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Learned Helplessness About Immortality (fwd)

John de Rivaz John at longevb.demon.co.uk
Fri Mar 8 08:56:24 EST 1996


I hope you also read sci.cryonics

In article: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960307113558.26021E-100000 at kb.usm.my>  
ratan at KB.USM.MY (Ratan Singh) writes:
> 
> I will like to live for ever to see what is in store in the future of 
> humans. I will like to go to other planets. 
> Those of us who do not wish immortality because they are scared of 
> boredom are either using denial mechanism (because they know they cannot 
> be immortal, so sweeten the situation by saying: Who wants it anyway), or 
> are bored already. Life is too interesting to lose. 
> There is a planet 35 light years away that has water, and its two moons 
> have more water than it itself. Scietists have also seen the cosmic 
> dance: Planets being born in galaxies ! Simply beautiful. If I am not I 
> but That (pure consciousness, the basis of all, the Brahman of the 
> Vedas), then I can never die because I was never born. Beautiful that 
> life is elsewhere also. This gives me a feeling of immortality already 
> and deep joy like I will survive by my progeny elsewhere ! From: Ratan 
> Singh, address: Ratan at kb.usm.my
> 
> 
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