From: gts (gts@optexinc.com)
Date: Wed Sep 04 2002 - 06:59:25 MDT
Eliezer wrote:
> gts, I am interested in being "exempt from death" because it
> would be a good means to my end goal of "living forever".
Me too. :) And I see the two things as equivalent: "exempt from death" =
"living forever"
> I will, however, be quite satisfied if I actually live forever,
regardless
> of whether I am "exempt from death" during the process or simply have
a
> very small but nonzero total probability of dying over my infinite
lifespan.
I agree that a "very small but nonzero total probability of dying" is
almost but not quite equivalent to true immortality. However I started
this thread primarily for philosophical reasons.
I pose this philosophical question: "Is true and certain immortality
achievable in principle for you and me given the problem of quantum
tunneling?"
For the moment I am inclined to answer "no." However I am open to
arguments that might convince me otherwise.
-gts
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Sat Nov 02 2002 - 09:16:41 MST