We want to live forever, and we're getting there.
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A brief statement connecting human desire for immortality with technological progress.
- In plain terms
- We want to live forever and are making progress.
- What can you take from it?
- Acknowledge the drive to extend life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does living forever mean?
- How close are we?
Another view
Immortality remains theoretical.
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