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[Gadersd]

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From: Gadersd <gadersd at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [ExI] (no subject)
To: <efc at swisscows.email>


I always find these immortality discussions very strange. For me, it is
not about immortality per se, but about choice. Being able to decide
yourself when you had enough.


I must object to the use of the term “immortality.” If the probability per
year of death is for all time greater than some number, ε, then with
certainty all beings will eventually perish. There will always be a nonzero
probability of accidental death that I think can be bounded by some number ε.
In any case there is the heat death to end the stragglers.

I agree that choice is essential. However, if given the choice to die or
live another day I do not see any person of sound mind who is free of
extreme distress choosing the former. I do not view adherence to death
cults, such as Christianity, as being part of a sound mind.

On Jun 16, 2023, at 2:24 PM, efc at swisscows.email wrote:



On Thu, 15 Jun 2023, Gadersd via extropy-chat wrote:

ask about why we want to live a long time.


That seems an odd thing to have to explain. Life is good, no?


I always find these immortality discussions very strange. For me, it is
not about immortality per se, but about choice. Being able to decide
yourself when you had enough.
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