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36% OF ITS $2 BILLION PORTFOLIO
IN LIFE SCIENCES START-UPS, INCLUDING SEVERAL AMBITIOUS LIFE-EXTENDING PROJECTS!
Using an American football analogy, Bill MARIS explained that in the fight against death, 'WE AREN'T TRYING
TO GAIN A FEW YARDS. WE ARE TRYING TO WIN THE GAME!' Why? Because, says Maris, 'IT IS BETTER TO LIVE THAN TO DIE'!
Such dreams are shared by other Silicon Valley luminaries. PayPal co-founder Peter THIEL has recently confessed that he aims to live
for ever. 'I THINK THERE ARE PROBABLY THREE MAIN MODES OF APPROACHING [DEATH],' he explained. 'YOU CAN ACCEPT IT, YOU CAN DENY IT OR YOU CAN FIGHT IT. I THINK OUR SOCIETY IS DOMINATED BY PEOPLE WHO ARE INTO DENIAL OR ACCEPTANCE,
AND I PREFER TO FIGHT IT!' Many people are likely to dismiss such statements as teenage fantasies. Yet THIEL is somebody
to be taken very seriously. He is one of the most successful and influential entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley with a private
fortune estimated at $2.2 billion. The writing is on the wall: equality is out - immortality is in.
The breakneck development of fields such as genetic engineering, regenerative medicine
and nanotechnology fosters ever more optimistic prophecies. Some experts believe that
humans will overcome death by 2200, others say 2100. Kurzweil and de Grey are even
more sanguine. They maintain that anyone possessing a healthy body and a healthy
bank account in 2050 will have a serious shot at immortality by cheating death a
decade at a time. According to K. & de G., every ten years or so we will march
into the clinic and receive a makeover treatment that will not only cure all our
illnesses, but will also regenerate decaying tissues, & grade hands, eyes and
brains. Before the next treatment is due, doctors will have invented a
plethora of new medicines, upgrades and gadgets. If K. & de G. are
right, there may already be some immortals walking next to you
on the street - at least if you happen to be walking down Wall
Street or Fifth Avenue ~~~~~~~
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