Live Forever or Die Trying

Initially I Had Intended To Write This Book In The Summer Of 2006. At That Time My Involvement In The Life Extension Movement Was Growing My Enthusiasm Was Palpable; Trusted Friends And Colleagues Urged Me To Undertake The Project Noting That It Would Give Momentum To A Nascent Movement That Was A Mere Blip On The Political Radar Screen And Bring Needed Attention To An Issue That Many Thought Might Never Be Discussed Seriously In A Society That Considers Death An Unpleasant But Inevitable Reality.Even Though I Agreed With This Analysis I Managed To Avoid Any Serious Attempt To Start A Far-Reaching Debate On The Political Social And Economic Consequences Of Radically Extending One’S Life Into The Future.After All I Thought The Technology In This Field Is Still At A Nascent Stage Antiaging Research Receives Few Government Grants Controversy Abounds In The Scientific Community As To The Mere Possibility Of Indefinite Life Extension; Most Elected Officials Are Clueless About It And Even A Majority Of The President’S Council On Bioethics Is Hostile To The Idea.But That Being Said I Never Was One To Back Down From A Good Fight.I Had Read Much Of The Scientific Work Undertaken By A Multitude Of Scientists Determined To Understand How And Why Human Beings Slowly Age And How We Can Reverse Our Demise And Extend Our Lives Indefinitely.I Disagreed With The Naysayers Who Pompously Declare That Prolonging Life Will Ruin The Environment Cause Overpopulation Promote Wars Over Scarce Resources As Well As Those Narrow-Minded Quasi—Pundits Who Embraced A Number Of Bogus Charges And Half-Truths Intended To Impede Further Research Into The Causes Of The Terminal Disease Of Aging.I Had More Than Enough Evidence To Confront The Critics But For Some Unknown Reason I Lost The Internal Primal Spark Necessary To Fight Back. I Thought Should I Enter A Battle That Few Know About And Even Fewer Care?Instead Of Hearing A Clarion Call To Act I Became Mired In Skepticism Doubt And A Growing Resignation Toward Terminal Apathy....