immortality

Imagine in a few years we invent the ability to stop the aging process for us humans. For simplicity, imagine it can by done with a simple injection. You choose when you want your body to stop aging. Most would probably choose something around the age of 25 (if they are still young enough)...

Hello, Greetings! Just got the initiation to check it. What can be the basis of our Immortality directly or indirectly? Can it be:- At current/gross level (Observable) 1. Our Clones 2. Our Children 3. Our physical remains after death--bones, DNA etc. 4. Our work done(good & bad) 5. Or...

Came across this: http://www.cc.com/video-clips/a1878z/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-everlasting-chiu After surfing through RationalWiki. Does this guy really believe his rings can give you Immortality? :D

Hello All, Lately I've reading a lot about many worlds, multiverse and immortality.One peace was the latest work of philosopher David Lewis,"How many lives has Schroedinger Cat?".He states "if there is no collapse,then you will not die,you will go on forever" ...

Just to show whether this can be done, my essential proof of my own immortality. 1. The only thing I know for certain is that I exist. 2. When I do not exist, my knowledge does not exist. 3. My universe is bounded by my knowledge, 4. Thus, my universe and my existence are coextensive. 5...

The Scientific Case Against Immortality by Keith Augustine I have highlighted some key paragraphs about how NDE's are not evidence for immortality: See here for his full essay: http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/keith_augustine/immortality.html

Below is an article that I recently wrote. It concerns the Omega Point cosmology by physicist and mathematician Prof. Frank J. Tipler, which is a proof of God's existence based upon the most reserved view of the known laws of physics (i.e., the Second Law of Thermodynamics, General Relativity...

We are immortal: here is the argument 1. We are apart of the universe that created us. We did not ask to be born. We are not in any way responsible for our creation. It just happened. The universe around us created us out of itself. created us out of matter and or energy. 2. The universe...

Have there been any recent or modern conspiracies involving long lived humans living secretly amongst us? Immortals? We have conspiracies about various aliens running things behind the scenes but what about those evil long living dudes or the old one about Ahasver?

A hypothetical question for the believers here, one which I heard on an awesome podcast called A Christian and An Atheist... Suppose that God (and by "God" I mean the monotheistic Abrahamic God of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) exists, but He doesn't grant immortality to His followers. God...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqwoo-O_GwM I think this is a very good thing. I think that problems surrounding overpopulation have solutions that don't involve fascism or mindlessly depleting resources. Sometimes, though, I fear things like this could lead to great oppression if used by the...

This article seems to me to be mostly fluff and exaggeration, How close to reality is this article? What is a 'bioethicist' and why do they want to stop us from living longer?

Okay, Most of you clicking this aren't going to get any religious crud. Sorry, no troll here. With that said... I've been thinking a lot lately. Science has been a wonderful thing at explaining and discovering things. And since its so good at doing what it does best, why haven't people looked...

Assuming people will find a way to extend human life indefinitely (whether or not this is a good assumption is not in question here), how would that change people's views? Will people care more about safety? If it is not a given that we will die, would you be much more careful? Will people...

So, do you think we as individuals, on this message board, have a shot at the option of tech based youthful immortality before we die, decompose, and entropy does its worst to us? What difference can our individual efforts make?

Not the kick ass Pearl Jam song....but instead... http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/tech/200606/kt2006061209433511780.htm Opinions? The sources seem to check out....I don't know what it means in a grander health scheme though... Also, Wasn't it a South Korean that lied about cloning the...

So I just got myself a good reaming on Skepticsrock for suggesting, nay, insisting that immortality would soon become horrifically boring and people would opt out of it. Some folks were claiming that they would like to live forever. I was insistent that it would become unbearable. People got...

Hi there, Ray Kurzweil, who is a respected Futurist, Inventor, Writer, Speaker, has come out with a new book…"Fantastic Voyage : Live Long Enough to Live Forever", saying that humans will live forever. The problem with this book, is that it turns out that Kurzweil and his business partner...

I was reading about a version of the famous Shroedinger's Cat thought experiment known as the "Quantum Suicide" thought experiment, and I was reminded of the Million Dollar Challenge and whether it would be applicable here. According to wikipedia: If I where to set up this experiment, sit in...

On this glorious spring day in Cambridge, England, the heraldic flags are flying from the stone towers, and I feel like I could be in the 17th century—or, as I pop into the Eagle Pub to meet University of Cambridge longevity theorist Aubrey de Grey, the 1950s. It was in this pub, after all...

This is pretty heavy stuff...but I knew it would happen eventually. (Disclaimer: I'm not a geneticist so don't expect my approximations to be perfect) Scientists discover/study an enzyme that stops cells from aging. http://www.sciencewatch.com/may-june2000/sw_may-june2000_page8.htm Of...

For sale...on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1467&item=4172384408&rd=1 :rolleyes: There's so much woo it's just...unbelievable. I can't believe anyone would buy this. I should whittle stakes and sell anti-vampire kits. I bet someone would buy them. Do people...

If all you had to do was destroy all life on Earth to attain a blissful immortality, would you do it? If God told you to, and made it plain he would cause you to Suffer for your Disobedience, would you do it?

The Transtopian Principles General goal: infinite existence under the best possible conditions Primary means: reason, science, and technology Motivation: enlightened self-interest Intro Transtopianism is a memetic complex, a collection of mutually supporting (and partially overlapping)...

I admit it, sometimes it's hard to tell. Some folks can tell right away-few simple signs-that I can't find. http://www.alexchiu.com/index.htm

Theoretically . . . ;) Since we have life support machines, artificial kidney machines, artificial heart and lung machines, etc, etc (note the quite abysmal level of research I've put into this topic!), if you could arrange to be hooked up to each machine as and when the relevant organ failed -...

Colonies of immortals may appear already in 50 years.

So I read a couple articles in the past few years about the technicalities of immortality. Something about reversing the gene degradation process during cell division and keeping the cell division "counter" from running out. Anyone been keeping track with that field of research?