I think the technology to extend human life or create it in a test tube is already being far outstripped by our ability to destroy. Survival of the fittest has pitted us against each other, and religious rifts and human nature are a huge barrier to our long-term survival. The old cliche: we are our own worst enemy.
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"The idea that money doesn't buy you happiness is a lie put about by the rich, to stop the poor from killing them." -- Michael Caine
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