Is immortality worth our humanity?
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Darzu wrote...
Real immortality is not something physical, the best you could hope for is extened longevity.Immortality is literally:
"To live forever."
To live forever... An example of a real immortal is none other than Achilles.
To become immortal is to immortalize your name, your existence. And Achilles achieved that feat.
Achilles of that time, of that name, now lives on forever. Thus, he is figuratively and literally immortal.
This. Immortality is very nearly impossible. Not even the universe will last forever. The Universe will end in a Big Crunch where gravity wins, or a Big Rip where the universe accelerates so much that even atoms rip apart. Look it up for more detail.
But extending human longevity is possible. And I think it is very much worth it. Imagine a nano-machine that can detect cancerous cells and destroy it immediately. Or a nano-machine that can repair damage to a chromosome in an unborn child. Even a machine that can repair damage to the spine that would otherwise leave a person paralyzed. So much potential for good, yet also for evil. Cybernetic humans would be susceptible to computer viruses and hackers just like Ghost in the Shell.
If it can save lives, then humans should try it.
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I strongly encourage humans to advance our science far enough so that we can achieve a (somewhat limited) form of immortality. We would still be human; we would just advance beyond the limits of age. I can barely wait and I really hope that we'll achieve cybernetics and immortality soon.
Our mental capabilities would probably advance too, since we might be able to mix our brain with computers.
Our mental capabilities would probably advance too, since we might be able to mix our brain with computers.
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This reminds me of an episode of Dr. Who, where the 'last human' was just a face as thin as a sheet of paper.
Would this be the development of cybernetics rather than human evolution. What would become of human reproduction? Would new people being born cease and it just be old corrupted brains around?
I wouldn't like to live forever as a machine if I couldn't feel smooth skin or taste my favourite foods. The pleasures I enjoy help me appreciate my lifetime. Isn't this our incentive to live. I see no point in living forever if you do nothing good.
Imagine a serial killer living forever. Death is nature's equaliser.
Would this be the development of cybernetics rather than human evolution. What would become of human reproduction? Would new people being born cease and it just be old corrupted brains around?
I wouldn't like to live forever as a machine if I couldn't feel smooth skin or taste my favourite foods. The pleasures I enjoy help me appreciate my lifetime. Isn't this our incentive to live. I see no point in living forever if you do nothing good.
Imagine a serial killer living forever. Death is nature's equaliser.
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I'd argue it is. Why just be human when we can probably transcend our own humanity? I mean, wouldn't it be great if we could change our bodies to allow us to get the nutritional value of turnip with the taste of chocolate because we edited our taste buds?
Same thing with becoming immortal, we could live forever inside on a cyber-society with the natural laws and physics designed by man. Plus, if we can eliminate the bad aspects of humanity for better modifications, I wouldn't be against it at all.
I personally think that the only benefit of being human is we got opposable thumbs.
Same thing with becoming immortal, we could live forever inside on a cyber-society with the natural laws and physics designed by man. Plus, if we can eliminate the bad aspects of humanity for better modifications, I wouldn't be against it at all.
I personally think that the only benefit of being human is we got opposable thumbs.