Writer's Block: Who wants to live forever
Aug. 25th, 2010 09:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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So many more questions that need answering.
If we were immortal, when would aging stop? Would we remain in the prime of our youths? Would we keep getting older and more frail and essentially unable to do anything despite the fact that we'd never die? (Ever hear the old folk tale about the man who captured death?) Would we still get sick? How sick? The odd cold is no problem, but if we're still going to be plagued by "fatal" diseases, what happens to our immortal bodies then?
Are we still going to keep reproducing despite being immortal? If that's the case we'll run out of resources even more quickly than we are now. What's the immortality status on other species? What happens to THEM if they can't find food or shelter because we've consumed it all?
Hrm. I think no. I would not like to be immortal.
So many more questions that need answering.
If we were immortal, when would aging stop? Would we remain in the prime of our youths? Would we keep getting older and more frail and essentially unable to do anything despite the fact that we'd never die? (Ever hear the old folk tale about the man who captured death?) Would we still get sick? How sick? The odd cold is no problem, but if we're still going to be plagued by "fatal" diseases, what happens to our immortal bodies then?
Are we still going to keep reproducing despite being immortal? If that's the case we'll run out of resources even more quickly than we are now. What's the immortality status on other species? What happens to THEM if they can't find food or shelter because we've consumed it all?
Hrm. I think no. I would not like to be immortal.
