Yes … (( Ben Goertzel suggested another term: “potentially indefinite life extension”. It is almost the same as immortality, but people may feel freedom on ontological level with it.
Nobody wants to be trapped forever in unpleasant conditions, and to become immortal is the first step to such situation )) So we should address this concern.
I used to say “extinction or immortality”, where under “immortality” I mean galactic supercivilisation dwelled by immortal posthumans
In attempting to get people to sign up for cryonics I have learned that most people don’t want to live for a very long time.
Yes … (( Ben Goertzel suggested another term: “potentially indefinite life extension”. It is almost the same as immortality, but people may feel freedom on ontological level with it.
Nobody wants to be trapped forever in unpleasant conditions, and to become immortal is the first step to such situation )) So we should address this concern.
I wouldn’t call cryonics life extension; sounds more like resurrection to me. And, well, “potentially indefinite life extension” after that, sure.
Another good wording is “respawning”, which came from computer games, and means ability of a character to appear again, something like resurrection.