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Old age
April 19, 2010 at 9:46 pm
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Hmmm... just what do you lot feel about growing old, or being old?
Is it largely positive? Largely negative? Rather neutral? Why do you think so? 
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RE: Old age
April 19, 2010 at 9:53 pm
Well, I'm 20, but because of my beard, people think I'm older. I'm not particularly worried about old age until I get to the point where I can't get around the house anymore. At any rate, I don't particularly care whether I live for another century or I die before finishing this sentence.
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RE: Old age
April 19, 2010 at 10:00 pm
(April 19, 2010 at 9:53 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: Well, I'm 20, but because of my beard, people think I'm older. I'm not particularly worried about old age until I get to the point where I can't get around the house anymore. At any rate, I don't particularly care whether I live for another century or I die before finishing this sentence.
I can see that as being something negative... but there are plenty of good things about being old too
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RE: Old age
April 19, 2010 at 10:07 pm
I wish I was immortal at 30 years old.
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RE: Old age
April 19, 2010 at 10:11 pm
(April 19, 2010 at 10:07 pm)The_Flying_Skeptic Wrote: I wish I was immortal at 30 years old.
You are not alone But specifically why do you want to halt your body's degradation?
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RE: Old age
April 19, 2010 at 10:31 pm
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(April 19, 2010 at 10:11 pm)Saerules Wrote: (April 19, 2010 at 10:07 pm)The_Flying_Skeptic Wrote: I wish I was immortal at 30 years old.
You are not alone But specifically why do you want to halt your body's degradation?
why would anyone want to degrade? Christians don't want to die, that's why they invented heaven. i want to be healthy and around forever to be there whether its for displacement of humankind to other planets or the destruction of humankind by natural causes.
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RE: Old age
April 19, 2010 at 10:33 pm
(April 19, 2010 at 9:46 pm)Saerules Wrote: Hmmm... just what do you lot feel about growing old, or being old?
Is it largely positive? Largely negative? Rather neutral? Why do you think so?
If I only knew then what I know now.... 
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RE: Old age
April 19, 2010 at 10:37 pm
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RE: Old age
April 19, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Old sucks balls.
But it beats the alternative.
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RE: Old age
April 20, 2010 at 1:57 am
(April 19, 2010 at 9:46 pm)Saerules Wrote: Hmmm... just what do you lot feel about growing old, or being old?
Is it largely positive? Largely negative? Rather neutral? Why do you think so?
Youth is totally wasted on the young.
As I have accumulated decades on this rock I have come to the above conclusion.
Age has it's benefits (see "Grumpy Old Women") you can seriously kick but.
Age has it's drawbacks, e.g. Just when you get the time an money to go do an adventure sport, your body gives out, hormones go on a permanent sabatical, and you find that all that fresh DDT, Asbestos, Diesal, etc you were exposed to as a kid has horrendous consequences as you age.
Looking around today...I definitely DON'T want to live forever. 80 will do just nicely thankyou. Don't want to hang around watching a bunch off whinging, whining halfwits appologising for the fact that life is not the safe bowl of berries they thought / or was told it was.
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