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I'm torn by the prospect of a technological solution to aging. On one hand, I certainly don't want to get old and die -- at least, not on nature's time table.
by jseims 14y ago
I'm torn by the prospect of a technological solution to aging.
On one hand, I certainly don't want to get old and die -- at least, not on nature's time table.
On the other hand, if no one else got old and dies, we'll quickly become an over populated, stagnant society. From a more "objective" perspective, there's something beautiful about life because it's so temporary.
- rsanchez1 14y agoYou're thinking about it too narrowly. I think the lifetime is a limiting factor in human cultural development. Eliminate it, and you open the path to the Universe. If no one gets old and dies, then space exploration will be possible at any velocity, even if there isn't some unforeseen breakthrough that permits FTL travel. There is nothing stagnant about an infinitely expanding society. Also, I think that instead of "objective", you really meant subjective.