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HN is the only place where I’ve seen people purpose immortality as a legit goal. I think it’s because of lack of religion. If you are existentially scared of de
by bowsamic 4y ago
HN is the only place where I’ve seen people purpose immortality as a legit goal. I think it’s because of lack of religion. If you are existentially scared of death and you are a techie, it makes sense
- veltas 4y agoNot to self-own or anything but I'm religious and lots of religions have a message of immortality for the virtuous, e.g. Christianity, Islam. But our method of achieving it is spiritual, not technical. I think pretty much every normal person fears death right up to the end, unless they're seriously suffering in their body.
- bowsamic 4y agoI’m a Buddhist and fear of death is one of the first things we work to get rid of
- inkblotuniverse 4y agoI'm just not interesting in brainwashing myself to be suicidal
- bowsamic 4y agoSpiritually suicidal maybe, but not physical suicide
- pawelmurias 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu - never underestimate how stupid some people are
- bowsamic 4y agoWhy is that stupid? Someone who is enlightened can no longer create karma, so it isn't really suicide
- DeWilde 4y agoWhy do you think fear of death is the only thing that motivates them? Have you considered other motives, like joy of live?
- inkblotuniverse 4y agoIsn't the joy of life what makes its end scary?
- krageon 4y agoI enjoy candy but that doesn't mean I want the taste to last forever.
- bawolff 4y agoImmortality is literally the carrot that religion holds in front of its followers.
- bowsamic 4y agoI’m talking about the physical life, not the spiritual one
- bawolff 4y agoSounds like a distinction without a difference to me.
- bowsamic 4y agoWhy? They seem quite distinct to me
- bawolff 4y agoI mean, i have no idea about what religion you follow or what its views on the afterlife are, but generally speaking, having some sort of spiritual/soul afterlife usually means having the good parts of physical life without the bad parts. Nobody wants immortality because they miss being constipated.
- formerkrogemp 4y agoI think that the commenter is saying they're both unobtainable in today's terms.
- steeleyespan 4y agoThat's "opiate of the masses" claim, but rather its removal of suffering and imbuing life with permanent meaning and purpose which isn't lost at the point of death (theosis). What is the point and purpose of life, beyond avoiding suffering and seeking pleasure? Even the ancient pursuit of honor and memory is rather ephemeral and lame.