The argument/idea that we should concentrate resources on preventing old age (and therefore age-associated diseases that kill) thereby dramatically increasing the human life span with an eye toward increasing it indefinitely is not a scientific concept.
Agreed, that’s more of a moral/political argument. But it is only one aspect of the topic “defeating death”. For example: “aging can be cured” and “cryonics can delay death” are legitimate scientific concepts.
Please elaborate on what you think the author intended by those words, or whether you are responding to the literal interpretation.
It isn’t a scientific concept.
What isn’t?
The argument/idea that we should concentrate resources on preventing old age (and therefore age-associated diseases that kill) thereby dramatically increasing the human life span with an eye toward increasing it indefinitely is not a scientific concept.
Agreed, that’s more of a moral/political argument. But it is only one aspect of the topic “defeating death”. For example: “aging can be cured” and “cryonics can delay death” are legitimate scientific concepts.