Can Humans Mentally Handle Immortality?

[rootX]

Sacrifice the Evil and breed the good. I mean at present there is no shortage of evil people.

Heh! Would the number of children over an immortal's life time be relative to that of our regular mortal's life time?

Evo. Imagine popping 2 or 3 kids out ever 100 years?

Statistically you'd also have to factor in still-borns etc. Would babies still suffer from sudden infant death?

And, I will decide who is evil

 

[Noxide]

I do.

 

[bassplayer142]

I read that if the whole population was forced to reproduce at a older age, then we would extend our life expectancy. The people who die in middle or young age would have to survive late life affecting genes. But if they reproduce before these late life genes were to apply, than it doesn't matter what happens to them after they reproduce. Tell me if this is not clear, but it does make sense in a way.

 

[Matterwave]

I think the question is "indefinite" or "forever"?

I'd have no real problem with having an indefinite life-span. Meaning, that I don't age and won't die unless some catastrophic event kills me. There'd be plenty of stuff to keep you interested for that (even 1 million years or more). But, as far as forever...that's a damn long time. Will I outlive even the Universe? Cus after trillions of years, all the stars will have stopped shinning and I'd be stuck in eternal darkness for the next googol years as all the black holes die of Hawking radiation. I'd be seriously seriously depressed.

Maybe I could pass the time if I had some companions with me...are other immortals allowed in this scenario?

 

[Noxide]

I read that if the whole population was forced to reproduce at a older age, then we would extend our life expectancy. The people who die in middle or young age would have to survive late life affecting genes. But if they reproduce before these late life genes were to apply, than it doesn't matter what happens to them after they reproduce. Tell me if this is not clear, but it does make sense in a way.

This is obvious. The fact that you think it's new information speaks volumes about you.

 

[jobyts]

Who wants to live forever?

Pick me, pick me...

My bad... I was a bit late in responding. Are all the slots filled now?

 

[rolerbe]

Information density of the human brain is limited.

If you live forever, you will have plenty of time to devote to the problem of transferring your conciousness to an expanded medium (e.g. a suitably larger 'electronic' brain). Brain 2.0

 

[bassplayer142]

This is obvious. The fact that you think it's new information speaks volumes about you.

And what exactly does that supposed to mean. My only intent was to spread information to people who may not have known it. Any sarcasm from anyone is less constructive than so called obvious knowledge.