Would it be unethical to create a way to bring people back to life or stop death?

Question

Sorry, I mean stopping death forever, like gaining inmortality...

Answer 1

Technically, I do not think it is unethical to develop a way to achieve immortality. However, I think immortality would just be a disaster for current society.

There could be many problems that would arise if immortality is achievable. Earth has a limited amount of livable space, if everyone is immortal, the population growth would destroy Earth. If the problem of living space is solve somehow, think about all the waste an ever-growing population would create. What about food supply, drinkable water and sources of fuel/energy?

And if we are able to achieve immortality, would we also gain eternal youth, remain in good health and be able-bodied and remain unharmed by anything? If we are only given the ability to "not die" but not the ability to be exempt from our basic needs, then it would definitely be unethical.

Before we think about making mankind immortal, I think we need to think of ways to solve the problems that we are currently facing and will be facing. As long as problems like famines, global warming and wars are not solved, immortality would just be a cruel and unusual punishment for mankind.

Answer 2

The unethical part about immortality is if you use it to deny your children their just due.

We all have a finite life and we are all replaced by others. This is the cycle of life and it is important, because without it we would stagnate and die. This is one reason why evolution works, the failures won't hang around forever and they won't take up valuable resources that the new and more successful versions could use.

Is it unethical to live forever, yes unless you can do so without having a bad impact on future generations. It can be done, just like someone can live a carbon neutral life, but it is harder and few people want to even try. We all want to live as long as we can and with advances in science we have been. It is a natural part of life, just like death is its natural end.

Answer 3

If we lived forever, we'd be around for the Apocalypse. Remember the Biblical quote "...judge the LIVING and the dead..."

That aside, the resources of the world could not sustain a growing population that living forever would cause.

Answer 4

How would stopping death be unethical?

I don't think it is ethical to let people die if you can stop it.

Bringing people back is not really possible, so I won't argue that.

Answer 5

If you are truly interested, read the original novel Frankenstein by Marry Shelley

Answer 6

yes, who wants to live for ever?all your loved ones get old and sick and die then your friends and you get to watch all the horrors of mankind for eternity hoping to replace all the people you loved but knowing you cant.how depressing no thanks.