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Murtaza Hussain
@mazmhussain
I’m very supportive of research aimed at increasing the lifespan and quality of life of human beings but I do not think that the goal should be to “Not Die” as Bryan Johnson is proposing and literally pursue immortality. In Greek mythology not being able to die is a recurrent theme among individuals who were cursed. The reason is that people only really have the spiritual stamina to go through a normal lifespan. Imagine how thousands of years of life would weary a person’s spirit. Dying is of course an intimidating thought but this is why all the spiritual and religious traditions of mankind have sought to make people reflect on mortality as a means of preparing and overcoming it. You can and should meditate, pray, or do whatever else is recommended and that will give you the strength to have equanimity and peace regarding life and death. Life extension research is still good because it’ll likely shed light on other advances in medical science that will be useful for keeping people healthy.
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Chase Sommer
@chasesommer.eth
I have a Christian take on extending life: being in heaven will be better than earth, so I’m not going to push it too far in attempting to extend my life beyond normal things like exercise, diet, friends etc Just trying to fulfill my purpose in life and then I’m out of here baby
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Murtaza Hussain
@mazmhussain
That’s the healthiest view in my opinion
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Chase Sommer
@chasesommer.eth
Yeah I’m just a dude trying to not mess up my kids 😂 Too tired to think about doing that for eternity lol
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