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A Windows 3.x message window titled "Moraff's Political Agenda:" with this text visible and a "done" button: "1) It is possible that by the year 2050 we will have cures for cancer, heart disease, and several other major diseases. 2) It is possible that we will develop a cure for aging by the year 2075. If assumption number 1 does happen by 2050, then everyone in their 20's, 30's or even perhaps 40's has a shot at an indefinite life-span, since we could very easily be alive in the year 2075! 3) By the year 2100, the population in space colonies could rival or even exceed that of Earth. This will be a natural consequence to the increasing population. Let's not mince words. I am saying that it is possible that half of the people alive today will have a shot at virtual immortality! Our societies have definitely not faced up to this possibility, even though it presents us with the best opportunity in history for human cooperation. Those who are alive today, and especially those who are were born in the second half of this century have a tremendous stake in the future."