by Zoltan Istvan Huffington Post
A little over a year ago, I left on a wild adventure aboard a nearly 40-foot bus designed to look like a giant coffin. Partially built in my front yard in the San Francisco area, the Immortality Bus caused waves and controversy wherever it went. It was a blast to drive it in some of America’s major downtown areas during rush hour traffic and see many people gazing at it (and typing in the website written on the side of the bus on their smartphones).
The good news is that many transhumanists like myself believe the #1 goal of science is to overcome death with radical new technologies, like CRISPR gene editing, bionic organs, and age reversal techniques.
Transhumanism will be successful in stopping death. Money into the field has significantly increased in the last few years as more and more scientists come to believe that indefinite lifespans are possible.
The Immortality Bus was a controversial spectacle to spark conversation about this idea. And we need conversation, since living far longer lifespans is already happening. There’s simply no way social security, welfare, and Obamacare can keep up with the sharply longer lifespans of Americans (lifespans have doubled in the last century). Barring a tragedy or terminal illness in the next 25 years, most Americans under the age of 50 will have the option to live forever. As a society, we need to figure out how best to deal with this.
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