Much thanks to SAP in Palo Alto for hosting. It is nice to see so many people interested in longevity, regardless of what side they come out on. Certainly, a debate between Aubrey deGrey and William Hurlburt is a tremendous opportunity for anyone wanting to learn more about the various ethical topics associated with life extension. I look forward to seeing how the presentation goes.
EDIT: I will write a separate, more comprehensive entry tomorrow once I've gotten some sleep, but I did want to say that the presentation, while it seemed a bit rushed at times, was indeed well worth attending. I would also like to apologize to anyone who I might have managed to annoy with my Random Saying of Stuff that happened near the end of Mr. Hurlburt's talk. It's just very difficult to not at least engage in vigorous squirming when the person at the front of the room is commenting on the "unmanliness" of life extension (not a man here, so does that mean I'm excused?).
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Hi.. I like such mergers of blogiverse and the meatverse. It would be even better if TV07 would come to second life... dosen't seem to be happening so far.. I tried sending out a request in wta-talk.. could u try too ?
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V.R.Manoj.
My blog : http://cyborgfantasy.blogspot.com
No, Anne, I'm afraid it doesn't mean you're excused. The notion that life extension is unmanly suggests that those who advocate it cannot handle the risk or threat of death, so that they do everything possible to avoid it. If everyone advocates life extension, so the argument goes, who is going to look after the security of a family, community, society, or nation?
A. Friend
"It's just very difficult to not at least engage in vigorous squirming when the person at the front of the room is commenting on the "unmanliness" of life extension (not a man here, so does that mean I'm excused?)."
Hehe,I said the same thing: "'Unmanly'?! So this means *I* can continue to pursue life extension as much as I like?"
As for your concern regarding speaking aloud: Someone who advocated "nature" so much ought only to have been appreciative of impulsive or "natural" vocal responses to those statements which might provoke them.
PS: I suppose I should identify myself? We met briefly at the talk; you'd know me as Michael A.'s significant other.
Manoj: It looks from the list activity today that some action is being taken to help bring at least some of TV07 to SL. Thanks for your vigorous efforts in that regard; I will try to make it to TV-SL but I am not sure how the timing will work out (since I can only use SL in the evenings when I am not at work!)
A. Friend: You are probably right -- the guy did mention that it is a bad sign if there is nothing someone "is willing to die for". But I am sure it is possible to be a life-extension advocate and at the same time have things you are willing to defend with your life!
sarah rose: Hi! I do indeed remember you. I had a LOT of difficulty not bursting into incredulous laughter during Hurlburt's speech. As I wrote in one of my longer entries today, while he did say a few things that made sense, a lot of what he said was reactionary to the point of being downright bizarre. It was almost like he had no acknowledgment of the existence of females at all except in the context of us being reproductive vessels.
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