Joel Garreau has an interesting WaPo piece on Aubrey de Grey.

Very nice interview, good writing.

Garreau mentioned:
"Will we need religion anymore?"

It might be counter-intuitive but I think the answer will be "yes, perhaps even more than before". Stopping aging will not mean the end of death. Accidents will continue to happen, various forms of self-sacrifices for a higher/common purpose will continue to be necessary, and irrational or criminal violence will not simply disappear. The human nature will continue to be as flawed as ever.

Imagine losing someone dear to you in a society where everyone has the potential to live for vast amounts of time. Will it not seem even more excruciating? At the very least it won't seem less so.

Now of course religion and faith aren't always the preferred ways individuals choose to get a grip on such events, nor is such functions the only domain of religious thoughts and feelings. One often ignored but important part of various religions and faiths or even non-theistic philosophies is to act as a counterbalance to human hubris and false notions of exaggerated grandeur. We'll still need that.

Given a few hundred years of existence I wouldn't be surprised if nearly everyone will find or create some sort of faith for their existence, and to such an extent that they can't help being acutely aware of it.

Best of luck to de Grey whether I'm right or wrong, nice to see him continuing to appear in general media.

"Aubrey de Grey is not interested in spending his next centuries miserable. He cheerfully chows down on french fries, heavily crusted deep-fried chicken and two dark beers."

^_^

Somewhat on topic I would recommend Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan set in a reality that has taken the next step up to near-immortality (in my opinon the Gollanz cover by Chris Moore of a future San Francisco is nice enough to make it worth getting that specific edition).

Given a few hundred years of existence I wouldn't be surprised if nearly everyone will find or create some sort of faith for their existence

That "find or create" -- as opposed to "be taught and accept", -- is a very important point. I think indefinite lifespan will greatly decrease common human desire to be "part of something bigger than themselves", whether political ideologies, causes, or organized religion. So, spirituality may flourish, but not religion.