From: Damien Broderick (d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Sun Dec 19 1999 - 14:58:12 MST
At 09:17 AM 18/12/99 -0800, Robert B. wrote:
>Robert Freitas and I have knocked around the idea that in the coming
>era of longevity, since "life" will be abundant, rather than "brutal
>and brief", forms of dangerous thrill seeking behaviors will increase.
>That may mean we never get the accident rate low enough to get 2000
>year lifespans.
Robert, I'm shocked! :) This is a surprisingly reactionary assessment from
you. *Who* will be around in a mortal, vulnerable condition 2000 years
following an antiagathic treatment? I'm with Eliezer on this, though
perhaps more cautiously as regards timeline.
Frogs don't have the same concerns as pollywogs (so to speak).
Damien Broderick
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