X-Message-Number: 21756 Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 22:04:40 -0700 From: Mike Perry <> Subject: Eternity As a Worthy Goal Francois closes his messages with: > No lifespan shorter than eternity is acceptable whereas Yvan Bozzonetti in #21738 says: >I think "eternity" is merly a sign of irresponsability and asking for a dead >end religiosity. My feeling is on the side of Francois, brash though his statement may be. My book, *Forever for All*, in the opening sentence states, "a life rightly lived is never rightly ended." If we live our lives properly there should never be a time when we feel we want a permanent end to it all. Given that, we will seek a way to avoid deanimation, or, if it is inevitable, a way, somehow, to return after whatever calamity must follow. (Today we are attempting this through cryonics.) We thus would approach eternity, not in one fell swoop but inductively, moment-by-moment, a little piece at a time, using our hopefully developing wisdom, talents, and understanding of the world. This I think would be a responsible approach that would not deny the value of striving for an endless life. Mike Perry Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=21756