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I don't think most people advocating for, say, curing death through aging are advocating forced immortality. It's just a few years more- it's just not dying to
by antepodius 7y ago
I don't think most people advocating for, say, curing death through aging are advocating forced immortality. It's just a few years more- it's just not dying tomorrow, or next year, or next decade.
Yes, if you imagine an arbitrary boundless personal future, there are a lot more ways it could end up being on average a negative experience than a positive one. I've never heard anyone argue against having an exit plan for that eventuality (i.e., I've never seen anyone argue a 500-year old should be prevented from killing themselves).
I don't think you would turn down a magic pill that would extend your lifespan-with-a-21-year-old's-vitality tomorrow, would you?
I think all the 'immortalists' want is for everyone to live as long as they choose to, and not have the choice taken away from people as it is now.