Why do transhumanists want to live longer?
This is a personal matter, a matter of the heart. Have you ever been so happy that you felt like melting into tears? Has there been a moment in your life of such depth and sublimity that the rest of existence seemed like dull, gray slumber from which you had only just woken up? It is so easy to forget how good things can be when they are at their best. But on those occasions when we do remember whether it comes from the total fulfillment of being immersed in creative work or from the tender ecstasy of reciprocated love then we realize just how valuable every single minute of existence can be, when it is this good. And you might have thought to yourself, It ought to be like this always. Why cant this last forever? Well, maybe just maybe it could. When transhumanists seek to extend human life, they are not trying to add a couple of extra years at a care home spent drooling at ones shoes. The goal is more healthy, happy, productive years. Ideally, everybody should have the right to choose
