"The thread title is a bit strange. What would be the advantage without death?"
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Hi Mammuthus,
Yes, I agree. The topic title is a bit Off Topic. After reviewing replies, I realized that I was really asking about aging. Recent medical advances have certainly thrown a wrench into the whole "death with dignity" schtick. I must conclude from all I've read that biological death goes with the territory and that's how it should be.
I look at all the attempts to allow people to live into their hundreds and then look at pictures of Bob Hope and George Burns in their final days. Either they were well pickled or had a formaldehyde gene that I was unaware of. In either case, I say "No thanks. Let Nature takes it's course."
Thanks to all for excellent posts. More fun than graduate school and infinitely cheaper.
(:raig