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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnJt9p-sHho Who really does want to live forever? Suppose the world becomes a terrible place in which to exist, how would one cope? Suppose one lost a limb or two in an accident, then what? Blindness, coma, paralysis or any other bad deal can ruin your forever life. On Aug 6, 3:27 pm, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > Just a spontaneous thought; Is living forever really to be preferred > to living ever more deeply - right now? > > Francis > > On 6 Aug., 22:23, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This is a wonderful topic, Jim, and I need to give it some thought. > > Justin mentioned in a recent argumentative post that "this was the > > kind of stuff that caused him to look forward to death" (sorry for the > > paraphrase, Justin.) I read that and could feel it through every part > > of my being. As much as I love life right now, I am not sure it is > > enough for me, the way the world is now. My hope is, that as I > > change, so will the world and there will be a point of recognition > > that will change that for me. > > > Let me think about this some more. If I could only stop thinking > > about the Highlander. Thanks alot, Francis! > > > On Aug 6, 4:01 pm, retiredjim34 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Many of the recent threads - evolution, non-medical healing, are we in > > > control, Feynman's mysteries, etc. - seem to dance around on the > > > wavecrest of scientific discoveries. It strikes me that, given the > > > major scientific advances in recent decades and the increasing speed > > > of scientific progress, in the foreseeable future - 100 years maybe - > > > humans may be able to elect to live without aging. We might well be > > > able to maintain our bodies at age 30 or 40 or whatever as long as we > > > like. In other words, we might be able to choose to live forever. > > > If we accept that as a possibility, I wonder what sort of > > > philosophical issues it raises. How might our view of life and death > > > be changed, if at all? How would our economies adapt? Would people > > > still marry for life? Would it change communities? Would our > > > objectives - happy life, great wealth, friendships, learning, travel > > > etc. - change, and if so how? And how would we settle such issues? > > > Anyone care to pursue this thread? Jim --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
