That was weird! Was like watching a bunch of people at a "denial" convention.

The lady in the glasses gave me a very unexpected insight. She talked about how this time spent trying not to die is worth it because it's the most important thing you could possibly spend your time on. I understand the logic, but if half of your day is spent trying to extend your life, are you not wasting your time trying not to die? Could you not have used that time for living a more complete, fulfilled life?

Glad to have watched Part 2 first. The subjects in Part 1 are tragic-comic at best and pathetic at worst. The convention , a paradise for snake-oil opportunists.

I dont think its about living forever but having quality of life no matter the age. What if I lived forever and was in poor health or couldnt care for myself. I dont think anyone wants that. I would prefer a quality life and transition peacefully.

I find it so crazy interesting that all of the older people want to live forever and all of us younger people are suicidal or enjoy making dark jokes about wanting to be dead.

The almond lady freaked me out.

I want to follow up the speakers every 5 ys from now to check his immortality claim

Brilliant piece. Not sure if I was meant to chuckle through 90% of it, but there you go. Sad thing is that death is precisely what gives life value. The difference between a plastic rose and real one, although they share the same outward form, is that the real one will die one day, and that's what makes it immeasurably more valuable.

I have terminal cancer, Im in pain, on morphine, the worst thing anyone can do for me is pray for me to live longer . No one can know what chronic pain is like.

A very successful sales technique used by those with no conscience - making cash from preying on people's fears and desires.

I worked in hospice and I believe death is a miracle honestly. For people who had terminal illness and suffered tremendously because of it, death was a release from the agony. And who wants to live in a sick and diseased body? And even if you lived a thousand years what will you do?Life is about our contribution to others, how we give, share, love and connect with one another. If humans are selfish now and don't care about others and see others as separate from themselves, and as their enemy, and wars are still all over our planet, and we haven't solved poverty, hunger and millions of children die around the world from starvation. Why would anyone want to live a thousand years? To do what exactly? I would think people be far more selfish and careless if they knew they can live forever. No need for anyone to stay in here forever, and after living for hundreds of years, that too will get old and exhausting and people would then try to find a way to die. It seems so appealing to think living forever is fun, until you don't have the option to die..,then it may not be such a great idea after all..

I'd call the organizers of this events scammers looking for easy money from retired people who has plent time and money.

It's so strange to me how these people want to go on living indefinitely. A life that never ends would probably be quite a nightmare, actually

For those who want to radically expand life span, they should put the same amount of energy and determination in expanding the life span of Earth. That would be the first step.

I hate death. I watched my dad die of a terminal illness and it was sad and horrific.

Death isn't a disease to be cured.

This feels like a flat earth convention

These people are insane. Death is a natural part of life for all living things. To live forever would be torture.

'We're not going to die, and neither are any of you' I wonder how much money they made off of those people...

I'm not afraid of death but I am afraid of dying before I get to do what I need to in this life. Death is a natural part of living. It is what gives value to being alive.

I saw the couple from RAAD in a documentary maybe twenty years ago. They certainly look a hell of a lot older now. By the time they reach 250 they'll look like a couple of crabs, scuttling around.

Omg do you know how over populated this world would be. We'd have to move to Mars for sure lol

Of that weird deluded couple, unless they die suddenly .and at the exact same time, then when one dies and the other doesn't, they're gonna be in for one hell of a shock ...

They’ve been watching too much American horror story, thinking we can really be immortal 😂

5:02 "The earth was flat at one time..." uhhh no, never was

I lost it at "this is about sound healing"

Who truly wants to live forever?? Even if it were possible, who would really want to live forever?? Not me!! This place is not heaven, it’s not a dream, it’s not paradise. Even if I lived forever in paradise it would be boring. I would be happy to live a fulfilled life with my children and once I’m not able to do that p, then it’s time to end the show. Life is a stage, ya gotta know when the play is over.

