Immortality! And all it will cost are your "family jewels"

[UberNoodle]

If we are all immortal, there'd be no drive to reproduce anyway.

 

[Captain Schpack]

Deal, but I'd have kids before I get the immortality procedure. I'd get to have sex as much as I want, and live forever. Woohoo.

 

[jacx]

if i can have kids before it happens to pass on my name before i drop off the grid...also if i get to keep my penis...im rather attached to it

 

[BrionJames]

I'd kill the scientists and their work, take the "immortal" treatment for myself and then rule the world after learning everything there is to know. Why? Because I'm a power-mad robber baron!

 

[fundayz]

Immortality.


Nuff said.

 

[MikeFrost]

This means you won't age or die from disease, but if you get cleaved in the head with an axe, you're pretty much gone.

So, the catch is that you have to get a vasectomy if you're a man or your tubes tied if you're a woman and be completely unable to have children for the rest of your ungodly lifespan.

Logical problem:

You're assuming that people would still remain here forever with their fake immortality without (duh) dying. If you can die by "an accident", humanity would extinguish itself pretty quickly by not being able to reproduce itself.

Just think of all the natural catastrophes that happen each year plus human-caused accidents and murders.

 

[Chefodeath]

This means you won't age or die from disease, but if you get cleaved in the head with an axe, you're pretty much gone.

So, the catch is that you have to get a vasectomy if you're a man or your tubes tied if you're a woman and be completely unable to have children for the rest of your ungodly lifespan.

Logical problem:

You're assuming that people would still remain here forever with their fake immortality without (duh) dying. If you can die by "an accident", humanity would extinguish itself pretty quickly by not being able to reproduce itself.

Just think of all the natural catastrophes that happen each year plus human-caused accidents and murders.

I'd figure that the people who chose to have children could probably pick up the slack. I mean, maybe we'd decline from the billions we're at now, but I wouldn't be too worried about extinction.

 

[Jandau]

Suppose that the mad scientists working in their labs one day stumble across the elixer of eternal life. Its easy to mass produce, and drinking it will make you BIOLOGICALLY immortal. This means you won't age or die from disease, but if you get cleaved in the head with an axe, you're pretty much gone. Think elf immortality.

There's a problem however. If everyone is immortal, and having kids who are also immortal, who will also have kids that are immortal, we're gonna run out of room pretty damn fast. So, the catch is that you have to get a vasectomy if you're a man or your tubes tied if you're a woman and be completely unable to have children for the rest of your ungodly lifespan.

Would you take the offer? Would you take it if it instead came not just at the cost of being able to have children, but at the cost of never having sex again?

Nothing in there precludes me from having sex. It just means I can't have children, or at least not any time soon. In fact, since I'll now be immune to disease and pregnancy will no longer be an issue, I CAN HAVE ALL THE SEX I WANT!!! No need for condoms and such, no need to worry about STDs, I can bang my brains out! And be immortal! YES THANK YOU!

Also, assuming I'd manage to stay alive, I'd probably have kids eventually. People would still die off, through accidents and such, or at least from suicides due to depression or just a desire to die. Sooner or later the population would have to be replenished. So I'm guessing it'd be cloning or using stored genetic material, so if I can just stay in the game long enough, I'd be all set to procreate.

 

[alinos]

in a heartbeat

but then i don't really give a crap about kids

life basically goes school-> have some fun-> work -> work -> Spawn -> Work -> Spawn -> work -> Wife probably leaves you(seems to be more and more prevailent) -> messy divorce money gone -> lots more work -> even more work -> Retire -> get cancer/dimentia etc -> die in pain or without actually knowing who you are anymore because some christian said that taking ones life is sin and i must obey there rules -> Large Medical bills passed on to Family that would have been avoidable

whats the point if in the world we live in today the most enjoyable time comes early and after that it's all downhill

 

[Klopy]

Nope. Living forever isn't too fun. Staying the same age while my friends grow up would suck. I wouldn't mind for a couple years, but eh.

Perhaps if I could be immune to all ailments but time. Then I'd consider it. Living forever without time to stop me would get boring anyway. Never dying until my time is up would be awesome. It'd give me the courage to do more things. And I could dare said friends to do stupid things with me! Muahaha

 

[Ldude893]

Immortality is worst than death in so many ways.

But sterilize me, I hate sex.

 

[ReservoirAngel]

To be honest...I don't really use my "family jewels" during sex very often, so...actually I might take this offer!

 

[TiloXofXTanto]

Suppose that the mad scientists working in their labs one day stumble across the elixer of eternal life. Its easy to mass produce, and drinking it will make you BIOLOGICALLY immortal. This means you won't age or die from disease, but if you get cleaved in the head with an axe, you're pretty much gone. Think elf immortality.

There's a problem however. If everyone is immortal, and having kids who are also immortal, who will also have kids that are immortal, we're gonna run out of room pretty damn fast. So, the catch is that you have to get a vasectomy if you're a man or your tubes tied if you're a woman and be completely unable to have children for the rest of your ungodly lifespan.

Would you take the offer? Would you take it if it instead came not just at the cost of being able to have children, but at the cost of never having sex again?

FUCKING HELL YES!! If such an odd occurrence were to appear, Asexuals such as myself who have no qualms with either the boredom of immortality (and would definitely not care about the lack of sex), would be the winners.

 

[Bobbity]

Nope. Living forever isn't too fun. Staying the same age while my friends grow up would suck. I wouldn't mind for a couple years, but eh.

Perhaps if I could be immune to all ailments but time. Then I'd consider it. Living forever without time to stop me would get boring anyway. Never dying until my time is up would be awesome. It'd give me the courage to do more things. And I could dare said friends to do stupid things with me! Muahaha

Does that immunity include from things like large falls and stupidity? Because skydiving with a couple of friends and no parachute would be awesome. Although it probably wouldn't prevent crippling. So maybe not...

 

[Choppaduel]

Absolutely. Elf style immortality is a great idea.

 

[2012 Wont Happen]

Sure. I don't want kids, and with a vasectomy you can still have sex.

 

[t3h br0th3r]

why not. worry free sex forever and u can always adopt if you really want kids.

 

[SoranMBane]

Yes. Living forever is #1 on my wishlist, so if all it takes is giving up my ability to have children and/or sex, then I'll do it in a heartbeat.