X-Message-Number: 8844
Date:  Tue, 25 Nov 97 16:33:15 
From: Mike Perry <>
Subject: Re: New Word

Will Dye, #8832, writes,

>In brief, I want a different word for technological 
>"immortality", so that I can discuss the issue with a 
>reduced chance of bringing up some variation of the 
>issue: "is 'not dying' the same as 'immortality'?".  
>It's an interesting issue, but there are times when I 
>want to concentrate on other things.

Will proposes "asenescence" and asks for more suggestions, including 
Greek or Latin-derived words.  Some possibilities (?): aionity, 
aionia, athanity, athania, euzoity, euzoia, ageria, antigeria, contrageria.
Of these, maybe ageria is best.

Mike Perry

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