[extropy-chat] Essay on Physical Immortality

[Mark Walker]

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From: "Harvey Newstrom"

> 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.
>
I like 'ageless'. It is descriptive and doesn't look like an attempt to hide
behind jargon. It is noteworthy too that Kass uses it in the title of one of
his papers: 'Ageless bodies and Happy Souls'.

Cheers,

Mark

Mark Walker, PhD
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