[extropy-chat] Essay on Physical Immortality

[Mike Lorrey]

--- Mark Walker <mark at permanentend.org> wrote:
> In case anyone is interested, I have a first draft of a paper on
> physical immortality.  http://www.permanentend.org/immortality.html
> It was written rather rapidly over the holiday season and so it
> suffers a little from WUI (writing under the influence).
> As always, comments are appreciated. The abstract is below:
> 
> Abstract: Killing mortal humans is wrong primarily because it
> inflicts upon individuals one of the greatest losses they can
> experience: the loss of their future. It is argued that this
> same analysis applies to those who would deny access to life
> extension technology. To deny access to radical life extension
> technology—technology that would greatly extend or permit physical
> immortality—is wrong primarily because it inflicts upon those who
> desire this technology one of the greatest losses they can
> experience: the loss of their future. Recognition of this loss
> makes a strong presumptive case for the moral impermissibility of
> prohibiting access to radical life extension technology.

Contradiction: killing humans who would otherwise prevent others from
gaining access to radical life extension technology, to such a degree
as to cause death. Is it wrong to kill such humans or not?

=====
Mike Lorrey
"Live Free or Die, Death is not the Worst of Evils."
                                       - Gen. John Stark
"Fascists are objectively pro-pacifist..."
                                       - Mike Lorrey
Do not label me, I am an ism of one...
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