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Originally posted by sirnex
@Epsillion70:
A belief is different from reality. You can believe that having two apples in front of you means you have three apples in front of you. Yet, the reality is that there are only two apples. Poor analogy, but I don't really feel like getting into it to deeply right now. We all believe different things while existing in only one universe.
What you are saying is all philosophical garbage and really has no merit towards the discussion. What a person believes is brought about by many factors, most of the time through the opinions of what others believe. It takes that special someone to come around and use his/her brain and a touch of common sense to observe the universe without making quick judgment. Before you formulate a strong belief in anything, attack the issue from all angles until only one conclusion can present itself.
[edit on 14-8-2008 by sirnex]
sirnex : Conducting experiments on the possibility of mind uploading being criminal? That is insanity and exactly why science doesn't flourish to the extents that it could. It's the spiritualists and religious beliefs that hinder the growth of human knowledge. The inconceivable notion that we might tick off some naked invisible god that we place only faith on it's existence. That is exactly the type of ignorance science wants to abolish. Knowledge is a powerful tool that can be used to do great things, without knowledge, we might as well still live in mud huts and sharpen our spears before the big hunt, which will only take place after we worship a stone carving that we believe embodies the spirit of our great deity.
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly;
what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Yet, this boy has virtually no brain; his cortex measures only a millimeter or so thick compared to the normal 4.5 centimeters.
Originally posted by DevolutionEvolvd
reply to post by sufusci
The only way this will happen is through gene therapy. Every cell in your body has a genetic trigger to commit suicide after so long. So, to the op's original question, the answer is NO.
The best way to keep the brain alive is to slow the disease of aging. By slowing the aging process you are extending your lifespan. The only proven way to extend life and decrease the rate of aging, as shown in multiple lab studies, is by eating a restricted calorie diet, thus controlling insulin. Eating is very stressful on the body as a whole.
-Dev