THE IMMORTALISTS - a short film by Jason Silva

A MEDITATION ON THE WILL TO BECOME IMMORTAL... a love letter to science and philosophy that explores the idea of engineered radical life extension and biological immortality featuring Ray Kurzweil among others... by Jason Silva. www.maxandjason.org / or add us on facebook

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[neoaeonian]

What a great video!

47 years ago, when I first started thinking seriously about the prospect of boundless life extension, I was the only one I knew, the only one I could find.

Finally, it seems more and more and more people are coming to their senses, getting past the double-talk excuses people have for ignoring aging, the worlds cruelest disease, and finally it's all coming toghether.

Great video. Glad more and more people are waking up. Not a moment too soon.

[answerOfstupids]

@GodofSpanaway no its not.

[scharlui]

What a bullshit

[squamish4244]

@13garo31 Well that's one thing about these people: it's the center of their universe because it's like another belief system to find consolation in. They are amazingly dismissive of the incredible complications and even social chaos such a change could bring because they have found their new 'God'.

[13garo31]

@petion2010 you know what? you win, never mind

[petion2010]

@13garo31 Actually yes, that's neuro-psychology. I didn't say we became less creative because we die. As we age, we lose our fluid intelligence, thus we become less creative. Yes, no human has ever become immortal, so isn't your argument based on ignorance. How can you be certain about how the future will turn out?

[13garo31]

@petion2010 i don't see how immortality would better serve any of the goals you laid out. The idea that the species would become less creative because individuals age and die is nonsense since we are able to communicate and record complex thought. no human being has ever yet been immortal and we've done pretty well for ourselves. if it's for your own personal sake, ok i understand; but i'm not necessarily the center of my own universe

[petion2010]

@13garo31 If that's possible to reach immortality, our possibility would also be endless. It's not just gloom and doom as you put it.

[petion2010]

@13garo31 How do you know that's things will turn out. Death can also eliminate an entire species. things also stagnate because as we age our neuron die out and we lose creativity. Our species has always been able to reinvent ourselves from leaving the tree, to standing upright, to migrating out of Africa. Why can we become an inter-galactic species. Wouldn't you wanna know if there're other intelligence life form out there and interact with them. How about even another universe.

[13garo31]

@petion2010 baby boomers must be drooling over the prospects--one of the most selfish and short-sighted generations ever bred. it looks like there's only about 3 people here who are thinking beyond themselves. death makes way for new possibilities and new means of organization, besides let's not forget our old friend entropy. i know it's natural to fear death but if you keep the same old geezers around forever humanity will stagnate and so will biology on earth

[13garo31]

@SPITFIRE99STAKIM right look at the bright side of longer life: more depression and violence--things will even themselves out

[13garo31]

@lglenn3003 i guess it's "a different way of looking at death", but that's not how they're trying to look at it. that's like saying that since cows eat grass you can increase your fiber intake by eating steak