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Who Wants to Live Forever?

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Who Wants to Live Forever?
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Who Wants to Live Forever?
May 5, 2014 at 10:53 pm (This post was last modified: May 5, 2014 at 11:39 pm by Cinjin.)
Place your own eternal stipulations how you see fit. This IS NOT a question of whether or not you actually believe you will, rather a question of "would if I could?"

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RE: Who Wants to Live Forever?
May 5, 2014 at 11:01 pm
No, I don't think I would.

I'd like to live longer than the average human lifespan, perhaps two or three times as long, as long as I could remain moderately young physically and healthy, just to see how much we can progress.

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RE: Who Wants to Live Forever?
May 5, 2014 at 11:12 pm
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RE: Who Wants to Live Forever?
May 5, 2014 at 11:18 pm (This post was last modified: May 5, 2014 at 11:19 pm by Cinjin.)
I think I would like a few lifetimes of nominal length. Maybe even a dozen or more ... but then restful oblivion and the peaceful quiet of non-existence.

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RE: Who Wants to Live Forever?
May 5, 2014 at 11:30 pm
The longer people live, the more detached they get with some things. Time seems to go by faster for adults than kids. I think that's one reason why Elves can come off as aloof and uncaring in shows and such, compared to the humans who come to them for help.

If there was going to be some immortality magic or something, I think I'd choose reincarnation over immortality. As long as I could remember things about my past lives. I think that would be the most interesting.
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RE: Who Wants to Live Forever?
May 5, 2014 at 11:32 pm
Depends on the current events. At times I don't think I would mine the prospect of immmortality, but at others I'm not so sure. Can you make others immortal or are you damned to live forever alone? Do I have to go around cutting off peoples heads? What are the rules? I wonder if Freddy wanted to. Damn, I wish they would hurry up and make that Highlander remake.
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RE: Who Wants to Live Forever?
May 5, 2014 at 11:33 pm (This post was last modified: May 5, 2014 at 11:33 pm by Cinjin.)
(May 5, 2014 at 11:30 pm)Chad32 Wrote: If there was going to be some immortality magic or something, I think I'd choose reincarnation over immortality. As long as I could remember things about my past lives. I think that would be the most interesting.

So that'd be a no correct?

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RE: Who Wants to Live Forever?
May 5, 2014 at 11:35 pm
No. But I would like to live long enough to read the end of "A Song of Ice and Fire."
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RE: Who Wants to Live Forever?
May 5, 2014 at 11:37 pm
(May 5, 2014 at 11:32 pm)Elskidor Wrote: Depends on the current events. At times I don't think I would mine the prospect of immmortality, but at others I'm not so sure. Can you make others immortal?

No, of course not, this question only applies to yourself.

Quote: or are you damned to live forever alone?

I don't know, are you? Do you know of others who wish to live forever?

Quote: Do I have to go around cutting off peoples heads?

Doesn't seem likely. Do you want to?

Quote:What are the rules?

As clearly stated, the parameters are yours to decide.

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RE: Who Wants to Live Forever?
May 5, 2014 at 11:42 pm
I don't mind living indefintiely so long as

1. I remain physically and mentally vigorous and agile,

2. General progress of human cognitive evolution does not leave my own cognative powers too far behind to allow me to function adaquately in future human societies.
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