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Eliminating Death -- Part 8 -- Refuting the Motivation Argument -- Video
Some opponents of indefinite life argue that immortal humans would not have the motivation to accomplish great things, because they have all eternity to do so. This, such opponents claim, will lead immortal humans to perpetually put off work and remain idle in the present. Mr. Stolyarov refutes this objection by pointing out that human beings do not just act out of fear of eventual non-existence. They enjoy both the act and the end results of creative work. Moreover, idleness has a diminishing marginal utility, while the marginal utility of work for immortal beings will be much higher than for humans today because of the law of compound returns as applied to virtually every human endeavor.
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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.