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[Bruce Klein]

Immortality: How Science is Extending Your Life Span -- and Changing the World By Ben Bova - Bova takes an in-depth look at the important scientific progress taking us closer to immortality. Amazon


-- I'm a big fan of this book as a good intro into the philosophy of immortalism.. it's a good one for easing most anyone into the idea. Amazon

[Bruce Klein]

-- here's a review of the book and Ben...



http://www.benbova.net/


A science-fiction writer predicts immortality for men on Earth and the death of religion
Immortalist Bova: 'Aging will evaporate like a bad dream.'

The first immortals are already living among us. You might be one of them." Thus begins Ben Bova's eternally optimistic 1998 bestseller Immortality: How Science Is Extending Your Life Span—And Changing The World, published by Avon books. Former editor of OMNI and Analog magazines, Mr. Bova, 65, is best known for his futuristic science fiction. But in his latest book he claims to deal with reality. In it he outlines anti-aging research being conducted in laboratories around the world, and he surveys the potential social fallout of an undying society. To Mr. Bova, who is confident of "at least huge extensions of the human life span," science will not only banish senescence but will leave organized religion in ruins and render morality useless. In this respect, say his critics from ethics, theology and science, Mr. Bova is still firmly rooted in fantasy.