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emitres Moderator Posts: 428 From: Registered: Aug 2010	posted May 31, 2012 09:57 AM ended up buying Physical Immortality: A History and How to Guide (M. Ettington) from the link that you posted... haven't gotten too far into it yet - his writing style is very straightforward which, oddly enough, i'm having some difficulty with - i keep re-reading passages thinking that i've missed something... he offers numerous examples of reported long-lived individuals (upwards of 120 years) - one as recently as 2010 believed to be born in 1853...even more wonderful is that she has an adopted daughter who (in 2010) was 108... the author does make a very valid point that our society does identify aging as something that is negative, embarassing etc etc (all those Hollywood plastic surgery folks come to mind)... we're constantly being programmed to believe that a number dictates our quality of life - "well, you know, your body starts to slow down at ____" , "your twenties/thirties are the best time of your life, after that it's all downhill", and my personal favourite "it's never too early to make plans for your funeral".... my step FIL (in his early 60's) already knows what music he wants at his funeral... the worst part is that far too many don't see anything wrong with this type of thinking... sigh anyhooo - i will let you all know how the rest of the book is... ------------------ " Some define good as that which preserves, and evil as that which destroys; but destruction can be cleansing and purifying, for there is such a thing in both men and races as spiritual constipation, which comes from too much preservation of the status quo." ( Dion Fortune ) IP: Logged
MAKLHOUF Knowflake Posts: 255 From: Registered: Apr 2009	posted May 31, 2012 04:27 PM Yes, keep us posted. We need to know if this fellow is any good. ------------------ To live outside the law you must be honest. Bob Dylan IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 19014 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009	posted June 02, 2012 09:40 AM ------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged
emitres Moderator Posts: 428 From: Registered: Aug 2010	posted June 13, 2012 09:14 AM finished the book... the author definitely did his research and includes multiple examples/paths to attaining physical immortality... the fact that he is working towards that end is awesome as he includes some of his own personal experiences... he does mention spiralling along with other techniques... i also appreciate that he gives a couple of book titles that i hadn't come across (more books to buy...sigh) my biggest problem is that he doesn't really go into great details about any of the material he presents... some of his insights are bang on but he seems to stop short - just when i think he's about to come to a fascinating conclusion he pushes me into the next section/chapter... definitely more rewarding than the past couple of books i've purchased... ------------------ " Some define good as that which preserves, and evil as that which destroys; but destruction can be cleansing and purifying, for there is such a thing in both men and races as spiritual constipation, which comes from too much preservation of the status quo." ( Dion Fortune ) IP: Logged

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