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If there was a medically possible way to allow people to never die from natural deterioration and old age in general, would you be interested in taking it?
cyrusabdollahi said:You don't have to be living to live forever.
No, but I would like to live longer than current expected lifespan
No, I want to live out my natural lifespan and then die
cyrusabdollahi said:You can live forever by making a major positive impact on society. You don't have to be living to live forever.
I concur with this statement. 100 years or so is long enough.cyrusabdollahi said:You can live forever by making a major positive impact on society. You don't have to be living to live forever.
Another God said:thats the third last option. The second last option says
No one has ever lived to be a hundred years old without suffering a great deal of physical deterioration. I have to wonder what the psychological results of being able to live to even just that age in the body of a 25 year old would be. I can't even imagine if it would be good or bad, just that there would be a totally different dynamic to people's emotional development. As a 50 year old I can tell you that aging forces a more conservative attitude about everything on you. How would non-deteriortive aging be different? It would have to be, but I can't imagine the details of it, and there's no one who's been through it to ask.Another God said:If there was a medically possible way to allow people to never die from natural deterioration and old age in general, would you be interested in taking it?
"I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever." -- Miss Alabama 1994
my how existential, but I like it.Lisa! said:Never! I'm more interested in dying sooner.(and I think commiting a suicide is more exciting!)
You're referring to studies done on telomeres?madphysics said:Sorry to pull this out of the dark corners, but mutations in worms (C. elegans) say that it is possible to live half again as long as normal. Any takers?
Evo said:You're referring to studies done on telomeres?
cyrusabdollahi said:You can live forever by making a major positive impact on society. You don't have to be living to live forever.
I had first seen this several years ago in this documentary on Scientific American Frontiers. http://www.pbs.org/saf/transcripts/transcript1003.htmKurdt said:Thats what I was thinking. I had heard a few months back about research on the lifespan of worms where they lived longer if their diet was restricted to about 60% (I think) of their normal calorie intake, yet the overall balance was still good. As with many of these things I can't remember where I read it. :grumpy:
Some potential benefits of living forever include the ability to continue learning and growing, witnessing and experiencing new advancements and discoveries, and the opportunity to spend more time with loved ones.
Some potential drawbacks of living forever include the possibility of becoming bored or stagnant, witnessing the loss of loved ones, and the potential for overpopulation and resource depletion.
At this time, there is no scientific evidence or technology that allows for humans to live forever. However, advancements in medicine and technology may one day make it possible.
Living forever could potentially have a significant impact on society and the world, as it would change the way we view time, aging, and death. It could also have implications for social structures, relationships, and the economy.
There are many ethical considerations to take into account when discussing living forever, such as the potential for inequality and discrimination, the impact on future generations, and the responsibility of individuals to sustain and care for the world if they are living forever.