Re: A LIFE EXTENSION SUGGESTION TO THE GODS OF EXTROPY.COM

From: Zero Powers (zero_powers@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Jun 28 2000 - 23:38:33 MDT


>From: "CYMM" <cymm@trinidad.net>
>
>Hi Extropians,
>
>I'm a serious practioner of the dark arts of life extension. Offlist I've
>spoken to a few extropian/transhumanist people who also are.
>
>Perhaps extropy.com might want to host a small mailing list for people who
>actually practise the discipline of LE?
>
>What do the gods of extropy.com say?
>
>You know, I need to talk with people who are doing CR; who are using
>aminoguanidine; tocotrienols etc.... compare notes and such. Maybe others
>feel the way I do?

I want to live forever as much as the next person, but I can't convince
myself that LE is more worthwhile than my own personal rule of thumb:
"Everything in moderation." Not being a nutritionist, chemist or biologist
myself, I'd basically have to rely on what someone else said is the real
good stuff to ingest. And as for CR, well I'm too much the Epicurean to
want to live forever if it meant thousands of years of wheat germ and carrot
juice.

But perhaps if the research were compelling enough to show that one or
another LE method was sufficiently likely to add a chunk of years onto my
life, I'd be interested in looking into it. I know Durk & Sandy of the LEF
have been researching/experimenting on themselves for a couple decades now.
Anybody know whether they (or any other long term LE'ers) are reaping any
benefits?

-Zero

"I like dreams of the future better than the history of the past"
--Thomas Jefferson
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