No State Funeral

I couldn't help thinking that I won't get a state funeral. There are two
ways for this to happen, or, should I say, not happen. The obvious one,
then a second possibility that I might live long enough for medical
technology to extend my lifespan. 10,000 years from now there may be
something that remembers its beginning as my life. However, even in this
best case scenario, that entity would not really be me. The un-dead get no
funeral.

They found the gene that allows old age to happen. If they make it
inactive you could possibly never die of natural causes. The catch is
- the same gene is supposed to help fight cancer.

I believe you are quite correct.

"Luke Flyswatter" <chewie_roar@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1167759874.890205.176030@k21g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> They found the gene that allows old age to happen. If they make it
> inactive you could possibly never die of natural causes. The catch is
> - the same gene is supposed to help fight cancer.
>

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Quiet Neighbor wrote:
> I couldn't help thinking that I won't get a state funeral. There are two
> ways for this to happen, or, should I say, not happen. The obvious one,
> then a second possibility that I might live long enough for medical
> technology to extend my lifespan. 10,000 years from now there may be
> something that remembers its beginning as my life. However, even in this
> best case scenario, that entity would not really be me. The un-dead get no
> funeral.

If you believe what some physicists say about quantum theory, then
somewhere in a infinite number of parallel universes there is a
"Quiet Neighbor" getting a "State Funeral" or a "funeral on the
state"!?;-)

<chessucat twitches>