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Christopher is largely dismissive of the life-extension techniques that transhumanists espouse, such as cryogenic preservation I should have been clearer: "Ch
by jpulgarin 15y ago
Christopher is largely dismissive of the life-extension techniques that transhumanists espouse, such as cryogenic preservation
I should have been clearer:
"Christopher Hitchens believes that most of the techniques that transhumanists think will lead to radically longer lifespans will not work."
I think that we are not in disagreement.
- robertk 15y agoI see. Then I lay the claim that Hitchens did not have enough medical expertise to know what will or will not work, and conditional on something working, he would have espoused it, and conditional on it not working, he would have not have espoused it. As such, I further lay the claim that he would have been in favor of allowing people to evaluate the underlying science for themselves, in case he made a mistake and it does work.