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Date: 2007-07-08 09:59 pm (UTC)I find the whole attitude of anti-immortalism, that regards letting oneself age and die "naturally" in a society which has the technology to keep one alive in comfort and style, to be deeply disturbing. Yes, your death in such a manner would be "natural." So would dying of gangrene from a minor foot injury, rather than using antiseptics, antibiotics, and if necessary major surgery to avoid this fate.
So why should we regard someone who refuses anagathics as sane and an attractive example, but someone who refuses antibiotics as repuslively insane?
Yes, I do get why our current position of not having workable anagathic technology leads us to a "sour grapes" attitude toward immortality, but we should recognize this for the irrationality it is, rather than romanticize it.