Studying Death will be more
important as humanity defies our last
enemy and friend... DEATH.
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by Joseph Bolden In the near future people still die as always except our technologies may bring more of us back from the brink of death’s once sure grip. How humans deals with literal "Lazarus" like returns from the grave by applied science will have unknown impacts through out religious, moral, ethical, worldviews across the world. This could be that last straw that breaks our collective "Camels Backs" or create a resiliency humanity has never had. Mortals, we know death is part of life it can happen to anyone, anywhere; but to suddenly have this burden lifted from mankind will come as a shock to many with mindsets fixed on the birth, adolescent, young adult, middle age, young-old senior, elderly and end of life death sequence. The concept of young-old is a relatively new phenomena, its part of our new mindset. Regenerative, rejuvenation, youthen-ning processes will become as widespread. A time is fast approaching when each of us as individuals will How we as a global species react to this opportunity as curse or blessing will influence our self directed evolution for centuries if not aeons to come. Thantatologists, of the future will be as crucial to our well being as psychoanalysis, therapists, psychologist’s, physiol-ogists, and psychiatry was in the early 20th century. The problem will be in living our extended life spans.How would someone 250 years old though looking and feeling 25 deal with so much loss after choosing their life extension plan and losing family, friends, loved one that chose the old fashioned life spiral to death? Fathers, Mothers, staying young, vital outliving their children or son’s and daughter’s outliving their siblings? Life, living, death, and return to life – what will be true death? Will it again be redefined from heart, brain, total cell death, or further from atomic to subatomic molecular strands of life when they shred apart will this finally mean total death? If these subtle near invisible strands can be reconnected, strengthened, One thing is clear in fifty years or more humanity will face a fascinating, terrifying, and exhilarating choice in our lives; human’s have never had before. Will the stories we tell our descendants in centuries to come separate us or bring us together. Beyond race, religion, nation, country, sexual orientation, all of it is nothing compared to how we as individuals chose how long we live. Nations on the wrong side of choice will loose populations in immigration to other lands, riots, or simply dropping out of society. Life, Death, and back to Life. The next two centuries will be… What Do You Folks Think? Please send donations to Poor Magazine C/0 Ask Joe at 255 9th St. Street, For Joe only my snail mail: |