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I don't want there to be an afterlife, as such would only make any achievements in the material realm null and not meaningful. 


Plus, I don't want to exist forever. I would however like to live for a long time, if I could be immortal in the sense that I couldn't okay be killed via being shot or stabbed, and had no need for nutrition, then I would be fine with living for perhaps a few thousand years, perhaps even going into a sleep for a few thousand more, waking up, and seeing how much the universe has changed, and learn everything that is new, then repeat the process until eventually, I decide there's no point in living and then offing myself. 

I expect to die in the 2060's

"live with the end in mind"

Yes I find that if you at least live with the prospect of death in mind, it will strengthen you. Whereas if you set your mind onto the dream of transhumanist immortality, then you're likely to be very disappointed and disillusioned at an age where you should be approaching a more accepting stance towards mortality. 

Xadem said: 

Yes I find that if you at least live with the prospect of death in mind, it will strengthen you. Whereas if you set your mind onto the dream of transhumanist immortality, then you're likely to be very disappointed and disillusioned at an age where you should be approaching a more accepting stance towards mortality. 

I see the room for both optimism and disappointment in both mindsets. 

The key is to not hope for something. 

Xadem said: 

Yes I find that if you at least live with the prospect of death in mind, it will strengthen you. Whereas if you set your mind onto the dream of transhumanist immortality, then you're likely to be very disappointed and disillusioned at an age where you should be approaching a more accepting stance towards mortality. 

 ya, i think keeping the end in mind helps a person prioritze and focus on the important things. you're a wealthy man if you can be on your death bed and look over your past life with no regrets. i think this would be the ultimate win and a smile would seal the deal.

Turncoat said: 

Xadem said: 

Yes I find that if you at least live with the prospect of death in mind, it will strengthen you. Whereas if you set your mind onto the dream of transhumanist immortality, then you're likely to be very disappointed and disillusioned at an age where you should be approaching a more accepting stance towards mortality. 

I see the room for both optimism and disappointment in both mindsets. 

The key is to not hope for something. 

Yes but they are complete opposites, also death is inevitable while the transhumanist future is far less certain. Can you really detach from the latter and not hope for it? 

Sven said: 

Xadem said: 

Yes I find that if you at least live with the prospect of death in mind, it will strengthen you. Whereas if you set your mind onto the dream of transhumanist immortality, then you're likely to be very disappointed and disillusioned at an age where you should be approaching a more accepting stance towards mortality. 

 ya, i think keeping the end in mind helps a person prioritze and focus on the important things. you're a wealthy man if you can be on your death bed and look over your past life with no regrets. i think this would be the ultimate win and a smile would seal the deal.

 How can I avoid having regrets? 

I'm doing the green tea for the late-life cognitive benefits, getting in my flavonoids to stop cancer, switching off red meats, about to get on the niacin to keep the rust out and fish oil to keep cholesterol and the brain good. I'll probably die of a meteorite striking my house, but I tried, so fuck it.

Also look into David Sinclair.

What's our definition of death? 

AliceInWonderland said: 

What's our definition of death? 

To me, the cease of the brain causing consciousness. I'm aware the topic gets a bit nuanced. I don't buy into the uploaded into a network concept, to me that is replication, not transfer. If someone slowly substitutes all parts of the brain for mechanical replacements, everything may seem seamless. We can even say that our brains are in such flux that we could call ourselves different beings over days or years.

I don't subscribe to any of that because I consider myself to be a relatively stable set of neurons, but there's a lot to unpack there.