openwings-deactivated20111018 asked: I'm unsure of biological immortality, but aiming for artistic immortality is rather hubristic. The most any one of us can hope for is to find purpose within our lives, to give meaning to our lives, and contribute something to civilization. Any of the greats that have left humanity shaken: Einstein, Gandhi, Picasso, Mozart etc. were never intent on gaining immortality, they were driven by madness and by passion so wild that it consumed them. If they could not do what they loved to, they would have died trying. To aim to be put on a pedestal by your fellow human beings is the mark of an unlearned and unwise person. (This is not directed at you, but all of the millions that try to do it on a daily basis)
I agree wholeheartedly, and I should have clarified by saying that what I wrote is not something that lingers on anyone’s consciousness, but rather how the world is divided in hindsight. Anyone questing for immortality for immortality’s sake is leading an empty existence.
I mean, have you ever met anyone who introduced their new baby as their “Vehicle for genetic immortality. That poops.”?
