My take: http://www.fightaging.org/archives/2011/05/merits-of-the-gung-ho-argument-for-immortality.php http://www.fightaging.org/archives/2011/05/merits-of-the

My take: http://www.fightaging.org/archives/2011/05/merits-of-the-gung-ho-argument-for-immortality.php http://www.fightaging.org/archives/2011/05/merits-of-the-gun... "Even discussion of the platonic ideal of immortality is, I think, useful provocation against the backdrop of advancing biotechnology that will be able to extend the human lifespan significantly in decades to come. Those advances won't happen by themselves: people need to work on them, support them, and demand them. An economy of longevity-enhancing biotechnology must arise, and for that there needs to be - at a minimum - a whole lot more people talking and thinking about the prospects." Whatever sins are committed in the post are absolved by merit of generating a Hacker News discussion in which people are once again reminded that the biotechnology train is coming - and the opportunities it presents are immense.