The James Martin Institute of Oxford
Posted on 2006-01-08 at 19:20
I was speaking with an Oxford fellow this morning about science, human advancement, and the role of ethics therein and he referred me to the James Martin Institute. It seems to be in it's early stages, but plans to directly address those issues surrounding the radical polymorphing of humanness that our species is intent upon inflicting (gifting?) on itself. Fascinating.
While on the subject, if you have an interest in such things as living forever and doing so in a healthy manner, you should also check out the Biosingularity blog. It's a well done blog that---unlike my monstrosity of a personal podium---has a point, a focus, and a use.
Am I crazy to consider the possibility that I might reach 200 or even 768 years of age? No, I am not. Not only are we continually advancing the limits of medical science, we are quickening the rate of that advancement with each new advance. What took 30 years to determine a century ago can be tested and resolved in a few years, in a decade or two, it might be resolvable in a matter of weeks. All I need to do is survive until the next breakthrough. Give me 5 more years and I'll be alive to see the next advance to see 10 more years and so on. Am I certain that I'll see 768? No, but I have a far better chance than you might think. And that's no joke.