Immortality?

[pepo-pepo]

And if you want to live forever, keep your nose clean... dont want to get thrown in jail for a lifetime sentence or something like that.

Originally Posted by SaintsDecay

... I mean, now we have a glass-covered view of the past. The Civil War, Mozart, The Great Depression, The Black Plague, William Shakespeare-- these were massive events and people of their days, but they're just tokens to us today. So I wonder what tokens will be clung to by the people of tomorrow. I'm not talking about our children, but moreover, our great great grandchildren. How will they see the world before them, and relate to the events that we have lived through. And will the major tokens that we clung to become obsolete?...

Paris Hilton, Justin Bieber, Jess Franco, Kim Kardashian, 50 Shades of Gray, Woody Allen, pepo, planetsuzy, Michael Jackson, Twinkies (may still survive 200 yrs from now), cronuts, reality tv shows, the 2015 Spanish overthrow of France, etc......

[koffieboon]

Do You Want To Live Forever?

Do You Want To Live Forever? - YouTube

Do You Want To Live Forever? - YouTube

[perubu]

Noah and Metusalem became like 800 y.o. No one in my family has lived longer than to 88.
Dad died when he was younger than I am now. My hopes are sort of realistic.

[AAKN]

face the truth you are going to die.

[Jaguar7777]

Originally Posted by AAKN

face the truth you are going to die.

It's being so cheerful that keeps you happy, isn't it?


But ...... so very true.


Jag. (Immortality? Only if I can pick who I share it with .....)

[alexfot55]

Immortality leads to immorality,or is it the other way around ?

[Miceandmen]

Personally, I wouldn't mind a longer life span but to live forever, I don't think I would want to. The immortality issue is one that is fascinating and one that raises many questions.
Who will have access to it ? Who CAN have access to it ? Will authorities allow it's citizens to choose or will authorities gradually enforce it? What about the work force in impoverished communities around the globe? It would undoubtedly benefit big business because their workers would never die.

I'll take my immortality in smaller chunks, thank you very much.



I'd like to stay female, but if I'm to spend the rest of my days
as a pasty white Alien that sounds like an Englishman, well...Geronimo.

The Tenth Doctor Regenerates - David Tennant to Matt Smith - Doctor Who - BBC - YouTube

The Tenth Doctor Regenerates - David Tennant to Matt Smith - Doctor Who - BBC - YouTube

[SaintsDecay]

Originally Posted by pepo-pepo

Paris Hilton, Justin Bieber, Jess Franco, Kim Kardashian, 50 Shades of Gray, Woody Allen, pepo, planetsuzy, Michael Jackson, Twinkies (may still survive 200 yrs from now), cronuts, reality tv shows, the 2015 Spanish overthrow of France, etc......

Paris Hilton was already forgotten before you brought her up again. Just a flash in the pan.

Not sure what a 'cronut' is.

I'd say there's a good chance of "50 Shades of Gray", Woody Allen, and reality TV being talked about fifty years from now.

The rest, though, is just immediate memory. But the truth is, I don't know that much has happened in my lifetime that is worth remembering for generations. The Berlin Wall coming down, the WTC bombings, the wars in the Middle East, the uprising of piracy-- that's about it. But the media hasn't really unleashed anything extraordinary. Maybe a few films with a cult following, but nothing really huge or original.

Who are the great musicians of the 2000s' that people of my generation will want to see play stadiums in 2050? There are bands that I like, but with the current state of the industry, I don't know that any of them will even stay together for ten years. And the ones that do change so much with the trends that they're unrecognizable from album to album. We have no Stones or Aerosmith in my era.

Of course, The Who sold out at one point too in order to appeal to the Mod fad in the UK, yet my generation sees it in one shrink-wrapped image. Will discographies be seen the same way for bands like Linkin Park? The transition from "Meteora" to "Minutes to Midnight" was massive, but will it be such a huge thing to a new listener?

It's questions like these that make me want to live forever.

Originally Posted by 1bex

id consider making it public that i was immortal.

only drawback would b that the government under some secret agency might wanna dissect me, but if i was a public media figure i could likely avoid that.

many possibilities.. but that could be a quick route to a life of luxury/celebrity & whatnot

That wouldn't be a good move in my opinion. They would definitely want to cut you open and take whatever your secret is away from you. It doesn't matter if you're known in the media, you could disappear very quickly. In fact, it's not just your home government-- every government in the world would want you.

I still say staying off the grid would be the best option.

Originally Posted by perubu

Noah and Metusalem became like 800 y.o. No one in my family has lived longer than to 88.
Dad died when he was younger than I am now. My hopes are sort of realistic.

Adam supposedly lived 900 years. But, of course, I don't really believe that.

And then, in the Middle Ages, the average life expectancy was something like 23 due to the Black Death. Ironically, or perhaps not so much, that was around the time myths about The Fountain of Youth came about.

It's only when we're surrounded by death that we fantasize so heartily about living forever. We know we're going to die, but sometimes it easier to live like there are 10,000 tomorrows in front of us.

[Armanoïd]

Originally Posted by SaintsDecay

It doesn't matter if you're known in the media, you could disappear very quickly. In fact, it's not just your home government-- every government in the world would want you.

I still say staying off the grid would be the best option.



Adam supposedly lived 900 years. But, of course, I don't really believe that.

And then, in the Middle Ages, the average life expectancy was something like 23 due to the Black Death. Ironically, or perhaps not so much, that was around the time myths about The Fountain of Youth came about.

It's only when we're surrounded by death that we fantasize so heartily about living forever. We know we're going to die, but sometimes it easier to live like there are 10,000 tomorrows in front of us.

Soon or later, "off the grid" won't work anymore
Even if you do it the real way
"Buttnaked" style
No fire, raw food, nomad style, no tech, etc...
Forest bum style

They will catch you
You're the 10 bazillion dollar man, once your secret is known, you're fucked, it's just a matter of time
The easiest way is to put a $100 000 000 reward on your ass and soon or later a boba fett will find you

Intro - Six Million Dollar Man - YouTube

Intro - Six Million Dollar Man - YouTube

And honestly, what's the point of being the immortal forest bum ?
lol

And if you can't claim "ho yeah baby, I'm the one"

Highlander Pub Scene - YouTube

Highlander Pub Scene - YouTube

Then you're just like any other loser 1:13>>>>1:29 LOL


Now if you're somekind of unkillable thing like the T-1000 ...
It's another story
Immortality
Which kind ?