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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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BBC4 now, The Immortalist. A Russian millionaire determined to make us all immortal.
Would you want to be immortal?
My life feels too long already so I really can't imagine wanting it to go on endlessly.
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over a year ago
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Imagine if we all did become immortal. Imagine how quickly the world would overpopulate if nobody died.
Imagine all the resources running out, but we couldn't die!
Imagine the HELL on Earth that would be!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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But is that constantly aging or staying the same age forever? In 1,000 years being some shrivelled old husk with barely any strength to move but just existing wouldn't be much fun.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Long life is all good if you have your health and a bit of money!
Being poor and broken isn't appealing at all 
As soon as I cant take care of myself - then it's time to go! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"But is that constantly aging or staying the same age forever? In 1,000 years being some shrivelled old husk with barely any strength to move but just existing wouldn't be much fun.
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Hmmm, I get that.
If I got to the stage where my quality of life was so shit that I was merely existing then I don't think I'd want to be here, regardless of my age. |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"Imagine if we all did become immortal. Imagine how quickly the world would overpopulate if nobody died.
Imagine all the resources running out, but we couldn't die!
Imagine the HELL on Earth that would be!! "
I think we're living too long as it is! Living well, for longer, is fine but living a decrepit, senile life is just taking up space for the sake of it.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"If I could sit in a library and read all the books then maybe.
Otherwise, no, I wouldn't want to be immortal, I mean I'm impressed I made it to 30."
All I ask of you is to just stay alive for another three or four days. |
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If we could stay at a certain age then maybe but we have a friend that would have everyone retired at 50 and asleep at 65.
He says at least you know what to expect and are less.likely to suffer I'll health and have 15 yrs of fun before going. |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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Quite a lot of this is about merging human brains with technology. The living forever is keeping your brain.
That does provide the option of having a new robotic body for every occasion, I suppose.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Quite a lot of this is about merging human brains with technology. The living forever is keeping your brain.
That does provide the option of having a new robotic body for every occasion, I suppose.
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Only chance I've got of being a sex machine  |
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"Quite a lot of this is about merging human brains with technology. The living forever is keeping your brain.
That does provide the option of having a new robotic body for every occasion, I suppose.
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Would that include technology to fix pre existing brain conditions, like dementia? |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Quite a lot of this is about merging human brains with technology. The living forever is keeping your brain.
That does provide the option of having a new robotic body for every occasion, I suppose.
Would that include technology to fix pre existing brain conditions, like dementia?"
They're not doing that so far in the programme.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Never. I am already looking foward to the next life
So exciting i wonder what i am gonna be 
A butterfly.
Ha ha why a butterfly
You get two lives, with a nap inbetween.
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I'll take that it sounds awesome  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Quite a lot of this is about merging human brains with technology. The living forever is keeping your brain.
That does provide the option of having a new robotic body for every occasion, I suppose.
Would that include technology to fix pre existing brain conditions, like dementia?
They're not doing that so far in the programme.
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Ah.
But of course, if we got so much into the future where it would be possible to put a human brain into a robot, the odds are there might be a cure for dementia or ways to slow it down.
I'm just toddling off on my own train of thought now. |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"Quite a lot of this is about merging human brains with technology. The living forever is keeping your brain.
That does provide the option of having a new robotic body for every occasion, I suppose.
Would that include technology to fix pre existing brain conditions, like dementia?
They're not doing that so far in the programme.
Ah.
But of course, if we got so much into the future where it would be possible to put a human brain into a robot, the odds are there might be a cure for dementia or ways to slow it down.
I'm just toddling off on my own train of thought now."
They are now saying that it could solve problems like Alzheimer's. They have to work out how to upload the right parts of the mind.
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By (user no longer on site)
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If I could remain fairly youthful then yeah I don't see why not. Being dead sounds rubbish but living forever in a decrepid state of uselessness sounds even worse.  |
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