I saw the second part first about the people who were dying. I must say I find this one infinitely sadder than the other. I really feel bad for these people

So yeah, I also have annihilation anxiety (so my therapist and I call it!)... it's an interesting thing, the vast majority of people who have a horrible and insistent concern of being dead (not of dying, but of oblivion, not existing forever, etc) had this from around the age of 8-12. The vast majority of people don't hang onto this concern but some do. There's often a reason (so my psychotherapist tells me), though I have yet to figure out mine... inter-generational trauma is a key one... But it's really debilitating, this notion that someone should be *doing* something about this, that it is horrific in its immutability... that visceral realisation that it will be the end of everything, that this isn't a game, this is it. Accompanied by an adrenaline rush, nausea, a sinking feeling. Anyway... it's a bit cathartic knowing there are other people who share the same anxiety. Jay

When life becomes a daily painful experience..I accepted death as a release.

omg i cnt believe there is a convention for this

The body dies, the soul is immortal. I think reincarnation is the most likely thing.

*Caitlin Doughty has entered the chat*

The planet is over populated now. Where do they expect s all to live 🙄

I totally relate to her. Thanathophobia is no joke.

There's no end to the number of fools you can fit on the end of a pin.

So, not dying....for Bernadeane, it seems, being comfortable in her own body means becoming the spitting image of Sia 😉

Death Land #2 with Dr. Sunita Puri was so inspirational and realistic!! Im glad I saw it first cause I loved it !! This was like watching old people making fools of the elderly without acknowledging SOUL/ spirit energy !

5:12 I want to know how these people came to the conclusion that "Aging is not normal or natural"

obsessing about avoiding the inevitable this much is just going to stress you out so much, you'll invite it to come sooner.

Seems like a sad group of old people that can’t accept their fate.

Why is aging unnatural?

Life is cycle, death is the most important part of life, to go against it is to go insane.

I'm only 43 and I'm already tired. I am scared of death but only because it's unknown. I honestly wouldn't want to live forever.

Wow, this really took a dark turn when the lady in glasses explained her reasons for being interested in the subject. It is easy to dismiss life extension and similar endeavours as silly when you are still young, but it is not so silly when you get older and start to feel your own mortality. I really hope we can change the public's view of aging from seeing it as something natural to the disease that it is, and make some real progress on finding a cure for it in the coming decades.

It seems cruel that we have consciousness, only to have it taken away by death. The conscious mind does not want to cease to exist. Unfortunately, we are forced to practice death every night when we sleep. We also have to watch our own slow-motion death while looking in the mirror as the years pass and we shrivel into oblivion. It’s definitely a cruel cosmic joke. If I could speak to death, I would say, ‘LOOK - BUB’, we don’t want to die, we want to live forever…

Sentience is an odd thing, it's like knowing more than you should and not being able to talk to anyone about it

To cling to the things of this life will not serve you well in the next...

Until today I thought Scientologists and Flatearthers were the craziest of all XD

If nothing dies where would change be?

Remember to create an interstellar engine before the pill of immortality, because one only planet will be a little crowdy without dead... or maybe only the richest people could live forever? And the poor ones, as usual, will continue to die as flies?

So grateful I watched episodes #2-7, before I watched this one. Now, I'm off to watch episode #8.

6:10 XD Leah you are a real trooper hosting this series

"The earth was flat at one point" "aging wasn't natural" yea, that's because people died before they ever got old to begin with

Just my POV here. We all understand that there are five stages of life. What I'm seeing here is the first step of denial. It pains me to watch this video of individuals capitalizing on other's fears of the ending of life as we know it to be.

How to become a vampire "I dont smoke, I dont drink, I take 50 supplements a day - and I stuff my face with botox."

When they said the earth was flat I checked out.

