Elf Sternberg

For me, death is a religious issue. Specifically, I believe that the cycle of life should be maintained... and the cycle includes death. Trying to eliminate death is literally heretical for me.

I can give all sorts of reasons why it's good for people to die: giving opportunity to the younger generations, supporting progress by elimination of the old guard, making resources available for other people, etc. But those are all just distractions from my fundamental religious position. As I'm not generally one to proselytize, I've gotten out of the habit of arguing the issue.