On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 06:39:46PM +0530, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: > Self preservation. I've often pondered that the logical thing to do > would be to exit now, except it isn't easy. Somewhere along the line
Logic is a pretty flower that smells bad. Also, logic has nothing whatsoever to with the wish to live. There is only one question to ask: is living fun enough? The answers are also usually sufficiently clear. If QoL starts to suck, it's time to shuffle off the mortal coil (preferrably, to the dewar purgatory, so there's a chance to be brought back in a state where it no longer sucks). > self preservation kicks in before insanity. Unless you want it the other > way. I cannot quite parse you here, I'm afraid. > If this aging cure became available at a price (I'd bet a high price) I > wouldn't be first in line. OTOH, if this was something that was done Meds to silence genes can't be all that expensive. And the learning curve for advanced medicine is usually favorable. Also, in the SENS sense, if you're not igniting the first stage you will never achieve escape velocity (that is, assuming you consider achieving escape velocity worthwhile). I'm not a real believer, but I'm taking http://www.lef.org/newshop/top_products/004_mito_energy_optimizer.htm albeit at a half recommended dose, on faint chance that this could make a difference. (Besides, I don't mind giving my money to Saul, because I know what he does with it). > pre-birth where the child had no control over it, it'd be another > example of the loudest voices in society deciding what's best for the > future generations. If kids can have more time, they can decide what to do with it. It doesn't have to turn out like Zardoz, you know. > Living is suffering, self-realization dawned sometime before I learned > that the Buddha's teachings are somewhat along the same line. But then > again, I'm not the religious type. If living is suffering, you're doing it wrong. -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org";>leitl</a> ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.leitl.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE
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