If you could live forever under certain circumstances, would you?

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Out of the universe of magic, a fairy pops up in front of you. She can grant you the wish of eternal life, but not without certain...problems. You can refuse and she will find someone else, though.
What will you do?

Also, in case "life forever" is misleading: Of course you could end your existance freely, any time, and physical violence could "end" you as well, but you will never age, become ill, or die of natural causes.

Refuse, live out your life normal. 41
Accept, but be a child of 11 years forevermore. 12
Accept, but be a cat forevermore. 6
Accept, but turn blind permanently. 3
Accept, but need a wheelchair permanently. 1
Accept, but nobody you like will ever remember you after sleep. 9
Accept, but be unable to lie for the rest of your existance. 53
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  • NeuroNeptunian
    11 years ago

    I couldn't do it.

    The thought of living forever does not appeal to me at all. It'd be fun to live a couple hundred years in good health so I could learn as much as I wanted to about the world with a broad and workable time limit, but I have a feeling that if I were to exist long enough, human nature would sadden me. I already have the knowledge that human nature never changes, and what people are talking about today are what people have been talking about for centuries, but I don't want to see that in practice.

    I'd end up being in the corner screaming "YOU GUYS ARE MAKING THE SAME MISTAKES OVER AND OVER AGAIN, ARE YOU RETARDED!?". After all, if I were to try to revolutionize human thought, I'd certainly be assassinated. There goes my friggin long life.

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  • bananaface
    11 years ago

    The inability to lie one, definitely. The thought of dying when I'm ready is one of the nicest thoughts ever, to me.

    I know lying is necessary sometimes, but I'm sick of dishonesty. And I hate it when I'm a hypocrite. Usually when people ask my opinion I'm honest anyway, so it's not a drastic change. I actually think I would like it, although I know others wouldn't. I've already had people tell me to stop being so honest, at least in "real" life.

    Although, sometimes you really do need to lie:/. Hmm...this is difficult!

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    • thinkingaboutit
      11 years ago

      I totally agree! Death is frightening but all I hope for is that my death is not tragic or sudden; I hope it comes when I am ready to go.

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    • DannyKanes
      11 years ago

      This :) I chose people who like you will forget about you. Making it easier for them to forget you're immortal and easier that you won't get attached when they pass away

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      • bananaface
        11 years ago

        I know, but that sounds so lonely:(! I don't think I'd want to live for god knows how long without anyone else.

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        • DannyKanes
          11 years ago

          After everyone you know passes away, you will be lonely :( I think if that was the case, better to lose everyone now, that way you know they won't be missed. But that's just my opinion on it :) This is why we have death to save us from that heartache

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      • Ozzy
        11 years ago

        but you'll eventually be in need for someones love. Though thats pretty smart if u dont fall in love cause they will forget about u then u could move on !
        HMMM !!!!

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  • theaverageatheist
    11 years ago

    I wanna be a kitty :3

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  • ZiggyStardust
    11 years ago

    Be a cat? Like from Japan?

    Then I'll have paws like my friend Clara;D! I choose that one.

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    • Clara,HeadBetweenHerPaws
      11 years ago

      Another paw owner? How lovely I'm not alone.

      Paw-a-cake, paw-a-cake, baker's cat.
      Bake me a cake as fast as all that;
      Pat it and prick it and mark it with Zee,
      Put it in the oven for Ziggy and me.

      :D

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  • howaminotmyself
    11 years ago

    I don't trust fairies. I would ask them to politely move along. And stop taking my keys!

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  • dom180
    11 years ago

    11 forever would be awesome. I loved being 11.

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  • vulcananon
    10 years ago

    That was in a book. I don't remember the name but he lives forever but is left with a severe limp or something

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    Of course. To have the chance to learn and accumulate knowledge over thousands of years would be priceless.

    I've always wondered what a man who had lived for ages would have to say.

