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"Do the ethics of age reversal concern you?" I dislike how that question is phrased, implying that the ethics of fighting aging are inherently concerning. If y
by wpasc 9y ago
"Do the ethics of age reversal concern you?"
I dislike how that question is phrased, implying that the ethics of fighting aging are inherently concerning. If you really think through the ethical considerations of aging being a universal cause of death and the major contributing factor to cancer, alzheimers, and any other age related disease, the only "ethical" thing to do is fight against aging.
People never discuss the ethics of curing cancer because we have a clear moral imperative to do so, but the second the question turns to aging the waters are muddied. Questions about overpopulation, wealth concentration, etc. may arise, but are all thoroughly rebutted. Aubrey De Grey's original Ted talk does a great job of arguing against these concerns.
Maybe I am wrong. However, I think that ethical concerns over the fight against aging are not rigorously thought through. It's as if we constantly ask the question, "should we fight aging?" but when the answer is thoroughly answered "Yes" society (and very much so the media) don't remember the answer and its reasoning.
- ASalazarMX 9y ago"A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it." - Max Planck Imagine stubborn, immortal scientific/economic/government/etc. leaders.