Do you really want to live forever?

jnd94 · Post by **jnd94** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:14 pm

Fircoal wrote:I would, or at least as long, as they make pokemon.

yay! I min your sig!

The Weird One · Post by **The Weird One** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:16 pm

I've gotta say no

dwightschrute · Post by **dwightschrute** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:24 pm

MR. Nate · Post by **MR. Nate** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:33 pm

unriggable wrote:What was that book where this immortal family was trying to convince this girl to drink the water that gave them never-ending life?

Tuck Everlasting

luns101 · Post by **luns101** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:53 pm

No, I wouldn't want to live forever...but it's very intriguing. I read a group of books by Barry Sadler when I was a kid. The series was called CASCA: THE ETERNAL MERCENARY. He is cursed during the crucifixion to wander the earth as a mercenary soldier until the 2nd coming of Christ.

Sort of reminded me of HIGHLANDER.

lduke1990 · Post by **lduke1990** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:08 pm

Kenneth Oppel's Live Forever Machine had some cool insights into this debate, also Douglas Adams had that one character who couldn't die and so decided to spend his time insulting every person to ever exits. "wait you -- oh damn I almost did you twice didn't I".

Anarchy Ninja · Post by **Anarchy Ninja** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:13 pm

I would live forever, but only for a little while.

lduke1990 · Post by **lduke1990** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:15 pm

Definitely live forever, but only if I don't have some debilitating disease, I don't want it if I'm Paralyzed or have like TB or something

DirtyDishSoap · Post by **DirtyDishSoap** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:27 am

Im like Cancer

I grow, you suffer

Me living forever would just be swell

static_ice · Post by **static_ice** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:33 am

yeah right, like I would live forever and face the consequences of my generation's pollution? psshh, that's reserved for our children!

DirtyDishSoap · Post by **DirtyDishSoap** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:39 am

Think of it this way ice, if you can live forever, doesnt that mean you cant die at all?

You would be revered as a God!
You bet you're candy ass that i would abuse those powers lol

static_ice · Post by **static_ice** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:46 am

yeah I would live forever in a ozone-less world, the sun would incinerate my body and make me suffer for eternity but I couldn't die...

Jenos Ridan · Post by **Jenos Ridan** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:15 am

Minister Masket wrote:Well? If you had the power, would you live forever?

Cynthia wrote:no that would be boring

Option one: Live forever in the physical sence of living.

Or...

Opinion two: take Pascal's wager and see if an Afterlife of any sort exists.

Well, option one is appealling from the stand point of learning and being able to experience the good things of this life. With an infinite lifespan, that means that I could spend decandes traveling on foot, hiking the Rockies and suchlike. Might get boring when you begin to see how stupid your fellow man is, repeating the same mistakes you noticied and even a few times tried to help them fix but in vain. It has it's up-sides and down-sides. But, in the end, you still die when the universe ends either in the Big Freeze or the Collapse. Hmmmmm

Option two is starting to look better, but then it's still a gamble. But then in life there is always 'if'.

Jenos Ridan · Post by **Jenos Ridan** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:18 am

DirtyDishSoap wrote:Think of it this way ice, if you can live forever, doesnt that mean you cant die at all?

You would be revered as a God!
You bet you're candy ass that i would abuse those powers lol

Another tempting proposal, but in the end, worthless.

Minister Masket · Post by **Minister Masket** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:16 am

For those who would like to hear the song that inspired this thread, I have this one:
http://profile.imeem.com/x8Uyn/music/h9 ... ended_mix/ (classic version with better music)

and this one:
http://foreveyoung.imeem.com/music/WVIG ... ver_young/
(same song but with children singing)

I like em both.

reverend_kyle · Post by **reverend_kyle** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:45 am

think of all the chicks you could do it with.

Jenos Ridan · Post by **Jenos Ridan** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 5:00 am

reverend_kyle wrote:think of all the chicks you could do it with.

I think about that too much as it is

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diddle · Post by **diddle** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:25 am

reverend_kyle wrote:think of all the chicks you could do it with.

yeah

lduke1990 · Post by **lduke1990** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:10 pm

you do that already don't you?

CrazyAnglican · Post by **CrazyAnglican** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:54 am

I dunno take a thousand year nap and then wake up really hungry. Have to spend a couple decades catching up and learning the languages. Hmmm maybe I'd be a great college history professor.

Nah....I'm up for the afterlife.

s.xkitten · Post by **s.xkitten** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:08 pm

luns101 wrote: I read a group of books by Barry Sadler when I was a kid.

actually, wasn't it a group of stone tablets you read...i wasn't aware they had books back when you were a kid...

Minister Masket · Post by **Minister Masket** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 5:50 pm

Jenos Ridan · Post by **Jenos Ridan** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:23 am

s.xkitten wrote:
luns101 wrote: I read a group of books by Barry Sadler when I was a kid.
actually, wasn't it a group of stone tablets you read...i wasn't aware they had books back when you were a kid...

Yes, they had books back then. They were generally leather-bound parchment codices with homemade ink. Trully first-rate artwork, not found in this age.

raith · Post by **raith** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:58 am

Neutrino wrote:"I would not live forever because if we were meant to live forever we would live forever and this is why I would not choose to live forever." - Someone. I can't remember.

I believe that quote comes from Miss India in a Miss Universe or Miss World contest. Just saw it on a VH1 dumbest celebrity quotes show.

As far as the question- assuming I would have good health and couldnt be killed- Yes I would want to live forever. I know people think it would get boring but I think that the possibilities are endless. Basically you could live any life out there. Poor farmer, rich celebrity, celebrated academic, politician, criminal,.... endless. Plus you would get to see history unfold and play a huge role in shaping it if you chose.

s.xkitten · Post by **s.xkitten** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:06 pm

Jenos Ridan wrote:
s.xkitten wrote:
luns101 wrote: I read a group of books by Barry Sadler when I was a kid.
actually, wasn't it a group of stone tablets you read...i wasn't aware they had books back when you were a kid...
Yes, they had books back then. They were generally leather-bound parchment codices with homemade ink. Trully first-rate artwork, not found in this age.

yeah, but those were really expensive to buy, so i doubt he would have had many...especially a whole series...

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