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  • nightmare28
    11 years ago

    The option "Accept, but nobody you like will ever remember you after sleep." sounds like a perfect option for a rapist.

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    • TerryVie
      11 years ago

      after sleep, that is. So if she pressed charges and the police arrested you, you still have a lot of explaining to do. If she just cuts you up in revenge, game over.

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      • nightmare28
        11 years ago

        That's why you slip her a mickey before. And even if she press charges, later on she won't be able to identify you and the charges will be dropped quickly.

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        • TerryVie
          11 years ago

          not necessarily.

          In my country, rape charges go with medical examinations, which will confirm her, and maybe they will even find genetic material of you(skin, hair, ...).

          If she wakes up the next day and doesn't remember anything, they will blame it on some psychological trauma and continue investigations. Maybe you would not get sentenced, but you sure as hell will spend quote some time locked up during their work. And if this happens repeatedly...well...

          I have no idea what a mickey is.

          Also, don't forget that you have to LIKE the person. Just finding her pretty will not be enough. So in your case, i also guess you will sooner or later commit a crime against a "border" person, who you not REALLY like, but just believe you do...leading to her remembering everything just fine.

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          • nightmare28
            11 years ago

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Finn_%28drugs%29

            The rule doesn't say in what way do you suppose to like this person, which leaves it open for interpretation, a man can like a woman just for her looks, its usually getting to know her that makes him stop liking her. You get rid of all your body hair and make sure you always use a condom, dispose of the condom afterwards. Also be sure that nobody seen you near her. Its all a matter of careful planing, and when you live forever you got time for that.

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            • TerryVie
              11 years ago

              Well, the rule says you have to "like" the person.

              If you just find her looks good, then she's PRETTY. You don't like the person, you find her beautiful.

              What, you'd "like" a total bitch, completely idiotic and moronic, because she looks pretty? Nah, i left "like" open on purpose, but don't try to twist it too far.

              You can judge people by their looks, great, you can find them interesting from a few words, sure. But to _LIKE_ someone, you need to know a little more about them then just "cute boobs".

              As for getting rid of body hair and using a condom, well, if she fights back, there may well be skin particles under her nails, actually all over the place. There's also a good chance that she may hurt you, verbally or physically, in a way that turns your "like" into hatred, disgust, or pure sadism...meaning she won't forget you or what you did.

              If you are talking about removing all evidence including the victim, then you have no benefit except more time, which may, in some countries, turn into a negative. If they find you guilty and give you 170 years of prison, you will actually be in prison for that time...

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  • percyboy90
    11 years ago

    I couldn't think of anything worse. One lifetime is too long already.

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  • Clickclock
    11 years ago

    I believe that in order to live a life worth meaning, every minute has to be precious to the person. A life that goes on forever looses meaning eventually, as friends and loved ones start to perish before your eyes.

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  • LizardSkin
    11 years ago

    This was an easy decision, why would I want to live forever. I'd just as soon be dead now. Life sucks.

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  • NocturnePonyFan
    11 years ago

    Could I be either 3 or 8 forever? Those ages were the best for me, and I could definitely be that age forever and be happy.

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  • nAt2017
    11 years ago

    If there's anything that Doctor Who has taught me, it's that everything dies and everything has its end. Death is natural, and it's timeless. I don't want to live forever.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    I could easily get by without ever lying again.

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  • Squambly+
    11 years ago

    I'd rather have people forget about me after I sleep. Its like a fresh start. But it would be nice to stay young forever though.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    Nobody will remember me after sleep? Not only is eternal life a super power, so would that. I could rob a bank, commit any crime, the next morning, off scott free...

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    • TerryVie
      11 years ago

      read it again. to prevent exactly this(crimes etc), only people YOU LIKE will forget about your existance.

      Everybody else still knows about you, but to your significant other, or family, or nora, you never existed.
      Also, as said, violance can still kill you. If you try robbing a bank and get shot...game over.

