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At 06:31 PM 1/4/04 +0000, Brett wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>----- Original Message ----- <br>
From: "Mark Walker" <mark@permanentend.org><br>
To: "ExI chat list"
<extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org><br>
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 3:12 PM<br>
Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Essay on Physical Immortality<br><br>
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> ><br>
> I'm not sure what to make of this. I don't see that Kass is saying
that<br>
his<br>
> worldview is privileged in any untoward way. He offers arguments for
the<br>
> ethical conclusions that he makes--if this is what you mean by
a<br>
privileged<br>
> world view then I am equally guilty. Furthermore, as far as I can
tell<br>
Kass<br>
> doesn't say that we should ration the lives of others, what he
argues is<br>
> that it is morally impermissible to seek physical immortality.
These<br>
claims<br>
> are distinct--as I point out in the paper.<br><br>
<br>
I think the whole idea of immortality should be downplayed as far as
public<br>
consumption is concerned.</blockquote><br>
Journalists - in the media or print - prefer to use the term
"immortality" rather than indefinite life span, because of the
nature of the word imortality. It is eye-catching, has a history of
symbols, myths and metaphors attached to it, and implies the
impossible.<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>The emphasis should be on Kass and
co. preventing the development of medical<br>
technologies that could help tens of millions of ageing citizens.<br>
Maybe even to the point of propaganda - 'Kass aims to block cancer
cure!'</blockquote><br>
I agree. <br><br>
Natasha<x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep>
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