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> I never understood the people who argue for indefinite life extension. I'd say admitting an inability to understand something is a good first step towards ma
by fizixer 9y ago
> I never understood the people who argue for indefinite life extension.
I'd say admitting an inability to understand something is a good first step towards making progress. Don't lose hope.
Here's something to read in the meantime [1]
[1] https://carcinisation.com/2014/07/13/an-anti-deathist-f-a-q/ https://carcinisation.com/2014/07/13/an-anti-deathist-f-a-q/
- owens99 9y agoGreat article. Would be better if the answers were written in a slightly more compassionate tone.
- fizixer 9y agoI think the tone is perfect. - In questions, it represents a knee-jerk reaction of annoyance by a deathist who hasn't thought about this seriously or deeply. - In answers, it represents an anti-deathist who is jaded after engaging in the debate hundreds of times, with almost every time the deathist being highly opinionated and yet completely lacking any convincing counter arguments.