4:47 this is the most Fleabag interaction I’ve ever seen, I almost expected her to glance at the camera

So people are saying death is natural and we should accept/appreciate it. Personally I'm not that scared of death but I'm still young so that's not a surprise. I'm more scared of my loved ones dying tbh. But should we embrace death if we don't have to? What's so moral about dying? If we cured death we would have to enact serious population control until we found another planet to live on. Or maybe discover a more permanent source of renewable energy since over population is really a problem of energy conservstion. I know that sounds crazy but it might be possible. If we lived longer maybe more people would try their hand at science and engineering since you have more time to learn and aren't forced to choose between your interests. Geniuses wouldn't have to die but could continue working and building on all the knowledge that's accumulated in their minds over hundreds years. Or maybe we could take it in turns at living, after 100 years you sleep for 100 years while others take the wheel. What I'm saying is I see no practical problem associated with long lives we couldn't deal with. It seems like because we have to die it's in our best interest to not only accept our fate but see the beauty in it. But if we didn't have to die this "death is beautifully" mentality might become less prevalent.

50 life extension supplements a day ? even "insane amount" would be an understatement

Having gotten to the last stage of my life I’m finding death and the pain and fear involved turns out to be a powerful force in me for change, for dare I say even, transformation. It’s wreaking changes in my psyche and attitudes that nothing else has been able to effect in the last 74 years. So I don’t recommend avoiding death, I recommend accepting it as a stage in spiritual growth and the necessary preparation for the life that lies beyond the physical. I’m not saying I’m necessarily right in this but that’s how I see it now and I’m actually glad to be going through this process, painful and messy as it often is. I’ve become a lot more resilient to pain and accepting of it over the last few months. I feel like I’m gradually being exposed to more as I become better able to handle it. It’s a lot like the lessons I learnt through exercising - as you do it and endure the early discomfort, your body gets stronger and more capable, to the point where you actually enjoy pushing yourself through what was previously a barrier. Yep, I could be nuts, that’s just how I see it.

Amazing journalist ✊

No to so much denial as fear convention - a lot of scared people - and most of us are scared about something - all trying their best not to admit it and face it.

These people are nuts. Glad I watched part 2 first.

Is this comedy🤔

I completely understand the desire to eradicate illness and disease as that causes long term suffering be it mental, physical or both. I even get not wanting to physically age, mainly due to the health issues that arise, the lack of independence (depending on the health situation) even the looks aspects. People would rather keep their physical youth and beauty. However in regards to death I really agree with the doctor in the second episode when she says what would become of humanity without death. I believe it would become distorted and corrupted (even more so). Not to mention the overcrowded population issue that would arise. How would our minds take living for 200 years for example would we become numb to life?

I absolutely hate the idea of aging, it scares the hell out of me that my looks are fading, I'm 43 and my body and mind are deteriorating, but these people are so strange and look half dead any way. I'm not scared of death though, it will be nice to rest, and hopefully see dead love ones.

It'd be interesting to see these people sit down and talk with people with depression and who are suicidal or considering euthanasia. Maybe they might give each other some interesting perspectives that they hadn't considered before? or maybe not, idk i just think it'd be interesting.

When you watch one too many vampire movies

What a positive message. Who wants to really die? People can accept death and that doesn't change the fact on how horrible death is. To know there are people studying, doing researches , etc about staying alive as long as we can in a healthy state, like why not? I am in!

Great piece I appreciate your kindness and empathy.

Denial is futile!!! There is a time to be born, and a time to die. We need the grace to embrace both!🕊🕊🕊

A group of OLD people who will SOON die, being robbed of their $$$ and sanity completely out in the open. This Movement is deceitful and obscene.

4:53 I couldn't help but laugh at this bit😂 I think it just shows the level of intelligence these people have

Every soul shall taste death..

I gain comfort in knowing that the time will move just as fast as it did before my birth. Living forever is greedy, humans must die so other people can experience life

It's hard to comprehend that there are ppl out there who think like this...

If older people don’t die, if immortality is found, there will be no room for babies and youngsters.

I think the cycle of life and death is one of the most natural things in existence. It's a fact of life that cells age, rocks erode and time passes. Although it's scary and frightening for some people, I honestly think there is no sustainable way of having people live forever on a planet that is inevitably going to die

It doesn’t matter, nobody lives forever. Those that think that living forever is possible, are in a state of dream land.

I see a lot of similarities between the people at this convention and people who go to church.

