Sep 14 2012: Sounds amazing, but how are we going to prepare for immortality?
Societies may stagnate, dictators and incompetent rulers may live forever, there may be a gap between the rich and the poor, etc. etc.
There must be a discussion about how to deal with these problems, instead of just pros and cons about immortality.
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Societies may stagnate, dictators and incompetent rulers may live forever, there may be a gap between the rich and the poor, etc. etc.
There must be a discussion about how to deal with these problems, instead of just pros and cons about immortality.