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From my own experiences and thoughts on this, I think part of the problem is that this would give people unpresented amounts of freedom in defining their own li
by sown 14y ago
From my own experiences and thoughts on this, I think part of the problem is that this would give people unpresented amounts of freedom in defining their own life. I can barely figure out what to do with my one pathetic life span, with only a couple or few decades of productivity if I do things right (and by all accounts I am not doing it right; I can barely summon the strength now).
What would it mean to have several or perhaps an infinite amount of time and freedom to figure out what to do with as many lives as you want?
I think most people can't handle that responsibility at this stage in human history so people kind of reject the question.
- zizee 14y agoI don't mind if others don't want to live forever, but I am happy to give it a red hot go.
- MBlume 14y agoPersonally, I've been hearing all my life about the Serious Philosophical Issues posed by life extension, and my attitude has always been that I'm willing to grapple with those issues for as many centuries as it takes. -- Patrick Nielsen Hayden
- vectorjohn 14y ago" part of the problem is that this would give people unpresented amounts of freedom in defining their own life." Problem? I see no problem. This sentence just baffles the mind. It is hard to figure out how to manage your life because you only get one choice!