Unifying Contradiction (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} swestrup) wrote,@ 2007-04-08 03:34:00 |
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Radical Life Extension.
Recently there was a conference in Edmonton on Radical Life Extension. These are the folks who are working towards human immortality. Ronald Bailey gave a short (~15 min) but fascinating talk on the economics of immortality. Many pro-mortalists have stated that people living forever would bankrupt society. Ronald gives a good set of arguments that basically sums up the fact that living people are more productive than dead people. I would have thought that was obvious, but its amazing the arguments that the pro-death faction keep coming up with.
Recently there was a conference in Edmonton on Radical Life Extension. These are the folks who are working towards human immortality. Ronald Bailey gave a short (~15 min) but fascinating talk on the economics of immortality. Many pro-mortalists have stated that people living forever would bankrupt society. Ronald gives a good set of arguments that basically sums up the fact that living people are more productive than dead people. I would have thought that was obvious, but its amazing the arguments that the pro-death faction keep coming up with.
