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A 5 page essay that uses John Harris' essay, 'Intimations of Immortality,' as a springboard to discuss the consequences of the efforts of science to prolong life. No additional sources cited.
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longer be inevitable. He also proposes some of the problems that could arise from such technology. First of all, this technology would undoubtedly be expensive. How does a democratic society
decide who gets to be have the increased lifespan? Also, how does such a society accommodate the urge to procreate? In a world already crowded, how does one make room
for the next generation if there is a large portion of the population that never dies? As Harris (1998) also points out, such technology could very well be developed in
the future, and it could?quite possibly?contain the seeds for the destruction of the society that we know today. It has long been a dream of humanity to obtain immortality.
The average individual certainly doesnt enjoy aging or the specter of their own death. However, consider for a moment what it would be like to live in a world where
no one dies except by accident, which, of course, ignores the question of availability, but for the moment, lets just concentrate on what such a society would be like. It
would be erroneous to say that there would be no old people. For the most part, the entire population would be old since births would have to be seriously
controlled. True, the population wouldnt look old since aging would be negated, but mentally, theyd still have the outlooks, attitudes and preconceptions of their generation. The influx of new
ideas would be severely curtailed since the number of births would have to equal roughly the number of accidental deaths in order to avoid severe over-population. Therefore, children would be
rare. In previous ages, it was accepted that life was short. The constant and inherent danger of just living appears to have made these people more adventuresome, more inclined
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