpse present.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Last time I was at an open casket funeral... about 20 years ago. I always thought that practice was ghoulish. Seems like more people agree and keep coffins closed or cremate these days.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Does a run over deer count?

  • Jim
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    In a zombie movie on tv.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Hmm... interesting question! Hahahahah!

  • 6 years ago

    If you count skeletons, then it was about six hours ago (I work as an archaeologist).

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