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[sophiaserpentia]

Currently I am reading Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson.

Among other things, this book has me contemplating the ethics of longevity treatment. At this point, the prospect of a gene-based therapy to stave off the effects of aging appears to be more of a matter of when as opposed to if. The implications of this are far-ranging and deserve attention.

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[alobar.livejournal.com]

I know it is silly from a rational extrapolation, but I do keep wondering about whether the idea of singularity is just a nice little bedtime story to prevent nightmares, or if if will actually manifest.