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That's the current unavoidable state, yes. What if diseases could all be prevented though? Is life no longer "life" if an all-cure is produced? >The experience
by meowface 11y ago
That's the current unavoidable state, yes. What if diseases could all be prevented though? Is life no longer "life" if an all-cure is produced?
>The experience after death is exactly the same as the experience before birth. Was it a vile, atrocious thing you weren't born until you were? Death is about returning to that state.
This argument never really re-assured me. I know it's most likely the case that that's what happens, but it brings me no peace of mind. The issue is not the state transition or the fear of "where I will be". My issue is the permanent loss of all potential future utility to oneself, to loved ones, and to the world at large. Before I was born, there was no concrete potential. After you are already alive, you are forever erasing proven potential.
This is why it can be ethical to kill an early-stage zygote, but it isn't ethical to kill an infant.
It is important to accept what is and isn't possible, but this discussion hypothesizes a world where what isn't possible can actually be possible. And in that world, I think biological immortality (no death by aging or disease) is far preferable to mortality. I think death is a powerful evil in this world, except in cases where someone chooses to die of their own free will.