If science uncovered the secret to immortality

[dighn]

Originally posted by: Baked
You'll watch many of your loved ones age and die, over and over again, it'll be the most painful thing in the world and you'll wish you're dead, but you can't. Normal human being with a couple of kids, from dust to dust.

I'm sure you could choose to off yourself if you could no longer take it. It's not like you are turned into some kind of supernatural existence.

Besides it's not like only you are offered this treatment. Your acquaintances can be immortal themselves.

 

[arcenite]

Come on people, immortal = not mortal. Meaning, DEATH IS NOT A FUCKING OPTION!

 

[Platypus]

I certainly qualify for this hypothetical situation but there's no way in hell I'd want to live forever.

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: Platypus
I certainly qualify for this hypothetical situation but there's no way in hell I'd want to live forever.

Right.

If the earth is hit by a comet, you still live.

If the earth is eaten by the sun, you still live (albeit a likely horrible life)

When the dinosaurs come back, you may be the next fred flintstone.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: arcenite
Come on people, immortal = not mortal. Meaning, DEATH IS NOT A FUCKING OPTION!

There's immortal, and there's immortal. I assume the OP meant some kind of anti-aging treatment, which doesn't make you invulnerable to death.

Though if you are talking about immortality in the mythical sense, I'd definitely have second thoughts. There's a lot that can go really wrong in that situation. But fortunately the former scenario is far more likely than this.

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: arcenite
Come on people, immortal = not mortal. Meaning, DEATH IS NOT A FUCKING OPTION!

There's immortal, and there's immortal. I assume the OP meant some kind of anti-aging treatment, which doesn't make you invulnerable to death.

Though if you are talking about immortality in the mythical sense, I'd definitely have second thoughts. There's a lot that can go really wrong in that situation. But fortunately the former scenario is far more likely than this.

Yes, I bet the OP was referring to handing out free anti wrinkle cream to all who are sterilized.

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: sdifox
I guess they have never heard of sperm banks?

In the scenario no kids means no kids. Storing sperm, let's say due to rigid sperm bank oversight and very tight identity tracking, would be an impossibility in our scenario.

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: Quintox
I think living forever would be extremely hard, you'd have to see every single one of your friends, family and loved ones age as you stay the same and die. Over, and over and over. Would be very sad.

They could opt to stay immortal too, same requirements.

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: arcenite
Come on people, immortal = not mortal. Meaning, DEATH IS NOT A FUCKING OPTION!

Eh, I used immortal as a word of convenience (inspired by a digg article that used the word about some new medical developments). My intent was that you would not age and die. You could still die in other ways.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: AreaCode707

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: JTsyo
Can you have clones? Guess you can always adopt to fulfill that need that many have to raise children.

I assume the OP is talking about a Biological and not Contractual procedure. So the answer would be "Yes".

Nah, no human cloning is possible in our scenario. 🙂 Strict choice; offspring or eternal life.

So what is the scenario? Sounds like whatever was discovered must need some kind of regular treatment and that the Immortality is part of a Contract that forbids "Offspring".

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: AreaCode707

Originally posted by: arcenite
Come on people, immortal = not mortal. Meaning, DEATH IS NOT A FUCKING OPTION!

Eh, I used immortal as a word of convenience (inspired by a digg article that used the word about some new medical developments). My intent was that you would not age and die. You could still die in other ways.

well that's stupid


i wouldn't choose immortality, but if i could live as long as i like and choose when i die then i'm all for it lol

 

[tyler811]

Originally posted by: arcenite

Originally posted by: IsLNdbOi
You could still die like a normal person though right (being run over, falling over a cliff, suffocating, etc.)?

No

Just think if you could not die, the wars that would be waged.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: tyler811

Originally posted by: arcenite

Originally posted by: IsLNdbOi
You could still die like a normal person though right (being run over, falling over a cliff, suffocating, etc.)?

No

Just think if you could not die, the wars that would be waged.

you'd be like dr manhattan

 

[IEC]

I would take the immortality, and become a hero of justice. If you can't die you could make some real change in the world.

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: AreaCode707

Originally posted by: arcenite
Come on people, immortal = not mortal. Meaning, DEATH IS NOT A FUCKING OPTION!

Eh, I used immortal as a word of convenience (inspired by a digg article that used the word about some new medical developments). My intent was that you would not age and die. You could still die in other ways.

well that's stupid


i wouldn't choose immortality, but if i could live as long as i like and choose when i die then i'm all for it lol

Yeah that really doesn't make any sense. So by your definition, you could die from a natural cause not related to age? Like, cancer?

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: AreaCode707

Originally posted by: sdifox
I guess they have never heard of sperm banks?

In the scenario no kids means no kids. Storing sperm, let's say due to rigid sperm bank oversight and very tight identity tracking, would be an impossibility in our scenario.

You can trade places with your offspring. When you decides you want an offspring, you give up your spot.

 

[daveymark]

can it be like a highlander type of immortality where the only way to be killed is via decapitation?

As long as I can run around with a sword telling people that there can be only one, I'm in.

 

[Jeff7]

Immortality and no kids (I wasn't planning on having kids anyway)

Originally posted by: Xanis
No immortality and yes, kids. I don't think living forever without close family or relatives would be much fun at all.

Those are things we likely value in part because of our mortality.

With a cure for death finally found, many things, including some of the values we hold today, would be very likely to change.

 

[Regs]

I'm sure anyone who is religious will turn this down.....

In all due respect, the proposition alone to live forever scares the crap out of me. If I did not experience enough in my life with the little time here on earth, I simply never will. Others however die much too soon.

 

[Chaotic42]

Immortality and I wasn't planning on kids anyway.

The catches would have to be that I was still young enough to get around well and that I could end my life at a time of my choosing.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Regs
I'm sure anyone who is religious will turn this down.....

In all due respect, the proposition alone to live forever scares the crap out of me. If I did not experience enough in my life with the little time here on earth, I simply never will. Others however die much too soon.

Well, there's certainly more to this Universe (and others beyond it) than just one tiny planet. 🙂


Though the idea of living truly forever would probably be bad. After the first 10^93^958^934^28434235 millennia, things might start to get a little boring.

 

[Gothgar]

already have kids

 

[coloumb]

Immortality and no kids (otherwise I'd plan to have kids)

I personally think it would be cool to be there at the moment the last star in the entire universe dies [pending parallel universes do not exist] - that's where I'd like to die.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: coloumb
Immortality and no kids (otherwise I'd plan to have kids)

I personally think it would be cool to be there at the moment the last star in the entire universe dies [pending parallel universes do not exist] - that's where I'd like to die.

I hear the food at Milliway's is quite excellent.

 

[Red Squirrel]

No immortality and no kids

The thought of immortality sounds cool now, but it wont be when I'm 194 lying on my infinite death bed.

And I don't want kids. They're too much trouble and dirty. Poop, pee, puke, spit launched at random intervals on a random place in my house - No thanks. If kids came at 10 years old it would be ok maybe.