This is kind of removed from the main topic of immortality, but I'll get to that later. I think the Rosetta Project is forgetting something. This may be a better way to show the language than many other ways, but I have noticed two problems. When the real Rosetta Stone was discovered, it was plainly readable and could be recognized as a way to translate the language by anyone looking at it. If some future group of people find the new Rosetta, they will see a flat rock with some scratches. How would they know to look at it under a microscope? Also, after a while the stone would probably be worn down, possibly beyond readability, by environmental effects.

To immortality, I say that it would be a great achievement for humankind, but a horrible thing to actually be subjected to. Living for thousands, even millions, of years after a person should have died would take its toll on the body. Anyone who is over 100 isn't very likely to get up and take a car to visit the movies, are they? This inability to really do much wouldn't necessarily increase the wisdom of the person, as they would be limited to a small area (without books or movies, their eyes would probably be out of service before they were a few thousand years old) with little to no physical ability to do much of anything.

If life could be lengthened, that would be wonderful. If life could be extended indefinitely, that would almost be a curse. These ideas are great, but I wonder if they are really practical or useful.

MANGO