I think death is beautiful.

[Ryantology]

But to hear someone say "death is beautiful" automatically makes me feel like they are one of those wannabe more logical, wiser-than-thou-art, atheist martyrs who want to seem like they have some unique insight to offer the world.
But that's not fair of me.

I don't really think it's that so much as it is how a lot of people choose to deal with death rather than fear it. It's certainly a more rational coping method than inventing nonsense about the afterlife.

The reason I disagree is because I do not think it is unhealthy to fear death, as long as that fear doesn't grow into obsession or paranoia. I think of death as a problem that we have continually been trying to conquer since the advent of useful medical science. I really like being alive, and appreciating its necessity won't make me any less dead.

Would indefinite life lead to new problems, such as hunger and overpopulation? Perhaps so, but outside of a few scattered nutcase circles, I've never heard these cited as reasons to cease attempting to fight disease and improve our quality of life. Hunger and overpopulation are not insoluble problems. I accept that indefinite life would have major ramifications for humanity's future, but I am okay with that.