Shelly Kagan wrote a great introduction to the philosophy of death [1]. It directly addresses many of the OP's arguments, and, it persuaded me that it's not a b

Shelly Kagan wrote a great introduction to the philosophy of death [1]. It directly addresses many of the OP's arguments, and, it persuaded me that it's not a black and white issue (ie. immortality = ultimate good) [1] https://www.amazon.com/Death-Open-Courses-Shelly-Kagan/dp/0300180845 https://www.amazon.com/Death-Open-Courses-Shelly-Kagan/dp/03...