How many of you intend to never die and feel assured of major, death-cheating advances in medicine during your lifetime?
Summary
A discussion prompt asking whether recent medical and scientific advances have shifted people's expectations about potentially cheating death within their lifetime, and what breakthroughs they see on the horizon.
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