Nov 20 2011: Stopping aging does not equal immortality. It just stops aging. That is a massive benefit for society in removing the burden old people otherwise are(given that they don't/can't work.)
Not sure how ethical it is to demand that all of humanity slowly become crippled, weak and possibly brain-damaged to the point where they can't recognize their own children. If death is really, 100% totally neccessary then fine. Let's have death. But why use aging as a mechanism if we could prevent it?
Jun 1 2011: You can't be anyone you want, but there is at least the possibility to change people and remove some past influences. Phobias can be cured, religion can be changed or lost entirely. Even genes can be tweaked with gene therapy.
Free will defined as "the freedom to act the way your conciousness considers optimal" is more possible today than it ever has been before. We've learned so much about what works psychologically and medically in general. Strict freedom from determinism? Of course not, but it certainly gives you more of a feeling of free will, which at least increases quality of life.
Feb 13 2011: Automating any kind of human work is important progress, and it might be possible to use parts of what is learned designing this robot in other areas.
You can fill your mind with all the misery in the world and still contribute less towards solving it than someone who ignores all that and works to fulfill her no doubt greedy dreams.
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Not sure how ethical it is to demand that all of humanity slowly become crippled, weak and possibly brain-damaged to the point where they can't recognize their own children. If death is really, 100% totally neccessary then fine. Let's have death. But why use aging as a mechanism if we could prevent it?
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Free will defined as "the freedom to act the way your conciousness considers optimal" is more possible today than it ever has been before. We've learned so much about what works psychologically and medically in general. Strict freedom from determinism? Of course not, but it certainly gives you more of a feeling of free will, which at least increases quality of life.
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You can fill your mind with all the misery in the world and still contribute less towards solving it than someone who ignores all that and works to fulfill her no doubt greedy dreams.