[extropy-chat] Essay on Physical Immortality

[Harvey Newstrom]

Damien Broderick wrote,
> As several of us have said previously, Brian Stableford's 
> `emortality' is excellent. Without the *necessity* of death. 

I really hate made-up words because they convey nothing to people who hear
them for the first time.  While jargon is useful as shorthand for lengthy
conversations, it is not useful for short soundbites and PR purposes.

How about "ageless" as a word?  We aren't growing older toward dying of
old-age.  But it implies nothing about living forever or not dying by some
other means.  Or how about wanting "ongoing health" as a phrase?  We want
our health to continue without falling into an inevitable decline with no
recourse.

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