Comments on: Manliness vs. Humanliness http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/people-blog/2007/hello-world/ Perspectives on Emerging Technologies Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:34:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Adam P http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/people-blog/2007/hello-world/#comment-15048 Adam P Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:30:16 +0000 #comment-15048 For all of Hurlbut's "poetic" talk, force him to answer the following questions: What is the maximum proper lifespan for a human (make him give an ACTUAL fixed number, down to the last DAY)? Do you believe the government should execute citizens that refuse to die by this deadline? If the government DOES possess the right to execute a person for living too long, does that person have the right to use deadly force in self defense? If said citizen uses deadly force to protect his life, is that legitimate self defense or a crime? If it is crime, how do you propose society punish those who refuse to die by the deadline? Capital punishment? The citizen has nothing to lose when his/her life is in jeopardy, so no deterent effect is present. What additional penalty should be used? Have the government murder that citizen's entire family? This man is truly evil. For all of Hurlbut’s “poetic” talk, force him to answer the following questions:

What is the maximum proper lifespan for a human
(make him give an ACTUAL fixed number, down to the last DAY)?

Do you believe the government should execute citizens that refuse to die by this deadline?

If the government DOES possess the right to execute a person for living too long, does that person have the right to use deadly force in self defense?

If said citizen uses deadly force to protect his life, is that legitimate self defense or a crime?

If it is crime, how do you propose society punish those who refuse to die by the deadline? Capital punishment?

The citizen has nothing to lose when his/her life is in jeopardy, so no deterent effect is present. What additional penalty should be used? Have the government murder that citizen’s entire family?

This man is truly evil.

]]> By: kurt9 http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/people-blog/2007/hello-world/#comment-14252 kurt9 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:34:48 +0000 #comment-14252 <I>For example, it could be that some day we succeed in making men immortal, and everything we had ever thought concerning death and its profundity would then become simply laughable.</I> Has it ever occurred to Mr. Hurlbut that this is that we want? Has it also occurred to Mr. Hurlbut that the development of effective anti-aging is the REAL "profoundly human and profoundly strong" method of dealing with the issue of aging and death? Aging and death sucks donkey dicks. Period. I believe in getting rid of anything that sucks donkey dicks. Mr. Hurlbut obviously believes that things that suck donkey dicks have value. I do not. Fortunately, we still live in a free society where people are free to make their own choices as individuals. This means that Mr. Hurlbut has the right to make his own life choices. If we develop effective anti-aging therapies, that no one is about to force Mr. Hurlbut to undergo them against his will. For example, it could be that some day we succeed in making men immortal, and everything we had ever thought concerning death and its profundity would then become simply laughable.

Has it ever occurred to Mr. Hurlbut that this is that we want?

Has it also occurred to Mr. Hurlbut that the development of effective anti-aging is the REAL “profoundly human and profoundly strong” method of dealing with the issue of aging and death?

Aging and death sucks donkey dicks. Period. I believe in getting rid of anything that sucks donkey dicks. Mr. Hurlbut obviously believes that things that suck donkey dicks have value. I do not.

Fortunately, we still live in a free society where people are free to make their own choices as individuals. This means that Mr. Hurlbut has the right to make his own life choices. If we develop effective anti-aging therapies, that no one is about to force Mr. Hurlbut to undergo them against his will.

]]> By: Accelerating Future » Hurlburt on the Unmanliness of Life Extension http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/people-blog/2007/hello-world/#comment-14213 Accelerating Future » Hurlburt on the Unmanliness of Life Extension Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:33:44 +0000 #comment-14213 [...] Read up on the debate between Aubrey and Hurlburt at Future Current. [...] [...] Read up on the debate between Aubrey and Hurlburt at Future Current. [...]

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