Immortality

[starvingniglet]

rick and morty

wish they would make some new episodes

[delerium]

Pretty sure I'm immortal.

[crazzyass]

There's plenty of shit I want to do that will take longer than the average human life span.

Think of it this way: if any of us had been born in say, 1500, would we be bored/want to kill ourselves at this point? Definitely not. If anything, I'd be even more excited as I watched technology develop/new trends emerge/old trends emerge etc etc.

You would definitely need immortal compatriots, though. Otherwise yes, it would be horrible as fuck.

[crazzyass]

Though it is important to note that immortality from old age would make the likelihood of you dying in a horrific accident jump to 100%.

[delerium]

Everything would become insignificant after a while. If you lived to say, 1,200, a 30 year marriage would seem about as long as a bachelor party. I guess one benefit would be that you could amass wealth/do/create things that you otherwise wouldn't have time to do if you were mortal.

I would probably choose to be immortal given the option but no way I could continue on forever, I'd have to pull my own plug eventually, just my own theory but I think after a while you would go insane.

We all end up like the cenobites eventually... if we want to. If you don't want to then no. You could do much with immortality my friend. There's a wealth of information to be learned and taught. There's science and wonder enough for whatever eternity you choose. You don't have to go any more mad than you want to, and you can always recover.

[helladamnleet]

Everything would become insignificant after a while. If you lived to say, 1,200, a 30 year marriage would seem about as long as a bachelor party. I guess one benefit would be that you could amass wealth/do/create things that you otherwise wouldn't have time to do if you were mortal.

I would probably choose to be immortal given the option but no way I could continue on forever, I'd have to pull my own plug eventually, just my own theory but I think after a while you would go insane.

See, that's what I would be afraid of. On the flip side what if my wife also became an Immortal and stayed with me for 1,000+ years? I think that would almost drive me more insane.

rick and morty

wish they would make some new episodes

Be too. Good thing they are

There's plenty of shit I want to do that will take longer than the average human life span.

Think of it this way: if any of us had been born in say, 1500, would we be bored/want to kill ourselves at this point? Definitely not. If anything, I'd be even more excited as I watched technology develop/new trends emerge/old trends emerge etc etc.

You would definitely need immortal compatriots, though. Otherwise yes, it would be horrible as fuck.

This! There is SO MUCH that I want to see that will just be happening right after my time. Could you IMAGINE having actually KNOWN Jesus? Or to have actually BEEN THERE for the first Thanksgiving? SPACE is the new frontier for Mankind IMO, but that's a different thread entirerly.

Though it is important to note that immortality from old age would make the likelihood of you dying in a horrific accident jump to 100%.

Why is this? I mean, yes, it would literally jump to 100% because I wouldn't get sick or have organ failure or whatever, but this also assumes that the nanobots are constantly repairing our bodies too.

[starvingniglet]

Be too. Good thing they are

eh?

[Σ]

I always thought humanities desire to achieve immortality shows how childish we are as a species. Think about it, we can interact with our world in ways no other biological organism that we know of can. We have extremely evolved cognitive abilities. And what do we say? BUT I WANT IT FOREVER!!!

All machines break down. Everything is transitional. Humans will die out long before the universe is even close to its magnificent final act. 

[Xlite]

I'd do it.
The only thing that keeps me from spending years and even decades on reading and improving myself is because i know it won't be long before i die, and by then it would all have been a waste.

And i also wouldn't feel bad for wasting my time on this site.
So yeah.  Immortality would be a legit option for me, assuming i'd be able to off myself before the big rip.

[helladamnleet]

Be too. Good thing they are

eh?

Season 2 was confirmed

I'd do it.
The only thing that keeps me from spending years and even decades on reading and improving myself is because i know it won't be long before i die, and by then it would all have been a waste.

And i also wouldn't feel bad for wasting my time on this site.
So yeah.  Immortality would be a legit option for me, assuming i'd be able to off myself before the big rip.

It's not necessarily killing yourself though, I mean, it could be like an office visit. You go in, either get put to sleep then killed, or have the nanobots taken out and you can die naturally eventually.

[crazzyass]

Everything would become insignificant after a while. If you lived to say, 1,200, a 30 year marriage would seem about as long as a bachelor party. I guess one benefit would be that you could amass wealth/do/create things that you otherwise wouldn't have time to do if you were mortal.

I would probably choose to be immortal given the option but no way I could continue on forever, I'd have to pull my own plug eventually, just my own theory but I think after a while you would go insane.

See, that's what I would be afraid of. On the flip side what if my wife also became an Immortal and stayed with me for 1,000+ years? I think that would almost drive me more insane.

rick and morty

wish they would make some new episodes

Be too. Good thing they are

There's plenty of shit I want to do that will take longer than the average human life span.

Think of it this way: if any of us had been born in say, 1500, would we be bored/want to kill ourselves at this point? Definitely not. If anything, I'd be even more excited as I watched technology develop/new trends emerge/old trends emerge etc etc.

You would definitely need immortal compatriots, though. Otherwise yes, it would be horrible as fuck.

This! There is SO MUCH that I want to see that will just be happening right after my time. Could you IMAGINE having actually KNOWN Jesus? Or to have actually BEEN THERE for the first Thanksgiving? SPACE is the new frontier for Mankind IMO, but that's a different thread entirerly.

Though it is important to note that immortality from old age would make the likelihood of you dying in a horrific accident jump to 100%.

Why is this? I mean, yes, it would literally jump to 100% because I wouldn't get sick or have organ failure or whatever, but this also assumes that the nanobots are constantly repairing our bodies too.

I'm interpreting the premise very specifically; that is, old age or disease no longer causes death.

Sure, if we have nanobots that are capable of spontaneous body regeneration, we'd likely be able to avoid most horrific accidents - though immediate brain trauma would still be a serious concern, if not a less likely one.

Of course, if we are at that level of technology, we will be building our own realities and it would be nearly impossible to conceptualize daily life in any sense of the word.

[Slave of the Beast]

I always thought humanities desire to achieve immortality shows how childish we are as a species. Think about it, we can interact with our world in ways no other biological organism that we know of can. We have extremely evolved cognitive abilities. And what do we say? BUT I WANT IT FOREVER!!!!

You're contradicting yourself; immortality, amongst many other enhancements to its natural abilities, is a rational desire for a sentient organism. 

All machines break down. Everything is transitional. Humans will die out long before the universe is even close to its magnificent final act.

By that logic you may as well just kill yourself now.