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A comment on Psychogenic death, the phenomenon of “thinking” yourself to death. Parent comment
Would you tell a society of immortals living in an idyllic and peaceful village that they need to die "for science?"
Societal issues can be solved without science. Once you tackle scarcity and long+healthy lives, science becomes much less important.
Anyways, the pace of scientific progress is irrelevant if you live forever. You would experience infinitely more net progress if you were immortal.
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Would you tell a society of immortals living in an idyllic and peaceful village that they need to die "for science?"
Societal issues can be solved without science. Once you tackle scarcity and long+healthy lives, science becomes much less important.
Anyways, the pace of scientific progress is irrelevant if you live forever. You would experience infinitely more net progress if you were immortal.