Immortality is on the horizon

He's a millionaire; the idea that he has dedicated his life to this for a pension when he is already minted is absurd - where would such a pension even come from exactly? As for talk, he has personally contributed millions towards the research which has had its results published in respected scientific journals. You obviously haven't bothered to acquire even a superficial understanding of what is going on here.



Watch the bloody material. Scores of luminary biologists are supportive of the project, such as the 25 world-class scientists directly involved in it, and significant breakthroughs in the research have been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. The BBC was not 'debating' anything, it was reporting the news.

Would you would prefer to die permanently after less than a century than to live for at least a couple of hundred years more and have the opportunity to experience our planet and all its treasures to a far greater degree than is currently possible?

Would you would prefer to die permanently after less than a century than to live for at least a couple of hundred years more and have the opportunity to experience our planet and all its treasures to a far greater degree than is currently possible?

It's not possible.
Never was.
Never is.
Never will be.

Fascinating, if it becomes possible and available in my life time i'd love to do it.


As for people who seem so certain that they'd rather die, that's just denial for many people. For others, man would you rather not live an extremely long life to the fullest BEFORE deciding that immortality is boring? You can always opt to commit 'suicide' one day but as far as we know, once you're dead that's it.

I will be following this very closely.



The issue about over population is obviously a big one, but personally if I was given the choice between biological immortality and having children, i'd pick the former. Of course if this happens in our lifetime we'll probably already have kids and even grandchildren so that's a non issue for us.

I'm assuming until we one day colonised another planet, the medicine would be conditional.on the terms that you would not be allowed to conceive children.

Not true. People living 500 years ago would have said the same about aeroplanes, electricity and mobile phones.

Besides, it already is a reality. There are animals that are already biologically immortal. We only need to find a way to integrate this into humans.

Nature will always find a way to overcome our cures, I'm certain of that.

Immortality is impossible. However being immune to illnesses or age, I see that as possible. But you can't survive a slit to the throat, a gunshot to the face, a meteor colliding with the Earth.

It would also massively devalue life, which is one of the worst things I see happening.

No it isn't.

Give me a rifle, let me shoot this animal, and we'll see if it's "immortal" yeah?

I have been surprised to find very little interest in this subject for what its implications are, so here is some information for those that may not know much or anything about it. The bottom line is that within the lifetimes of virtually and possibly every member of this forum technology will be developed to 'cure' humanity of illness and the aging process and thereby prolong human life for thousands of years and even indefinitely - in a state of permanent youth and good health.

Thoughts? I was sceptical about the desirability of this at first and the social complications it would cause but the force of de Grey's arguments have somewhat persuaded me and created an excitement in me at the prospect of living for thousands of years, possibly even 'forever'.

Below are some links to some of the many interviews, articles and talks Aubrey de Grey has given on the subject.