A date with death

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jul/06/death-date-predicting

Scientists are getting closer and closer to being able to predict the date of one's death. Causes of death such as genetic diseases (for example Huntington, which I mentioned in my previous blog), and being able to predict the process of Alzheimer's disease in a patient from up to ten years before the disease actually shows itself (using a special protein that supposedly is an early indication of Alzheimer developing) are all signs on the wall that we are able to predict more and more about our health's development. Also, scientists discovered a gene and, based on that, developed a genetic test which should be able to prove whether a person will reach 100 years of age. All this made the author wonder: Do we want to know our death date?

My opinion:
I think I would want to know my death date, because it gives me the chance to do everything I want to do and know that I can safely pass away when my time comes. If, for example, I get hit by a train tomorrow, there are still many things I have not yet been able to do, see or experience, and if the scientists reach the point at which they can predict your death date, that means I know beforehand and can work on my so-called bucket list early on in life. On the other hand, it would be a creepy thought, knowing "Oh, I have only 1000 days of life left and then I will die". So yeah, I definitely see the difficulty the author aimed for with this article.