Immortality

I have always favored doctrines which take a humble perspective on human beings as opposed to the arrogant "human-important" or self-important perspective.   In almost every instance - and I have yet to find an exception - the humble attitude appears to be the correct one to me.
Examples:
1.  Cosmology 
heliocentric - humble
    earth is the center of the universe     - arrogant 
2.  Origins
  Evolution - humble / Creation - human-important (arrogant)
 3.  Religion 
Buddhism - humble ( the "self" doesn't really exist - Identity is temporary)
   Christianity - self-important
( the self is so important - it survives death! - this, to me, is the "cult of personality)
         I don't think a lot of Christians would see this as "arrogant" but it strikes me as at least
"unconsciously"self-inflating.   The "self" is a social construct,  it is an illusion, why should our philosophy suppose that our intact personality will survive the grave to consort with our fellows among the cosmos.   ,denial of death and the unshakable desire that we will all meet again someday fuels this notion.

I like the idea of the "great link" from Deep Space Nine - or as John said:  you are me as we are me and we are all together."     

           

Doormouse

Remember what the door mouse said: feed you head!

( Also, remember to breathe and get enough sleep).  

Right of Intrusion

The right of intrusion is that esteemed American privilege of indulging in your pursuits regardless of it's impact on others - typically, the impact on others is denied, ignored, or deemed less important than one's own entitlement.
Some examples of intrusive rights include:  1. The right to smoke - but having a no smoking section in a restaurant is like having a "no peeing" section in a public swimming pool.  2.  The right to ride a bicycle on the blue ridge parkway.  While biking up a mountain is certainly admirable, there is no biking lane on the parkway and cyclist force drivers into the opposite lane around blind curves.  3.  Cellphones.  Why do I have to hear
what you are having for dinner?  
        You have the right to do whatever you want - if it doesn't interfere with others.  Unfortunately, most of what we do interferes with others so our rights are limited.