It isn't an issue of morality; it's an issue of personal choice. I don't see what is immoral about wanting to live forever.
I also don't see how voting "no" shows you have thought about it any more than voting "yes" does. "Yes" isn't the answer people necessarily default to. You shouldn't presume that just because people don't agree with you they might not have thought it through properly.
What is superficial about wanting to live forever. All creatures are driven to try and survive. Wanting to die and choosing to die is something not many creatures can choose.
Are you saying that wanting to survive is less human of us? Why we created doctors for the survival of humanity. In a way its all just a way to survive. Wanting to die is one of the most unnatural things in the world.
It is like saying humans are bad for having a sex drive or for wanting to eat. Now who that sex drive is directed at is debatable but having one is not this unnatural thing.
Some things we have to deal with. Like the simple curse of eating food. Unlike plants we can not produce our own. Though at the same we are not being munched on. So maybe we got the better end of the stick on this one.
If there were a way to only live a few hundred years more I'd be all for it. Although I agree that there is so much to learn, at some point(could be in 5 million years; I dont know) we'd run out of things to learn and things to do. I dont want to be here when our sun supernovas or all the energy in the universe has been used up.
Personally, I love knowing I will someday die. Although instinctual self-preservation is biologically driven I like to believe our brains have evolved to a point where we can override such primal insticts(for example, Nikola Tesla who died a virgin because his work was more important). The knowledge of my obligatory death causes me to appreciate everything so much more. Also, when I tell my girlfriend i'll love her 'til the day I die I mean just that, which is hopefully 80 more years. I wouldnt mind an extra five-hundred years with her, but forever. . . no. It'll stop being special.
I believe death adds beauty. I apologize for insinuating that those who want to live forever and mindless. Apparently, I was wrong.
With every answer comes another question. Knowledge is infinite and you can never stop learning. I also find it sad you want to die just to get away from your girlfriend. If I truly loved someone I would live for them and with them for as long as possible. Though I do think it might drive some mad watching people repeat the same mistakes over and over again. If one or two people lived forever it would not be such a big issue. Though if many lived forever we might run out of room to live and resources. It is not like its not a nice idea though. Some scientists believe we would populate other planets by the time our sun was going to blow up. It is also been speculated that we are in danger of such a thing happening in more recent years. Yet none of these end of the world speculations have happened no-matter who has sourced it. Really we can die at any moment and time for any reason not just space collapsing on us. It is not like we can predict it and many have tried and failed.
I saw a reboot of " Faust" a couple years ago. Spoilers: In it Faust sells his soul for all knowledge. It concluded with Faust being miserable because there was no longer any mystery to life, which is aesthetically pleasing to me, mystery that is. (Shortest synopsis ever)
It seems I have romanticized death and you have romanticized eternal life. We must agree to disagree :)
I am not romanticizing anything. I care not what you think either way I am however agreeing with domi that it is not a sign of stupidity to want to live forever. People always leave you one way or another anyways. So not like living for awhile will help you escape that fact either. People come and go through life all the time. It is not like it is something you can really avoid. Just something you kind of have to deal with it. Adults understand this and learn this. You can not answer everything. We have many other galaxy's we have not ventured. Are you claiming you know everything about them? I do not think you could find that even in 1000 years. Another question is how we exist at all. If law says we can only be created by something already existing. So really us being here makes no sense at all.
Oh, sorry :P You're quite right, I misread "immortality" as "immorality". Forget I mentioned that.
I don't think the benefits of living forever are superficial at all. Just read disthing's comment. You could learn so much, and have so much wisdom and experience. Think of all the millions of people you could help with that knowledge and wisdom, even if it was at the cost of your own happiness (which I don't believe it necessarily would be). Nothing superficial about that.
But apart from those benefits of staying alive, I have a biological drive to not die. Death is very scary and I don't believe there is anything on the other side. It's permanent. If I didn't see any benefits to not dying I'd probably kill myself, but it seems very obvious to me that there are many benefits.
