From: Martin Ling (martin@nodezero.org.uk)
Date: Tue Jun 20 2000 - 08:55:47 MDT
On Tue, Jun 20, 2000 at 09:21:50AM -0400, Michael S. Lorrey wrote:
> Martin Ling wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 19, 2000 at 07:17:51PM -0900, John M Grigg wrote:
> > >
> > > "Rather a god's pet than dead?" Eugene, where is your fighting spirit?
> > > Even if you have no chance of victory, at least give them the finger
> > > till the moment of annihilation!
> >
> > Not very Extropian :-P :-)
>
> Living forever is not the only extropian principle. Living forever, at the price
> of eternal slavery, is not an acceptable option.
Indeed.
But I'd rather be enslaved, a situation in which I am alive and have a
chance of escaping or being freed, than 'give the finger' and be
annihilated.
Any chance better than zero... thread merge to cryonics discussion.
Martin
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