If you could become immortal, would you?

[SumblimeStyle]

Say scientists invented a vaccine that cured death, but they only had the technology/resources to create one and offered it to you, would you take it?

Keep in mind everyone you know/love will die and you cant possibly die. i.e. you HAVE to live forever (suicide is not possible.)

I think I would just to see what new things/places/ideas we discover in the future, although I think i'd get pretty tired of it in a couple thousand years and probably wish that I hadnt chosen it.

[Shady Dave]

yep.

[koss2010]

Id def choose it

[sk888]

why wouldnt you

[Avlin]

Idk cause ill be poor forever then, wouldnt look forward to that

[Fernis]

I wouldn't.

[Bravodor]

I would if I could be young the whole time.

Id choose to be 24 forever, hell yeah.

If I had to live forever as an old man, **** that Id WAYYYY rather die.

[Callaar21]

The human brain can not fathom eternity. I'm not sure I would like it.

[JayKid]

Yes, I would. I love life and would want to live forever... as long as I could be physical capable of sports, sex, and other fun stuff. I don't wanna live forever as someone who can hardly get up... but as someone from age 20 - 40 would be good.

I dunno. I just don't wanna die and find life precious, so being able to have that last forever would be great. Plus, I'd get to experience so much... sure there would be sad moments, but good stuff too.

Oh and as long as I could keep memories with me. Since doubt a human brain can process say hundreds or thousands of years of memories...

[3lixer.]

Noway

because I'd loose my looks and get all wrinkly/fugly looking. that would suck

[SumblimeStyle]

Originally Posted by sk888

why wouldnt you

Because sooner or later life would become so repetetive that you'd probably go insane. You can't get attatched to anyone because you'll just suffer loss and heartbreak over and over again. Humans weren't meant to be solitary creatures and you're basically condemning yourself to eternal solitude.

[SumblimeStyle]

The day you took the vaccine you would stop to age completely, so in other words you could choose what age/physical state you'd want to remain in.

[JayKid]

Originally Posted by Avlin

Idk cause ill be poor forever then, wouldnt look forward to that

If you could live forever, don't you think you'd have the time to save and become rich? Sometimes gathering money takes generations and after enough trial and error, and hell, even luck... you're bound to get rich sooner or later. Or at least bound to not be poor, unless you are a lazy **** and then you deserve to be poor cuz it's your own fault if you live forever and remain poor. You have all the time in the world, literally.

[SumblimeStyle]

Originally Posted by heatherlynn

What would happen if you were lunged into outerspace? Would you just float forever.... ? lol....

well you'd probably be sucked into a stellar object's gravitational feild and then be trapped in it for a few billion years until it exploded, then hoped that the explosion would propel you to something more exciting.

Remember, you're indestructible so a billion years trapped in the sun's atmosphere wont hurt you in the least, although it would probably be boring as hell.

[Jon0415]

Originally Posted by SumblimeStyle

The day you took the vaccine you would stop to age completely, so in other words you could choose what age/physical state you'd want to remain in.

so... does that mean no matter how hard i lift for the rest of eternity I'd always be skinny? ehhhhhhhh

[My tummy hurts]

I wish I were 15 again

So someone invent a time machine!!

[SumblimeStyle]

Originally Posted by Callaar21

The human brain can not fathom eternity. I'm not sure I would like it.

Thats exactly how i feel, so I'm split on this decision.

[Fernis]

I'm a believer in that there is something better out there, when you die. So no, I wouldn't want to live forever on Earth.

[Phal4nx]

I'd take the vaccine at 30 years old.

Then I'd establish myself as a mesiah and create a super religion. One that will change history.

I'd have legions of followers and worshippers.

[3lixer.]

Imagine if you got arrested and got life in prison. That would suck.

[SumblimeStyle]

Originally Posted by built_filo

I'd take the vaccine at 30 years old.

Then I'd establish myself as a mesiah and create a super religion. One that will change history.

I'd have legions of followers and worshippers.

And then they'd all die and you'd still be around.

[JayKid]

Originally Posted by SumblimeStyle

Because sooner or later life would become so repetetive that you'd probably go insane. You can't get attatched to anyone because you'll just suffer loss and heartbreak over and over again. Humans weren't meant to be solitary creatures and you're basically condemning yourself to eternal solitude.

I dunno, there's some greatness in that I feel like. Have you or anyone else ever watched the show Angel (spin off from Buffy)? It often deals with that... since vampires are immortal (unless staked or in sun, etc). But, I don't think suffering, at times, is all bad. And I highly doubt you wouldn't feel happiness. Regardless of how repititve things become, and they won't be THAt bad since we are evolving new technologies and would be in the future, I don't think you'd only feel alone... just because someone won't be with you soon doesn't mean you won't enjoy them while they are there.

You have a pet, right? You know they'll die LONG before you do (hopefully), yet does that make you feel alone around that pet? Do you not get attached because of this? No, you still love and have fun with your dog or whatever, even if it'll die and you will probably get another one.

It'd be the same thing, jsut people around you would also die and you'd keep going... and you'd find new people and always take memories with you as well.

I'd love to live forever. It'd be amazing.

[DaCougarMech]

sure

imagine how epic your life would be

look up vandal savage from the comic books

a caveman who gained the power of immortality and influenced much of history

[Fernis]

Originally Posted by 3lixer.

Imagine if you got arrested and got life in prison. That would suck.

Or if you lived in a Third World country, where your next meal is not guaranteed.

[heatherlynn]

Originally Posted by SumblimeStyle

well you'd probably be sucked into a stellar object's gravitational feild and then be trapped in it for a few billion years until it exploded, then hoped that the explosion would propel you to something more exciting.

Remember, you're indestructible so a billion years trapped in the sun's atmosphere wont hurt you in the least, although it would probably be boring as hell.

yeah. that would be a whole lot of fun... haha...

[SumblimeStyle]

What you guys are getting is that this state would last forever.

Like BILLIONS OF BILLIONS OF BILLIONS of years, you'd live so long that even the life of our solar system would seem like a millisecond to your memory. Would you be willing to trade an eternity of lonliness for a few thousand years of absolute power?

[Thomas.of.Hunter]

Originally Posted by SumblimeStyle

The day you took the vaccine you would stop to age completely, so in other words you could choose what age/physical state you'd want to remain in.

sounds like a book i read a long time ago

[Shady Dave]

Originally Posted by SumblimeStyle

And then they'd all die and you'd still be around.

god damn right son

[DaCougarMech]

everyone imagine this for a second

if you are immortal with the ability to regenerate without new material coming from food and drink, theoretically, you can just fap away forever

creating a planet composed entirely of fap juice

[SumblimeStyle]

Originally Posted by aaron653

sounds like a book i read a long time ago

really? try to remember it, i'm fascinated with the concept of time/ continuity etc. I'm actually majoring in quantum physics so i'm a bit of a nerd