Comments on: Immortality http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2010/01/24/immortality/ A fellowship of atheists, agnostics, deists, humanists, skeptics, and freethinkers in the Philippines and around the world. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:30:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: JPA http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2010/01/24/immortality/comment-page-1/#comment-3077 JPA Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:54:13 +0000 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/?p=2695#comment-3077 I am writing my personal letters to my Dad through this website. Maybe my grandchildren and their grandchildren will read about my epic struggles in finding freedom from the high walls of religious dogma. I am writing my personal letters to my Dad through this website. Maybe my grandchildren and their grandchildren will read about my epic struggles in finding freedom from the high walls of religious dogma.

]]> By: Edgar Ilaga http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2010/01/24/immortality/comment-page-1/#comment-3076 Edgar Ilaga Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:28:50 +0000 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/?p=2695#comment-3076 Reading the first part of the article reminds me of Masamune's "Ghost in the Shell" and all of the complexities that comes with it. Indeed, one of the prevailing themes that GitS revolved around was what the price of immortality is to the individual. /segway In real life, there have been instances where the immortalization of one's actions have led to unforeseen and unwanted repercussions, such as the photo of Tommy Smith and John Carlos raising a clenched fist to raise awareness for the civil rights movement in the United States. <a href="http://(http://www.smh.com.au/olympics/articles/2004/06/18/1089484304254.html)" rel="nofollow">(http://www.smh.com.au/olympics/articles/2004/06/18/1089484304254.html)</a> Reading the first part of the article reminds me of Masamune's "Ghost in the Shell" and all of the complexities that comes with it. Indeed, one of the prevailing themes that GitS revolved around was what the price of immortality is to the individual. /segway

In real life, there have been instances where the immortalization of one's actions have led to unforeseen and unwanted repercussions, such as the photo of Tommy Smith and John Carlos raising a clenched fist to raise awareness for the civil rights movement in the United States. (http://www.smh.com.au/olympics/articles/2004/06/18/1089484304254.html)

]]> By: Charles http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2010/01/24/immortality/comment-page-1/#comment-3075 Charles Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:25:01 +0000 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/?p=2695#comment-3075 I would think that the main issue here would be how to transfer knowledge, memories, language, emotions, etc ( along with that individual's unique consciousness signature)-which is implied I would think that the main issue here would be how to transfer knowledge, memories, language, emotions, etc ( along with that individual's unique consciousness signature)-which is implied

]]> By: Soulgasm http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2010/01/24/immortality/comment-page-1/#comment-3074 Soulgasm Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:57:06 +0000 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/?p=2695#comment-3074 Ray Kurzweil, one of the few that will probably be related to this Science. What is life? does it have to have legs, fins, tentacles? do Viruses count as life? We can't really say that the life has ceased, when the data of its memories is stored. We could compare it to a clone with some exact memories. Ray Kurzweil, one of the few that will probably be related to this Science.
What is life? does it have to have legs, fins, tentacles? do Viruses count as life?
We can't really say that the life has ceased, when the data of its memories is stored. We could compare it to a clone with some exact memories.

]]> By: Ryan Tani http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2010/01/24/immortality/comment-page-1/#comment-3073 Ryan Tani Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:12:24 +0000 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/?p=2695#comment-3073 Beautiful. A great call to action. And a warning to trolls, too ;) Beautiful. A great call to action. And a warning to trolls, too ;)

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