Terror Management Theory

I've been thinking a lot about the Terror Management theory. I never thought to look at life as an imminent death. The things we do in life are just side distractions until we are dead. As I was laying in my room talking to a room full of my best friends I brought up the topic of what they think is the purpose of their lives. What do they do in their day to day activities that make life fulfilled. It really got everyone thinking about what they want out of life before they die. Our friend Katie went on saying how she wants to have a big family with a great husband, make lots of money and build off of her accomplishments after she graduates college. It's weird that the break down of the theory is like religion, or the rewards one can receive or how much money they can make. I never thought that doing well and filling my life with what I think of as just steps can actually distract you from your imminent death. I think its important to fill your life with these distractions to make our life full and worth living. I don't think many people actually think about life or certain rewards, starting a family or religion as just ways to distract you from what is going to eventually happen.

Are society's views changing on sex?

Picture this, an attractive male/female walks up to you on campus and asks to have casual sex even though you have never met or seen this person before. Would you do it?
Evolutionarily speaking, it is more common for men to have more sexual partners than females. Men are taught to plant their seed, to reproduce as many times to keep their family name alive. Women on the other hand look to settle down and have a sense or security and protection with a sexual partner. Women like to have financial stability and protection as they start their families.
As we discussed ideas and situations about this topic I was pondering about the amount of men that I knew who would actually have casual sex like that. And I could only think of a few. But, then I was thinking about the amount of females I knew who would have casual sex like that and it was lot more than the amount of men. So I came up with a possible hypothesis about this situation. Younger extroverted women are more likely to engage in causal sex than those who are more introverted and conservative. Extroverted women act on impulse not really thinking of possible consequences along the way. Also, possibly due to new societal norms, women find it perhaps okay to sleep around with men before taking 'the plunge' and settling down to be a mother and wife for the rest of their lives.
And almost the same goes for men, the more extroverted the male the more likely they are to have casual sex. Introverted men may be too shy to actually speak up and say they want casual sex.
I'm eager to see how both men and women's views of sex may change due to societal norms. Perhaps we may go back in time where casual sex was not frowned upon before marriage.

Why is Eugenics even a thing?

As we talked about Eugenics in class, and it got my mind thinking. I heard a multitude of whispered opinions while we continued on our lesson and even after class. So I decided to bring it up to a couple of my friends and to my parents. I asked my mother if she had the option to abort a child who was going to have down syndrome would she? She said absolutely not. I asked my roommate, who had the same reply. Then I realized both of the people I asked have a strong religious background, so I asked one of my other friends whom practices no religion and she said yes. When I asked her why she explained to me that if modern technology gave the option of having a perfectly healthy baby she would take it. Why put yourself through the burden of living the rest of your life to help someone live theirs even if they can't communicate with you or walk. You are living your life through that person. I found it ironic as I was looking over the powerpoint where there is a picture that states "Some people are a burden to the rest" as propaganda for this issue.
It's taken me a long time to grasp that concept and to understand where she was coming from. I do NOT believe that it is okay nor ethical to practice Eugenics. I believe that God made each person on this planet for a reason and that each person has a purpose here on earth. Looking at modern day medicine where you have pregnancy screenings that give you a baby genome and chromosomes parents have plenty of time to make plans and set up a system that will work for their family.
Eugenics is a very controversial issue and a fine line between ethical medical practicing or not. I will be interested to see what happens to this issue in the future. Some how it will have to be deemed ethical or not when it comes to a real situation in the Supreme Court.