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Do you want to know your death date?

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According to the German philosopher Martin Heidegger,death has two defining characteristics. 9?|m ^  
First, it can't be outsourced - nobody can die your death for you. The second raises more (9)uZ-BF,  
questions. Heidegger says death can happen at any point, so it's randon. But with advances in i7 ?OZh*f  
genetics, knowing the date of our decease is becoming a real possibility. And is that good? ioslarw1J  
  Imagine going about your business with your expiry date stamped invisibly on the back of your 618bbftx{  
hand. You'd probably be spooked by this constant reminder of your mortality. You'd find it tbB. n  
impossible to live. You'd pass your days in envy of those your age who are destined to live longer. h  m(  
  Alternatively, you could treat the date-stamp as an end date from which to work back. It would [3] h(D  
make retirement planning and the gubbins of wills and probate smoother. It would allow you to F3nPQw{;  
take an active part in organising your own funeral. You could even plan your diet: death tomorrow r3YfY \  
means an awful lot of jam today. And your loved ones would have the benefit of a steady coming-to- RRtOBrIedI  
terms with your passing away. ?'$} k  
  But Heidegger's point is, even if geneticists, extrapolating from your current condition(s), gave 1 y7$"N8Xo  
you a reliable date of death, they'd fail to account for chance. Just as teenagers can crash their CbMClnF  
cars, so pensioners as dit as a fiddle can still fall down the stairs. So what's the lesson? Imagine "-Uqv@  
you're programmed to die tomorrow, and live today as if it were your last. lC^?Jk[N  
Robert Rowland Smith O_D;_v6Ii+  
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