You have high hopes Lord Jim! :-)
On Aug 7, 11:14 am, retiredjim34 <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 -
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