X-Message-Number: 13924
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 02:45:00 -0700
From: Kennita Watson <>
Subject: Re: drugs

From: Leon Dean <>
Subject: drugs

> In New Scientist recently there was an article about developing
> vaccines for the addictive nature of drugs such as heroin and maybe
> even nicotine. What this article got me thinking about however is
> the nature of drug use and how this could change with immortality.

> If we ever reach the holy grail of cryonics and humanity becomes
> immortal what would be the drawbacks of taking drugs? If smoking,
> alcohol and the hard drugs caused no side effects then why not do
> them? Current users would surely increase consumption. Could
> immortality create a world of drug-fuelled morons?

It could, I guess.  It might just as well create a world of people
who do each drug once and call up the resulting brain state at
will (actual drugs cost money, y'know), or who don't do them at all 
and recreate the states from a virtual reality simulation.  It also
occurs to me that people who don't want to experience their lives
may not care to be immortal.  Another possibility is that those of
us who have things to get accomplished may think that drug fueling
may help keep the morons out of our way.

Kennita
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