andrel wrote:
> - I saw the dictators in his slide but he did not take it and the other 
> objections seriously. Apparently he does not want to think about what 
> longevity means to a society.

I don't know. Change seems to take one generation to happen. If you live 
1000 years, is it a problem that the dictators do too?  I don't know. Seems 
like you'd have more chances to overthrow them.

> - He is only talking about life extension. He totally neglects that it 
> may be useful to think about changing the time course of (brain) 
> development.

I think he's talking about what he thinks is realistic. He thinks we know 
how to slow aging. I don't think he thinks we know how to modify your brain 
yet.

> - I have the same feeling sometimes as when I watch a talk of a 
> creationist. It only makes real sense if you believe in the implicit 
> assumptions. In this case that it is bad that people die at a certain age.

Well, I think he was arguing that case, not assuming it. You may be 
unconvinced, of course.

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   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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