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      • [Old Memory]
        11 years ago

        Damn, I overread that bit. Well, I don't like many people.

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        • iEatZombies_
          11 years ago

          But many people like you, so this could still work in your favor.

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          • [Old Memory]
            11 years ago

            Very true.

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  • dappled
    11 years ago

    I considered the sleeping one because I never sleep, but the lying one because it wouldn't be a handicap. People would like you because you're incapable of lying to them. And if people ask you questions like "Does my bum look big in this?" and don't get the answer they want, they shouldn't have asked. It's like smashing a mirror for telling the truth.

    P.S. To anyone reading, no your bum doesn't look big. It's exquisite!

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    • TerryVie
      11 years ago

      ah, but to you and other potential non-liers, you DO know how often people lie on average per day?

      That starts in work, where "I don't want to do what you are asking me for" turns to "I'm very busy but i'll look into it if possible later", continues to family "No grandma, actually i feel bothered by you calling every couple days, and i don't want to come to dinner on friday because i prefer going out with friends" to your mentioned "Your new hairstyle is awful, you should sue the stylist, and yes, those pants make your ass look fat"...right down to "Yeah, darling, i was looking at this other guys bottoms because i just imagined what it would be like to have hot, passionate sex with him".

      Take specific note that people that WANT answers will ask in a way that will make it obvious if you try dodging the question(at least those close to you that figured out you are incapable of lying), or can always re-word the question after you managed to evade it...

      Like, it's a totally valid option and certainly one that one can work with, but i wouldn't want you guys to make/see it more "lightly" than it is...

      Oh well, personally, i would probably be an eternal child. Yeah, not gonna be taken serious a lot, but there's also plenty of jobs that don't need direct human interaction :)

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      • dappled
        11 years ago

        I tend not to lie outright. I will work around being bluntly and brutally honest by using tact but - like you said - if someone is determined to get to the truth and knows how to frame the question in a way that can't be dodged, then I either have to be bluntly and brutally honest, lie, or go for the third option which is to judge how much bluntless they need to satisfy their curiosity and stop asking, and then give them that.

        My problem is that I'm capable of lying. If I was incapable of it, I do believe my life would be easier and things I get accused of could be cleared up just by me saying "No" to a direct question.

        And I think people would have to come to respect the danger of someone who always tells the truth and be very careful what they ask (and also what they tell). I'm good at holding other people's secrets and I wouldn't want to be in a position where I was forced to give secrets away. As long as I could say, "I don't want to tell you that" as an answer to a question.

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        • TerryVie
          11 years ago

          hm. while all true, i still have a feeling it is taken too lightly...all in all, we tell an AWFUL lot of white lies and lies in casual conversation.

          To help others keep face, and to keep ours. The complete inability to maintain this social facade/structure would be close to certain mental illnesses/disabilities, and, most certainly, alienate the person from the rest of society to a certain degree.

          The fact it's not your fault doesn't exactly "change" people's views...it's not a mentally handicapped persons fault either, but they are not exactly the most preferred social company.

          Ah well, the curse of having too little space for the answers.
          As said, i see it as a valid option(wouldn't have put it otherwise) but i'm a bit surprised it's, at the time of writing, more than double as popular as the other options combined.
          But maybe it's just me, and other people think they could arrange themselves better that way :) Not my place to judge i guess *shrug* Then i simply failed with the options given.

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          • dappled
            11 years ago

            Yes, you're right. I don't think I thought about this with the depth you have. Although I would say that white lies often aren't in response to questions and so are optional. I've got a friend who rarely ventures an opinion in personal matters. Nobody know what he thinks about anything.

            You make a good point about a confirmed truth-teller becoming a social pariah. I think there's a danger that could happen.

            Perhaps the people who chose that option consider they are more honest than they actually are. I've seen a couple of polls about other things and it's very clear that people think they are more intelligent than they are, more important than they are, but also significantly less attractive than they are. We're an odd community. :)

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