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RE: "The first person to live to [200, 300, 500, 1000] has already been born"
December 14, 2015 at 2:10 pm
(December 14, 2015 at 2:06 pm)excitedpenguin Wrote: (December 14, 2015 at 2:04 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Hhahaha, speaking of, I haven't jumped out of a plane since the service - because I'm terrified of heights...but man that shit was fun. I wonder what I'd do for fun...for eternity, and what would still -be- fun, after eternity (with eternity yet to go). There's another innovation we'll need to support our new immortal races, fun chips. Or, perhaps, ala Ian Banks "Culture", we could get little chemical factories installed to feel whatever we liked (or didn't)?
That's the spirit 
No one is saying it's a sure thing, but there's nothing wrong with speculating about it. And whoever has the means to do it should invest heavily into it, since it's not exactly science-fiction, either.
Can we now talk about what we're going to do with our immortal lives? 
No, I'd really like you to address your extremely condescending remark to Thena here:
(December 14, 2015 at 2:01 pm)The_Empress Wrote: (December 14, 2015 at 1:53 pm)excitedpenguin Wrote: It's not a matter of debate whether or not you would want to survive. You're an animal, same as me, it's your primary goal, whether you like it or not. And believe me, if you'll get the chance to overcome death, you'll take it.
So I'm not saying you're a liar, I'm just saying you're a little naive.
She's naive? Seriously? Have you just chosen to overlook the scores of people who commit suicide? Obviously survival is not their primary goal. Or adrenaline junkies? When I jump out of a plane, my thoughts have nothing to do with survival, except maybe, "well, if I die doing this, at least I went out having a total blast."
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RE: "The first person to live to [200, 300, 500, 1000] has already been born"
December 14, 2015 at 2:11 pm
(December 14, 2015 at 2:09 pm)Thena323 Wrote: (December 14, 2015 at 1:53 pm)excitedpenguin Wrote: It's not a matter of debate whether or not you would want to survive. You're an animal, same as me, it's your primary goal, whether you like it or not. And believe me, if you'll get the chance to overcome death, you'll take it.
So I'm not saying you're a liar, I'm just saying you're a little naive.
Believing that you'll somehow manage to escape the reality of death by becoming an immortal is the height of naivete, IMO. Remind you anything?
I already know that's the reason you're so skeptical about it. So you should look into it and see whether the science makes sense, not take my word for it.
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RE: "The first person to live to [200, 300, 500, 1000] has already been born"
December 14, 2015 at 2:12 pm
(December 14, 2015 at 2:10 pm)The_Empress Wrote: (December 14, 2015 at 2:06 pm)excitedpenguin Wrote: That's the spirit
No one is saying it's a sure thing, but there's nothing wrong with speculating about it. And whoever has the means to do it should invest heavily into it, since it's not exactly science-fiction, either.
Can we now talk about what we're going to do with our immortal lives?
No, I'd really like you to address your extremely condescending remark to Thena here:
(December 14, 2015 at 2:01 pm)The_Empress Wrote: She's naive? Seriously? Have you just chosen to overlook the scores of people who commit suicide? Obviously survival is not their primary goal. Or adrenaline junkies? When I jump out of a plane, my thoughts have nothing to do with survival, except maybe, "well, if I die doing this, at least I went out having a total blast."
You're on my block list. I still read your posts sometime, but I won't answer you.
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RE: "The first person to live to [200, 300, 500, 1000] has already been born"
December 14, 2015 at 2:13 pm
(December 14, 2015 at 2:12 pm)excitedpenguin Wrote: (December 14, 2015 at 2:10 pm)The_Empress Wrote: No, I'd really like you to address your extremely condescending remark to Thena here:
You're on my block list. I still read your posts sometime, but I won't answer you.
Oh, right. I forgot you're intellectually dishonest too.
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RE: "The first person to live to [200, 300, 500, 1000] has already been born"
December 14, 2015 at 2:14 pm
(December 14, 2015 at 2:13 pm)The_Empress Wrote: (December 14, 2015 at 2:12 pm)excitedpenguin Wrote: You're on my block list. I still read your posts sometime, but I won't answer you.
Oh, right. I forgot you're intellectually dishonest too.
I love you. 
I mean it. I actually love you, ok?
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RE: "The first person to live to [200, 300, 500, 1000] has already been born"
December 14, 2015 at 2:49 pm
(December 14, 2015 at 1:31 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: (December 14, 2015 at 1:26 pm)excitedpenguin Wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeCpHugyI80
I've heard him talk before, it's just the Atheists version of wanting to live forever and denying our mortality. His 'evidence' relies heavily on the idea our life expectancy is going up. However that ignores what he really should be looking at, which is our maximum potential age, which hasn't really gone up at all or just marginally. There is no good reason at all to think a living person will live to be 500.
He's talking about fixing the actual things in our bodies that are going wrong. He's a scientist and he's working on it, not some nutjob who makes promises about the future based on the fact that we are incrementally increasing our lifespans by living healthier lives. Inform yourself. Start by watching the video I posted.
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RE: "The first person to live to [200, 300, 500, 1000] has already been born"
December 14, 2015 at 2:50 pm
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(December 14, 2015 at 1:53 pm)excitedpenguin Wrote: (December 14, 2015 at 1:50 pm)Thena323 Wrote:
It's not a matter of debate whether or not you would want to survive. You're an animal, same as me, it's your primary goal, whether you like it or not. And believe me, if you'll get the chance to overcome death, you'll take it.
So I'm not saying you're a liar, I'm just saying you're a little naive.
EDIT: Never mind.
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RE: "The first person to live to [200, 300, 500, 1000] has already been born"
December 14, 2015 at 2:55 pm
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Doesn't it strike you as a frying pan to the fire situation, though, Peng? Sure, solve "the death problem" - but then..what to do about the rest of the hydra, and our exponentially increasing burden on all of those other issues? Isn't it possible that an immortal life would be even shittier than a mortal one precisely -because- we've become immortal? Would you want to be immortal (or for humanity to be immortal) in this world, that we have today? What would you do, today, if you were an immortal?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: "The first person to live to [200, 300, 500, 1000] has already been born"
December 14, 2015 at 3:00 pm
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Are you kidding me? I would start by studying in order to solve the most pressing problems we have and wouldn't stop, essentially, until I would be fairly sure the chance of us going extinct is so small that it's essentially nil.
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RE: "The first person to live to [200, 300, 500, 1000] has already been born"
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