Should we pursue living forever?

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I think death is exciting. If we wouldn't die, life would be so, so, oh so boring.
So I think it's better to live, knowing that we're going to die someday, than wasting our lives trying to live forever.
 
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No, I would not want to live forever. I guess if there was a way I could prolong life a little longer, maybe until I was 120, I think I would enjoy that. Don't take this as me being depressed, but I am young and yet weary of the world we live in. While I do not wish to take my own life, I don't abhor the thought of dying when it's my time.
 
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Life can be shit but I think its a whole lot better than being dead. Of course we're all going to die at some point so I'd rather enjoy what I've got.
 
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Iris said:
No, I would not want to live forever. I guess if there was a way I could prolong life a little longer, maybe until I was 120, I think I would enjoy that. Don't take this as me being depressed, but I am young and yet weary of the world we live in. While I do not wish to take my own life, I don't abhor the thought of dying when it's my time.
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I agree and though I want to enjoy my life while I'm here, I think there is an element of knowing it will end and we don't know when or how that causes me to treat it with more value. If it was an open ended issue, I don't think it would be as enjoyable.

Peter Parka said:
Life can be shit but I think its a whole lot better than being dead. Of course we're all going to die at some point so I'd rather enjoy what I've got.[/QUOT


As you can see, I agree with you too Peter.
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Exactly. I probably wouldn't be as motivated to accomplish goals if I knew I had all of the time in the world, too.
 
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For starters, I think that article is very farfetched. Yes we can create some artificial organs now, but he's taking things pretty for just 20 years out.

So lets assume all this will actually be possible. Over population wouldn't be a real issue, because if this sort of technology is available in 20 years time then other area's will have drastically improved as well. This should allow for the colonization of places like the moon, mars, and even other galaxies because time is not an issue, which solves issues with having to voluntary or government mandated deaths.

Immortality would have huge implications for religions especially with "voluntary death" which is just suicide.

Would the technology be shared? Sure when the price is right, everyone could afford it.
 
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The biggest problem with immortality, according to the article, is the idea of our cells being replaced by "nanobots." According to cell theory, an object isn't living unless it is made up of cells. We would have nanobots as a replacement, is that a cell? No. Therefore, we would not be living. It would make us into robots if all of our cells, tissue, and organs were made up of bots. It would just be a catastrophe.

Another reason, like multiple people have said before, is because of my belief in the afterlife. God, according to my beliefs, gave us death as a punishment. I would like to respect his judgment and die with pride. You see, if you never die, you have all the time in the world to accomplish whatever the hell you want. In turn, you'd have no pride for what you did.

At the end of my life, I want to say to myself, "Man, I lived a fucking awesome life. Would I do it again? Probably, but there are better things in store for me." I will then await Paradise. My life, I think, would be incomplete without doing what I want to do for a living. I want to teach, teach people about the world around them, allow them to come up with morals and values of their own doing. I want to have kids and allow them to explore life, that way they can know the difference between what is right and wrong.

I just want to do a lot in my life. I would not be at all satisfied knowing that I could continue this. I would like a feeling of achievement, I would not have this if I did the same thing every day forever. I can't even comprehend forever, let alone live it. Besides, the world is going to end, and I can't say I want to be a part of that. AND I would not voluntarily kill myself. I believe that is wrong in every possible way.
 
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From a philosophical and ethical standpoint, the bottom line answer to the OP question is that if we can do this, why not? It would mean huge advances in our scientific knowledge. That is what it is all about, advancement of the species. Of course there would be large turmoil and changes in the laws to deal with people living for extraordinary long lengths of time. There might have to reproductive laws or maybe a reproductive lottery! And you could always opt out of living... ;)
 
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