The immortality question is the wrong one. It’s not so much a question of whether one would want to live forever; it’s a question of do you want to eventually get old and experience the associated inevitable decline. Needless to say no one would voluntarily choose any degenerative and fatal disease and that is what we seek to overcome through future healthcare. However its not just about disease prevention, it’s about maintaining youthfulness and optimising how we function which for some people may be simple things like eliminating allergic type reactions which can severely limit quality of life even if one is youthful and free of disease. Mental health and happiness is also extremely important and finding ways to augment our minds either through AI, engineered biomes, gene therapies or any other safe means would make living radically longer something that is welcome as opposed to a major burden which is how some people might frame it. With all round better mental and physical health people would be more inclined to not wanting to die. This is my take on it for now.
I want to be with Jesus.; the one who called me into being so that I may be one with Him forever. Sharing in Jesus eternal life. Sharing in the eternal life of the one who made all things and for whom all things were made. I don't want to be separated from Jesus in my full consciousness of self any longer than necessary.
The immortality question is the wrong one. It’s not so much a question of whether one would want to live forever; it’s a question of do you want to eventually get old and experience the associated inevitable decline. Needless to say no one would voluntarily choose any degenerative and fatal disease and that is what we seek to overcome through future healthcare. However its not just about disease prevention, it’s about maintaining youthfulness and optimising how we function which for some people may be simple things like eliminating allergic type reactions which can severely limit quality of life even if one is youthful and free of disease. Mental health and happiness is also extremely important and finding ways to augment our minds either through AI, engineered biomes, gene therapies or any other safe means would make living radically longer something that is welcome as opposed to a major burden which is how some people might frame it. With all round better mental and physical health people would be more inclined to not wanting to die. This is my take on it for now.
I want to be with Jesus.; the one who called me into being so that I may be one with Him forever. Sharing in Jesus eternal life. Sharing in the eternal life of the one who made all things and for whom all things were made. I don't want to be separated from Jesus in my full consciousness of self any longer than necessary.