Poll: Immortality or Death
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if I died and cured cancer, what good does that do me? And does anyone else feel that the two choices are slightly inbalanced? Oh well, if I outlived the universe I'd find something to do... I think the next question would be how badly would I age... like could you use my skin as sails for a ship?
eternal life. Unless I can be assured theres a heaven but that goes against having faith so I'll take it safe
i would be immortal and destroy entire armies, hell i could even take down the taliban and al queda on my own. i could stop plane crashes and save people from disater, if i were immortal i could save many more people than those who died of cancer (not to mention i would save the government money on defense and policing (as i would do it myself) and this would free up money to be spent on cancer research)
there is a slight implication though, if i were to out-live the universe then WHERE would i exist?
another implication, due to the 'de broglie equation' (sp?). if a human were to move through a doorway (or similar gap) slower than it takes the universe to end squared (approx) then they would defract. i would love to defract myself and still live on
there is a slight implication though, if i were to out-live the universe then WHERE would i exist?
another implication, due to the 'de broglie equation' (sp?). if a human were to move through a doorway (or similar gap) slower than it takes the universe to end squared (approx) then they would defract. i would love to defract myself and still live on
I've never been a pro-immortality kind of guy. Imagine, long after the Earth is gone, you are floating through space, gasping for a breath that will never come yet unable to die, when you slightly but suddenly change course. You perk up in a glimmer of hope only to realize you are now hurtling toward a star. There's no way to fight it, no matter how hard you try, and you can feel the universe getting warmer. Warmer, warmer, and warmer still, until every cell in your body is aching to set ablaze, and while you are wishing for death like never before, you will not get it. Before very long (although time lost all meaning eons ago) you are within the surface of the star, burning at temperatures unfathomable to the human mind, yet you shall be granted no mercy, no death, not even a nerve shutting down. Within your mind, shattered from fear, pain, and hatred, you realize this is your fate. You will remain here, burning, until the star dies out and becomes a black hole, crushing you with it's infinite power for the remainder of eternity...
I choose death. Any f*cking day of the week!
I choose death. Any f*cking day of the week!
Quote from the opening thread:AvsJoe said:
-snip- ...cannot be damaged or feel pain in anyway (enabling you to be able to survive in any environment such as space or the centre of a star) -snip-
Did you read that? No pain, so your description wouldn't happen anywhere, you'd feel the same as if you were anywhere else.
I would go for Immortality, I'm very curious.
Fair enough. My bad for not paying attention. You'd end up being bored to tears, then, staring into the infinity of space through the flames (your eyes will adjust, give them time) for the rest of eternity. I still choose death. Besides, I'd gladly give up my life to save little Cindi and little Timmy from whatever cancers they are suffering from.SultanP said:
Immortality. Even if I continue to live long after everything else has ceased to exist it would beat death. Besides, I've always been good at keeping myself entertained.
Death... Being imortal would SUCK. Seeing everyone you know and love die and then your entire planet goes poof... dang.
Curing cancer turns you into a legend, so in a way, You will live forever.
Think about it this way, what is your life compaired to the survival of humanity as a whole. I'd be willing to sacrifice myself to save humanity
Curing cancer turns you into a legend, so in a way, You will live forever.
Think about it this way, what is your life compaired to the survival of humanity as a whole. I'd be willing to sacrifice myself to save humanity
Death can lead to nothing, eternal bliss, eternal torture or rebirth without memory.
Immortality is in my opinion better than 3 of those possibilities. Immortality would be my choice.
Heck, even if the immortality would come without immunity to pain I would pick it.
And how could you stop plane crashes? Catch the plane before it hits the ground? Planes have exploded after crashing into softer things than human bone.
Immortality is in my opinion better than 3 of those possibilities. Immortality would be my choice.
Heck, even if the immortality would come without immunity to pain I would pick it.
Do mind that after those several billion years there will be another set of several billion years, and another and another and so on forever.IdealistCommi said:
Indeed when being immortal you could make a much bigger difference than any mortal could ever hope to make, but you must not forgot that "immortal" does not mean "almighty". You could never single-handedly take on an entire army of thousands, sure they can't kill you, but they can overpower you and throw you in a dungeon for as long as that dungeon will stand.shootthebandit said:
And how could you stop plane crashes? Catch the plane before it hits the ground? Planes have exploded after crashing into softer things than human bone.