The quest for immorality:
Aging is a fact of life, and issues surrounding are very debatable. There are currently 35 million Americans over the age of sixty-five. This demographic shift is important not only because the ranks of the elderly will continue to grow in coming years but also because it is taking place in what the editors of the book (Aging, Death, and the Quest for Immorality) call an "ageist society," one that increasingly loathes every facet of aging. Indeed, the ethical issues associated with aging are among the thorniest in medicine and public policy today. Aging, Death, and the Quest for Immortality is a timely volume by physicians, health-care professionals, pastors, and ethicists who explore the experiences, dilemmas, and possibilities associated with aging.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Aging-Death-and-the-Quest-for-Immorality/C-Ben-Mitchell/e/9780802827845
This is a video from youtube called "Quest for Immorality"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfTqXL0d9Ls
Now days they say that the five steps to immorality are:
1. Eating a healthy diet
2. Leading an active life
3. Taking supplements
4. Rejuvenation therapies
5. Cryonics-The best solution at this point is cryonic suspension. In layman's terms, you put yourself in ice and wait for better times. They already know how to do the suspension part, and even though they don't know how to bring people back, they think it's only a matter of time before they do. Even if the chances of ever waking from the glacial slumber are small, it's still a more rational choice for people than being buried or cremated.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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