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Death makes life fair because we all end up with nothing. The universe itself won't last forever. In terms of justice and equality, this is very comforting. I

Death makes life fair because we all end up with nothing. The universe itself won't last forever. In terms of justice and equality, this is very comforting. I don't understand all these people who are funding research to cure death. Even if you manage to cure natural death, you definitely won't be able to cure occupational death.

falcolas 10y ago
> I don't understand all these people who are funding research to cure death. It's very simple: they don't want to die. They're enjoying life, and death is the specter which threatens to halt that enjoyment. They are also in the privileged position of having money to throw at the problem. In someone's 30's and 40's, the biggest fear is of death as a general evil to be conquered. I wonder how the focuses of these groups will change over time; will they change their focus from death in general to particular symptoms of aging in particular? Will their focus move to curing cancer if they get cancer? How about preventing Alzheimer's when their loved ones no longer remember them? Regeneration of cartilage when they can no longer walk around pain free? And so forth...