tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post8111418161418614970..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Me and ImmortalityBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-23242167830957273612007-01-16T09:14:00.000+00:002007-01-16T09:14:00.000+00:00That's great news, Susan. I mustn't forget to let ...That's great news, Susan. I mustn't forget to let my wife know. She gives me such a hard time about my smoking. Every time I cough, she gives me this look (a "just think of the kids" look).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-24588351754461168422007-01-15T20:37:00.000+00:002007-01-15T20:37:00.000+00:00I *love* the excerpt! But please don't die before ...I *love* the excerpt! But please don't die before I have met you. At any rate, I am just now back in the U.S. of A. and I shall proceed to buy your book via my credit card. <br /><br />BTW, do you address the fact that people who smoke do NOT get Alzheimer's? I keep waiting for the tobacco companies to light up the market with that fact. (True: It's a medical study my smokin' brother just told meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-3130350701631184612007-01-15T04:06:00.000+00:002007-01-15T04:06:00.000+00:00Fine spelling???
I'm there.Fine spelling???<br />I'm there.Newscomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314104886871823355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-40218841152568950732007-01-15T03:35:00.000+00:002007-01-15T03:35:00.000+00:00Yaiks, Bryan -mea culpa - I spelt your name wrongl...Yaiks, Bryan -mea culpa - I spelt your name wrongly in the earlier message! Sorry thousand times!!!Rebel with Causehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597285460794139245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-40126577397363803632007-01-15T01:32:00.000+00:002007-01-15T01:32:00.000+00:00Brian, just started to read the article. A quick ...Brian, just started to read the article. A quick remark. If you want to see graphically why your contention looks on the mark, have a look at Prof Hans Rosling's website (http://www.gapminder.org/ and click "Has the world become a better place?"). <br /><br />Basically, average life expectancy around the world has shot up, but it has moved very little in the developed world. Those who are Rebel with Causehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597285460794139245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-11717419755441247172007-01-14T23:15:00.000+00:002007-01-14T23:15:00.000+00:00Bryan, after reading your excerpt, I hate to say t...Bryan, after reading your excerpt, I hate to say that the subject itself is not of interest to me, despite the quality of writing. Just as computer graphic imaging has improved visual effects in film, but the writing is far inferior to the works of Homer or the bard, it seems humanity as well is lacking the ability to ask the question 'How do I live well?'<br /><br />Instead, there is the fear Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-29517264595496810942007-01-14T22:09:00.000+00:002007-01-14T22:09:00.000+00:00I don't think I've ever seen someone look so smug ...I don't think I've ever seen someone look so smug in a graveyard. The extract has whetted my appetite - for muesli, salad and exemplary spelling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-56622576669268136292007-01-14T20:58:00.000+00:002007-01-14T20:58:00.000+00:00There is indeed a VERY large, colourful photo of h...There is indeed a VERY large, colourful photo of his Bryan-ness, sporting a large grin.<br /><br />Excellent article, actually. Typically well-balanced and informative. But now that I've read the best bits, do I really need to buy the book as well? :-)Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-60625527550170362422007-01-14T20:45:00.000+00:002007-01-14T20:45:00.000+00:00'Immortality'? Bryan, just perusing recent press ...'Immortality'? Bryan, just perusing recent press there appears an epidemic of cancer in the U.K., and at best medical science treats the symptoms. Not that I don't find your writing worth reading, it's just the concept, given the implicit hubris, is troubling.<br /><br />Interestingly, 'unorthodox' methods are repudiated, i.e., the work of Peter Duesberg.<br /><br />http://mcb.berkeley.edu/labsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-57795337601450263392007-01-14T18:14:00.000+00:002007-01-14T18:14:00.000+00:00They are always pestering me. Dark.They are always pestering me. Dark.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-49004676801771707322007-01-14T12:51:00.000+00:002007-01-14T12:51:00.000+00:00Too modest. There is also a very fine photo of the...Too modest. There is also a very fine photo of the author which will appeal to necrophiliacs everywhere.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com