Radical Life Extension Movement

A Radical Life Extension Movement is a biomedical movement that advocates achieving indefinite lifespans through technological intervention.

• AKA: Immortalist Movement, Longevity Movement, Anti-Death Movement.
• Context:
  • It can typically promote aging research funding through advocacy campaigns.
  • It can typically support experimental therapy development via clinical trials.
  • It can often intersect with transhumanist philosophy in enhancement goals.
  • It can often challenge death acceptance norms through cultural activism.
  • It can range from being a Scientific Radical Life Extension Movement to being a Speculative Radical Life Extension Movement, depending on its evidence basis.
  • It can range from being a Biological Radical Life Extension Movement to being a Digital Radical Life Extension Movement, depending on its preservation method.
  • It can range from being a Egalitarian Radical Life Extension Movement to being a Elitist Radical Life Extension Movement, depending on its access philosophy.
  • It can range from being a Gradual Radical Life Extension Movement to being a Breakthrough Radical Life Extension Movement, depending on its timeline expectation.
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• Examples:
  • Organizational Radical Life Extension Movements, such as:
    • SENS Movement for damage repair approach.
    • Methuselah Foundation Movement for longevity prize.
    • Calico Labs Initiative for Google-backed research.
  • Methodological Radical Life Extension Movements, such as:
    • Cellular Reprogramming Movement for rejuvenation therapy.
    • Cryonics Movement for preservation option.
    • Mind Uploading Movement for digital immortality.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Palliative Care Movement, which accepts natural death.
  • Death Positive Movement, which embraces mortality acceptance.
  • Population Control Movement, which opposes lifespan extension.
• See: Biomedical Movement, Longevity Science, Transhumanist Ideology, Cryonics Practice, Life Extension, Aging Research, Death.

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