[extropy-chat] The Longevity Attitude Survey

[Scott Badger]

Greetings, 

The members of Extropy Chat are invited to participate in a survey
research project titled, “The Longevity Attitude Survey”. It should
take about 15 minutes of your time and focuses on your attitudes and
beliefs regarding the significant extension of the maximum human life
span. Five different areas of concern are addressed: Social,
Feasibility, Ethical, Religious, and Teleological Issues. Your
participation will be anonymous in that no identifying information will
be collected. But please remember to mention your membership in this
group when asked in the survey.

Analysis will involve comparing the attitudes of various groups,
identifying significant relationships between attitudes and demographic
and personality variables, and determining the degree to which
participants agree or disagree with various bioethicists (e.g. certain
members of the President’s Council on Bioethics) who have expressed
negative attitudes toward increasing our maximum life span. Does their
ethical stance accurately reflect that of the citizenry? Extropy Chat
members will be notified when the analysis is completed and a
manuscript discussing the findings is available.

A note of appreciation goes out to members of the Immortality Institute
(imminst.org) who provided valuable feedback during the development
phase of this survey.

Thanks in advance for participating and let me know if you have any
questions. Please read the informed consent page at:

www.scottbadger.com/las/consent.htm

Best wishes,

Scott Badger, PhD
University of Idaho