> If it is necessary for one generation to die for political views to move forward, that doesn't bode well for progress if Aubrey de Grey and Ray Kurzweil prove

> If it is necessary for one generation to die for political views to move forward, that doesn't bode well for progress if Aubrey de Grey and Ray Kurzweil prove prophetic. I really want to say you are not right here, but I cannot. Obviously, being able to live longer carries a greater responsibility. One would hope that our ethics and judgement can evolve too. One a positive note, the rate of cultural evolution has been increasing. Now we often have dramatic shifts in opinion between generations. That wasn't always the case.