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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. zn\$6'"  
First, it can't be outsourced - nobody can die your death for you. The second raises more +2s][^-KV  
questions. Heidegger says death can happen at any point, so it's randon. But with advances in 2-"`%rE  
genetics, knowing the date of our decease is becoming a real possibility. And is that good? .8CfCRq  
  Imagine going about your business with your expiry date stamped invisibly on the back of your p!K]c D  
hand. You'd probably be spooked by this constant reminder of your mortality. You'd find it >LEp EMJ\  
impossible to live. You'd pass your days in envy of those your age who are destined to live longer. |q_Hiap#a  
  Alternatively, you could treat the date-stamp as an end date from which to work back. It would N$8"X-na?  
make retirement planning and the gubbins of wills and probate smoother. It would allow you to l W Lj==  
take an active part in organising your own funeral. You could even plan your diet: death tomorrow $[(FCS  
means an awful lot of jam today. And your loved ones would have the benefit of a steady coming-to- GIUyW  
terms with your passing away. @Z9>E+udQ  
  But Heidegger's point is, even if geneticists, extrapolating from your current condition(s), gave tZD^<Q7}\  
you a reliable date of death, they'd fail to account for chance. Just as teenagers can crash their u$x'P <b  
cars, so pensioners as dit as a fiddle can still fall down the stairs. So what's the lesson? Imagine SR9M:%dga  
you're programmed to die tomorrow, and live today as if it were your last. KVpQ,x&q~  
Robert Rowland Smith `{J(S'a`  
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