Re: Re: Re: Re: Technology can't solve all our problems
life extension =/= immortality
It would still be very possible for you to die, just extremely unlikely (if for example the database you are stored at is corrupted beyond repair or if the Sun goes nova).
And yes we can divert if you would like to.
I think the no. 1 cause of death would be suicide, not suicide of today (which is almost always a most unplesant act and done in a unhappy state) but more along the lines of people feeling they have fulfilled their purpose in life or people who want to see the afterlive (if religion still exists).
Also such a society would be much wiser and responsible. All human endeavor is shortsighted and is only undertaken if it is produces some benefit in our own lifetime. With unlimited lifetimes we would all become more responsible, since any mess we make won't be our kid's or grandchildren problem but our own problem.
Sure people will still make stupid individual decisions, but as a community the tone of political debate will change for the better considerably.
Your very survival would become tied to the survival of humanity or at least human civilization. Your future prosperity would be chained to the prosperity of all.
In fact once we have indefinite life span or at least very long life spans (500 to a few K years) capitalism may be replaced by something better.
Originally posted by Dry
Ohohooo, immortality...
Should we deviate from the topic and debate on immortality and its implications?
Ohohooo, immortality...
Should we deviate from the topic and debate on immortality and its implications?
It would still be very possible for you to die, just extremely unlikely (if for example the database you are stored at is corrupted beyond repair or if the Sun goes nova).
And yes we can divert if you would like to.
I think the no. 1 cause of death would be suicide, not suicide of today (which is almost always a most unplesant act and done in a unhappy state) but more along the lines of people feeling they have fulfilled their purpose in life or people who want to see the afterlive (if religion still exists).
Also such a society would be much wiser and responsible. All human endeavor is shortsighted and is only undertaken if it is produces some benefit in our own lifetime. With unlimited lifetimes we would all become more responsible, since any mess we make won't be our kid's or grandchildren problem but our own problem.
Sure people will still make stupid individual decisions, but as a community the tone of political debate will change for the better considerably.
Your very survival would become tied to the survival of humanity or at least human civilization. Your future prosperity would be chained to the prosperity of all.
In fact once we have indefinite life span or at least very long life spans (500 to a few K years) capitalism may be replaced by something better.
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