From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@aeiveos.com)
Date: Fri Apr 25 2003 - 16:08:03 MDT
On Fri, 25 Apr 2003, gts wrote:
(Discussing with cryofan [I think] whether or not stop procreation)
> It could be the answer to the riddle. Perhaps the probability of
> doomsday-in-the-near-future is offset by the probability of
> immortality-in-the-near-future.
Can't be remotely "immortal" without giving up normal procreation.
The hazard function catches up with you over longevities ranging
from 2000-7000 years. If one stops procreating eventually we
become extinct. A good book that details some of what happens
is Clarke's "Beyond the Fall of Night" which is an extended
version of "Against the Fall of Night".
Robert
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