As important as this is, I know people whose lives are so consumed by their quest for immortality that they go without much of what makes life worth living.
This is a synopsis of a short story by Larry Niven.
This is a synopsis of a short story by Larry Niven.
I also know some sad people in quest of immortality, but they were generally sad before they found out about that stuff. In general, I think that seeking immortality has surprisingly little effect on your prior personality. It's just something you do if you have enough of a logical frame of mind to think "Life is good, death is bad, and Voldemort isn't a real person", but the logical mind is the cause, not the effect.
The phenomenon of people getting too involved in X to enjoy life is a common theme for stories. When X has to do with the extension of life, there's a pleasingly ironic self-reference. So really, the moral lesson of such stories has to do with life balance generally, and the ironic twist is more akin to a rhyme in a poem.
Not seeking life extension at all is definitely not rational. Perhaps it's rational not to seek it personally, but that's a personal choice. I think our society should seek life extension as an ethical choice.
Thank you for making a testable prediction. Your hypothesis is thereby falsified.
"Polyamory is usually one guy and more women and is usually quite the sexist thing. "
Good heavens, what sort of culture-free hole were you raised in? Do you know anyone polyamorous in real life?
"Seeking life extension is at the current point of science not really rational."
And there you have it. If you're anti-fun, you're probably also anti-life.