For anyone who has trouble with the issue of death. Here is a way of thinking that surprisingly made me feel happy. There is the Sun, whose sunlight powers the plants. Animals and humans eat plants. Humans might also eat other animals. Our body is made up of elements that are also found on the earth, in the soil. We are just Solar energy trapped in a toy made of soil. But our body deteriorates. And one day, the soil toy crumbles and turns to humus. Which gives life to plants and microbes. And other soil toys depend on the plants and microbes. And even after deterioration we help other lives. The elements (C,H,O,N, S etc) just change forms like Lego. And that makes me peaceful for some reason.

12:17 I disagree with the woman who said "There's nothing pretty about death." After living in Mexico for over a decade where they celebrate the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) I have learned that some cultures appreciate death as equally as beautiful of a part of life as birth. .. and I love that!!

I couldn't imagine being immortal. I can't even imagine it in an after life, let alone here on earth, but I'm chronically ill and can't imagine decades more of living in this body. So let's just very hypothetically assume these people are right and immortality is within reach - will you be suffering with a wide range of ailments during this time? No one living in constant and extreme pain wants immortality

I just realized what that I am not the only one being terrified about death, after my mother in law died from cancer ,and watching her hanging to to life ,after seeing her in the casket, I literally became depressed, and i now know that I am suffering from death anxiety 😥

The fact of life I keep coming to is that the very things that limit us are the things that makes life worth it. Basically, your particularity comes from being a limited being in space and time. When you love someone, you also love all the ways they are "flawed" as the saying goes. Our charm and meaning lies in being particular and limited being. It forces you to be courageous, forgiving and open, because we aren't here forever, and you can't do everything or be everything, and that is what makes us us. Just like the beauty of colour is exactly in the fact that they are limited light. Red is beautiful like it is because of the tragically inadequate white light that is uniquely limited, metaphorically. That's how I see it. Limit is what makes meaning, worth and beauty.

these are delusional people who are wasting their time on earth. you need to live your life, not worry about every single thing. everyone is gonna die.

I find it ironic, that a woman who finds almonds a bad thing to put in her body has a face full of botox abd fillers!!!!

As one of the people interviewed said...:"What's more important than ending death"! I totally agree. Ending death means we're ending aging and the devastation of disease. Putting an end to this suffering is the most noble and humane endeavor on the planet. Let's pay attention to Aubrey de Gray's comment that the longer he lives, the longer we all will live. Think about it!

On what earth will we be living as we're killing this one?

I welcome death, myself, and began at about the age of 12... Self-delusion is a powerful motivator, however, making ones time while alive is a fine ideology.

One small problem. There is no known way to feed a population of ageless humans. And, if there ever comes a time when death is "cured," those immortals among us will surely be destined to feed the remainder, the "sick" of our lot, with their invincible corpses.

Age doesn't control how sick you are. Unfortunately my dad died at 59. He was very healthy but got a rare form of cancer. And I'm 39 but I have lupus and a degenerated spine. So I can't walk without a walker and I'm in constant pain. It's not all about age, but quality of life. I would never wanna live forever. These kinda things like the one she went to are just a chance for snake oil salespeople to make money.

To deny death is to deny life because its the knowledge and certainty that we will all die some day that makes life worth living. We can't hoard life nor should we try to.

'‘You will not certainly die,’ the snake said to the woman.⎢ Genesis 3:4

RAADfest is perhaps the biggest conference for life extension and longevity content, but most definitely not the only one around the globe. This (curing aging) is where medicine is moving to (open any medical magazine from the past 3 years), and RAADfest (produced by the non-profit Coalition for Radical Life Extension) is just helping bridge the gap between research and the public, so everyone can benefit at a faster rate. Imagine a world where there is no cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's or ALS. That's what curing aging will do.

Leah @TheGuardian , will this series include discussion on stem cells and organ regeneration, and the role that will play in extending the human lyfe cycle???

Wow. listening to these people say that death is the greatest enemy is absolutely absurd to me. These people have never grown up. They are lost, and frightened children.

I'm an oncology nurse and its going to be a nightmare if I ever have patients like these 🤦🏻‍♀️

Crazy, who wants to live for ever? I feel like its taking too long for me.