Would you want to live forever?
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It isn't an issue of morality; it's an issue of personal choice. I don't see what is immoral about wanting to live forever.
I also don't see how voting "no" shows you have thought about it any more than voting "yes" does. "Yes" isn't the answer people necessarily default to. You shouldn't presume that just because people don't agree with you they might not have thought it through properly.
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Once we get past the superficial idea of living forever what is the benefit to not dying?
Did you mean immortality? I didn't mention morality
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What is superficial about wanting to live forever. All creatures are driven to try and survive. Wanting to die and choosing to die is something not many creatures can choose.
Are you saying that wanting to survive is less human of us? Why we created doctors for the survival of humanity. In a way its all just a way to survive. Wanting to die is one of the most unnatural things in the world.
It is like saying humans are bad for having a sex drive or for wanting to eat. Now who that sex drive is directed at is debatable but having one is not this unnatural thing.
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If there were a way to only live a few hundred years more I'd be all for it. Although I agree that there is so much to learn, at some point(could be in 5 million years; I dont know) we'd run out of things to learn and things to do. I dont want to be here when our sun supernovas or all the energy in the universe has been used up.
Personally, I love knowing I will someday die. Although instinctual self-preservation is biologically driven I like to believe our brains have evolved to a point where we can override such primal insticts(for example, Nikola Tesla who died a virgin because his work was more important). The knowledge of my obligatory death causes me to appreciate everything so much more. Also, when I tell my girlfriend i'll love her 'til the day I die I mean just that, which is hopefully 80 more years. I wouldnt mind an extra five-hundred years with her, but forever. . . no. It'll stop being special.
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With every answer comes another question. Knowledge is infinite and you can never stop learning. I also find it sad you want to die just to get away from your girlfriend. If I truly loved someone I would live for them and with them for as long as possible. Though I do think it might drive some mad watching people repeat the same mistakes over and over again. If one or two people lived forever it would not be such a big issue. Though if many lived forever we might run out of room to live and resources. It is not like its not a nice idea though. Some scientists believe we would populate other planets by the time our sun was going to blow up. It is also been speculated that we are in danger of such a thing happening in more recent years. Yet none of these end of the world speculations have happened no-matter who has sourced it. Really we can die at any moment and time for any reason not just space collapsing on us. It is not like we can predict it and many have tried and failed.
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I saw a reboot of " Faust" a couple years ago. Spoilers: In it Faust sells his soul for all knowledge. It concluded with Faust being miserable because there was no longer any mystery to life, which is aesthetically pleasing to me, mystery that is. (Shortest synopsis ever)
It seems I have romanticized death and you have romanticized eternal life. We must agree to disagree :)
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I am not romanticizing anything. I care not what you think either way I am however agreeing with domi that it is not a sign of stupidity to want to live forever. People always leave you one way or another anyways. So not like living for awhile will help you escape that fact either. People come and go through life all the time. It is not like it is something you can really avoid. Just something you kind of have to deal with it. Adults understand this and learn this. You can not answer everything. We have many other galaxy's we have not ventured. Are you claiming you know everything about them? I do not think you could find that even in 1000 years. Another question is how we exist at all. If law says we can only be created by something already existing. So really us being here makes no sense at all.
Oh, sorry :P You're quite right, I misread "immortality" as "immorality". Forget I mentioned that.
I don't think the benefits of living forever are superficial at all. Just read disthing's comment. You could learn so much, and have so much wisdom and experience. Think of all the millions of people you could help with that knowledge and wisdom, even if it was at the cost of your own happiness (which I don't believe it necessarily would be). Nothing superficial about that.
But apart from those benefits of staying alive, I have a biological drive to not die. Death is very scary and I don't believe there is anything on the other side. It's permanent. If I didn't see any benefits to not dying I'd probably kill myself, but it seems very obvious to me that there are many benefits.
I love your name. Makes me think of fresh produce.
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Thank you !!! :)