Slip - I suppose by the time we can control our lifespan we will have learned how to regenerate limbs, cure blindness etc. I think the question was not so much concerned with span of years, but quality of life. If we could have the quality of life we had some years ago, and maintain it forever, why not live forever? Jim
On Aug 6, 1:48 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jtpf8N5IDE > > 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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
