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Essays on Infinite Lifespans
Max More
vanquished aging, I would expect other threats to life, such
as war and violent crime, will become even less acceptable.
We can look forward to a long-lived society better off than
previous generations; not only in economic well being, but
also in security of life and health.
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3) Lomborg, Bjorn; The Skeptical Environmentalist:
Measuring the Real State of the World (2001); Cambridge
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4) Olshansky, SJ; Duration of Life: Is There a Biological
Warranty Period? in: The Presidents Council on Bioethics
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5) World Population Prospects: The 2000 Revision,
Additional Data (2001c); United Nations Publications
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Global Trends in the Twentieth Century in: Bailey (1995)
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8) World Urbanization Prospects: The 1996 Revision (1998);
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