Live forever or die at 65?

Originally Posted by Forte

65, easy. I couldn't stand living forever. There's gotta be an end. Too much of anything is a bad thing. Besides, by the time I'm 65, it's possible I could not only get over the fact that I know exactly when I'm gonna die and it's long enough to live a good complete life. I mean, forever? Not. Cool.

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I'd hate living on Earth forever. What appeal it has will eventually be lost to time, with all the flaws of Earth being the only things I see. I'd rather take my chances in the afterlife.

Originally Posted by BoJanglz

What I mean is does decapitation actually kill you, or do you just live carrying around your head?

well you would just be carrying around your head, untill you found a way to reattach it.

Originally Posted by Ringo Starr

Do you cut your hair? Do you cut your fingernails?

yes, i do. but im saying that the only LIVING part of the nail is the Matrix, so anything else with the nail would either stop growing or fall off. Since you arnt aging or anything. same with the hair.

Originally Posted by DrFeelGood666

well you would just be carrying around your head, untill you found a way to reattach it.

So what would happen if you cut your brain into tiny bits?

Oh, ok. I think I'd still go with 65 though.

Originally Posted by Rumplestiltskin

So what would happen if you cut your brain into tiny bits?

Amazing follow-up question!
Seriously.

Originally Posted by Rumplestiltskin

So what would happen if you cut your brain into tiny bits?

Then you're dumb.

Originally Posted by Rumplestiltskin

So what would happen if you cut your brain into tiny bits?

well, why would you?

and if you did, you would still be alive. no matter what, your still alive.

edit: i suppose im thinking of a immortal type where if you get any serious injuries, it heals itself up, or you cant get injured at all.

You should edit "no matter what happens to you, you will always live" or something to that effect into the first post so that people who don't read (I skipped half the posts) can see it.

Originally Posted by DrFeelGood666

yes, i do. but im saying that the only LIVING part of the nail is the Matrix, so anything else with the nail would either stop growing or fall off. Since you arnt aging or anything. same with the hair.

You aren't aging, but you are living.

Originally Posted by DrFeelGood666

well, why would you?

Because you'd be desperate for an escape from the everlasting torment.

Originally Posted by Ringo Starr

You aren't aging, but you are living.

hmm. well, you only grow with age and time. but since your stuck at a certain age, then you wouldnt grow.

Originally Posted by DrFeelGood666

hmm. well, you only grow with age and time. but since your stuck at a certain age, then you wouldnt grow.

Let's consider that as a 25-year-old man, you look like what you should for the rest of your life. You are living, therefore your fingernails and hair grow. However, outside influences (immortality) make you not age. You are living, therefore gorwing hair and fingernails, but not aging.

Get it now?

Um... *raises hand* Can I choose to die sooner?

Why would I want to do that? Doesn't matter.

But anyways, there is no chance at all that I would want to live forever. Don't get me wrong, seeing the future sounds all cool and everything, but I just couldn't go through that kind of thing. The thought of losing any of my family is terrible and the same goes for all of my friends.

Plus living forever would be incredibly weird. I mean when the universe is done you're still there? Doesn't sound good to me.

I mean seriously, anybody that isn't already insane would go insane with immortality. You'd be stuck alive forever, and that would be a really bad curse.

I can see no logical reason why I wouldn't want to live forever. Immortality is the ultimate reward.

for those who argue that one would "go insane" or "get bored," why don't you provide some evidence or something? I, for one, do not believe I would actually lose my mental capacity just because I live a long time. As for getting bored, I am absolutely certain I could always find something to do. After all, there are an infinite number of things to do and places to go, so I should be fine.

Originally Posted by Ringo Starr

Let's consider that as a 25-year-old man, you look like what you should for the rest of your life. You are living, therefore your fingernails and hair grow. However, outside influences (immortality) make you not age. You are living, therefore gorwing hair and fingernails, but not aging.

Get it now?

if you dont age at all, then your finger nails or hair would not grow at all, even though you are living.

Originally Posted by Bassoonist

Um... *raises hand* Can I choose to die sooner?

no, its 65 or bust. haha

Depends at what "age" the immortality would take place. I mean, if I was infinitely stuck at what was seemingly the age of ninety for the rest of eternity, that would kind of blow. I'd prefer to stay immortal at around the prime age of twenty-five-ish.

Originally Posted by erinys

I can see no logical reason why I wouldn't want to live forever. Immortality is the ultimate reward.

for those who argue that one would "go insane" or "get bored," why don't you provide some evidence or something? I, for one, do not believe I would actually lose my mental capacity just because I live a long time. As for getting bored, I am absolutely certain I could always find something to do. After all, there are an infinite number of things to do and places to go, so I should be fine.

Situation: Humanity dies out in the year 2012 (or some other year in the near future; exactness doesn't matter.), and no other truly sentient creatures evolve for the whole remainder of the Earth's existence. The Earth gets swallowed by the sun and the sun eventually goes supernova and turns into a cloud of gas, or something similar.

So. After the entire Solar System is gone and you're floating out in space at least 4 light years away from the nearest star, what do you do to occupy your time?

Originally Posted by Sabbo

Situation: Humanity dies out in the year 2012 (or some other year in the near future; exactness doesn't matter.), and no other truly sentient creatures evolve for the whole remainder of the Earth's existence. The Earth gets swallowed by the sun and the sun eventually goes supernova and turns into a cloud of gas, or something similar.

So. After the entire Solar System is gone and you're floating out in space at least 4 light years away from the nearest star, what do you do to occupy your time?

masturbate. lol jk.

but it was stated that some others might become immortal also, so you would have them to talk too and such

Originally Posted by DrFeelGood666

if you dont age at all, then your finger nails or hair would not grow at all, even though you are living.

I'm gonna stop now, because we're both just repeating the same thing over and over.

Originally Posted by DrFeelGood666

but it was stated that some others might become immortal also, so you would have them to talk too and such

They'd sure be easy to find in the vacuum of space!

Originally Posted by DrFeelGood666

masturbate. lol jk.

but it was stated that some others might become immortal also, so you would have them to talk too and such

Isn't talking in space impossible?