X-Message-Number: 24842 Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 09:31:07 -0500 From: "Bruce J. Klein" <> Subject: ImmInst Update ImmInst's "The Scientific Conquest of Death" Book Review by Stephen Gordon When I heard this summer that the Immortality Institute was publishing its first book, The Scientific Conquest of Death: Essays on Infinite Lifespans, I asked for an advanced copy to review for the Speculist. I was surprised and honored when Bruce Klein and Reason from FightAging emailed me a working draft. This was a valuable blog-lesson for me: ask and you shall (sometimes) receive... http://www.blog.speculist.com/archives/000095.html Book available from Amazon by Nov 13, 2004 IMMINST CHAT Oct 17 - Robin Zebrowski - AI & Qualia University of Oregon Ph.D. Candidate in the Dept. of Philosophy, Robin joins ImmInst to discuss Cognitive Science, Artificial Intelligence and Qualia. http://www.imminst.org/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=63&t=4027&s= IMMINST FORUM Problem with 'Immortality' - by Ben Best I believe that it is self-defeating to attempt to live forever by presenting one's position as an alternative to religion. I also think that one can never know that one can live forever and that the belief that one has achieved immortality is likely to reduce vigilance and hasten death... http://www.imminst.org/forum/index.php?s=&act=ST&f=106&t=4298&#entry38743 EVENTS Nov 5-7 - Accelerating Change Conference (ACC) Physical Space, Virtual Space, and Interface, Palo Alto, CA http://www.imminst.org/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=159&t=4299 Dec 4 - ImmInst Social, near Hartford, CT ImmInst Chair, Bruce Klein will speak about the new ImmInst book, "The Scientific Conquest of Death," and the ImmInst Film Project, "Exploring Life Extension." Free rooms available. http://www.imminst.org/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=159&t=4220 ABOUT IMMINST Immortality Institute - For Infinite Lifespans Mission - Conquer the Blight of Involuntary Death Members: 1,735 - Full Members: 105 http://www.imminst.org/fullmembers Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=24842