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quintin | 7 years ago

You know what they say: “When humans discover immortality, the person who will die the minute before will be the most …”

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TeMPOraL|7 years ago

"the most..." what? Is that an add-your-own-ending quote for reflecting on personal philosophy? :).

(Also, this is a plot point in Bostrom's "The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant" - the last people to die will really be mourned, and people will then start asking if, maybe, they could have started working on the problem sooner...)

thedailymail|7 years ago

I think all the people who die unwillingly after humans discover mortality will have a good claim to be the most...

stef25|7 years ago

Immortality will probably never work for those that die from getting hit by a train and the like. This will make their death so much worse for their loved ones.

dgzl|7 years ago

The most what?

sandebert|7 years ago

The most recently dead?

statguy|7 years ago

Fortunate!