Radical Life Extension

Not Necessarily Relevant Quote of the Week:

I understand perfectly well that a vast majority of people are terribly uncomfortable with the idea of radical life extension. Nevertheless there are thoughtful and intelligent people such as Aubrey de Grey who are actively challenging society to think differently. Rather than accepting aging as an inevitable aspect of life, they are instead encouraging society to view aging as a disease—as something to be treated. This is a profound paradigm shift, but is it any more profound than Copernicus telling people 500 years ago that they were not at the center of the universe? History has a way of demonstrating that the future often turns out much different than most people appreciate and that what constitutes conventional wisdom in one era is laughed at and mocked in future generations.

— Jack Uldrich