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Eliminating Death -- Part 18 -- Never Seek Government Funding -- Video
Mr. Stolyarov discusses one approach that advocates of indefinite human life extension must never take; they must never seek government funding for their projects, as this might defeat the ultimate objective of extending human life. Whenever the government funds a project, there are always strings attached; the money comes at the cost of severe controls and restrictions, as the fate of stem cell research in the United States today demonstrates. Moreover, opponents of indefinite life will be able to claim, quite legitimately, that government-funded life extension projects would be using their (the opponents’) tax money to fund projects with which they disagree. Government-funded projects also tend to reach a plateau in their development after an initial burst of progress – as evidenced by such past undertakings as NASA and the Interstate Highway System.
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G. Stolyarov II is an actuary, science fiction novelist, independent philosophical essayist, poet, amateur mathematician, composer, contributor to Enter Stage Right, Le Quebecois Libre, Rebirth of Reason, and the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Senior Writer for The Liberal Institute, former weekly columnist for GrasstopsUSA.com, and Editor-in-Chief of The Rational Argumentator, a magazine championing the principles of reason, rights, and progress. Mr. Stolyarov also publishes his articles on Helium.com and Associated Content to assist the spread of rational ideas. He holds the highest Clout Level (10) possible on Associated Content and is one of Associated Content's Page View Millionaires. Mr. Stolyarov has also written a science fiction novel, Eden against the Colossus, a non-fiction treatise, A Rational Cosmology, and a play, Implied Consent. You can watch his YouTube Videos. Mr. Stolyarov can be contacted at gennadystolyarovii@yahoo.com.
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Learn about Mr. Stolyarov's novel, Eden against the Colossus, here.Read Mr. Stolyarov's comprehensive treatise, A Rational Cosmology, explicating such terms as the universe, matter, space, time, sound, light, life, consciousness, and volition, here.