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Breed them and control their evolution. Not as exciting as it sounds, but what the hell else would there be to do.

Required reading for anyone seriously interested in this topic:

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I'm leaning towards yes, what with all those extra bonuses you listed. There may be drawbacks to living forever, but it's probably better than living the normal human life expectancy.

Stereotypical nerd answer?
Well, duh.

Real-world answer?
Nah. I've got people I care about, and I wouldn't want to see them grow old and die while I remained the same age indefinitely. I'd prefer to do things, or create things for which I'll be remembered after I'm gone. That's immortality enough for me.

SilverMK2 wrote:

Some_Call_Me_Tim? wrote: Also, my pocket universe has already been created. I even have maps drawn out. Care to see?

_Tim?

Sure

Here you go. It's a little rough, but I drew it in about 15 minutes. I plan on going back in and redrawing it more carefully and completely.

know. But I'd be immortal. I could take on the army. I could rule the world.

Your not protected from pain. Physical and emotional. Being the sadistic soldier I am..well to some I'm called "Uncle Sargie Wilkie...if we know your immortal and you decide to take on the army. We're going to hear you scream like a Primarch when you take multiple rounds to the Jimmy

Some_Call_Me_Tim? wrote:Here you go. It's a little rough, but I drew it in about 15 minutes. I plan on going back in and redrawing it more carefully and completely.

Pretty cool


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Jihadin wrote:

know. But I'd be immortal. I could take on the army. I could rule the world.

Your not protected from pain. Physical and emotional. Being the sadistic soldier I am..well to some I'm called "Uncle Sargie Wilkie...if we know your immortal and you decide to take on the army. We're going to hear you scream like a Primarch when you take multiple rounds to the Jimmy

Who knows, a couple of lifetimes meditation could let you skip out on pain.

No.

At some point, I'd get bored, and with nothing new to amuse me, it would be like a private little hell.

Has anyone read Sandman by Neil Gaiman? The story of Hob Gadling fits in pretty well with this topic. Death and Dream, as a kind of game, gave him immortality. Every 100 years, Dream and Hob would meet at the same bar/tavern/club they had met the first time around, and Dream would inquire about Hob's life, and if he wished to die. Throughout all the years, Hob went through many ups and downs, but always wanted to keep going, because he always was curious of what came next, and always had hope for the future, even in the hardest of times.

Honestly, one of the best characters and subplots of the entire series.

Fafnir wrote:No.

At some point, I'd get bored, and with nothing new to amuse me, it would be like a private little hell.

Has anyone read Sandman by Neil Gaiman? The story of Hob Gadling fits in pretty well with this topic. Death and Dream, as a kind of game, gave him immortality. Every 100 years, Dream and Hob would meet at the same bar/tavern/club they had met the first time around, and Dream would inquire about Hob's life, and if he wished to die. Throughout all the years, Hob went through many ups and downs, but always wanted to keep going, because he always was curious of what came next, and always had hope for the future, even in the hardest of times.

Honestly, one of the best characters and subplots of the entire series.

Have to say that I did like that story. I think the problem here is that it is such an unknown - how much does/can/will/have to a person change in order to be able to embrace eternity?

Hell yes...
When i die i'm gonna miss all the cool stuff we invent.

Id take that chance in a heart beat. Yea it would suck at times Im sure, but the pros would very possibly far out weigh the cons.



Now are we talking nothing can kill you immortal? Or you just live forever until something kills you?

KingCracker wrote:Now are we talking nothing can kill you immortal? Or you just live forever until something kills you?

If something kills you you kind of rematerialise again later on I think... (if your body is completely destroyed anyway).

Best hope you stay on good terms with the other immortal or eternal life could get to be more of a drag.
Myself, I think I'd get bored after the first thousand years or so because everything would start being just a replay of all that had gone before.

Yep I can see the US government making you a lab rat.

Jihadin wrote:Yep I can see the US government making you a lab rat.

Yeah but you would outlast the US...

Jihadin wrote:Yep I can see the US government making you a lab rat.

You do have the whole probability altering thing on your side - you could almost certainly use that to ensure you were never caught or noticed.


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purplefood wrote:

Jihadin wrote:Yep I can see the US government making you a lab rat.

Yeah but you would outlast the US...

The way things are going most of us will as well

I would be willing to shoulder the burden of immortality so that all you little figments of my imagination could keep runnin' around doing your thing. It will be a sad day when I pass away and the Universe ceases to be.

AustonT wrote:If I could be immortal in the world of Milo Morai I would absolutely do it.

Bili was way more bad ass. But I wouldn't mind chumming around with a cat.

Hell, get bored enough, you can re-do the Highlander with your immortal buddy.

I think if I could only pick one person, I would find someone to be my nemesis. Way more interesting than eternal love.

Bromsy wrote:I think if I could only pick one person, I would find someone to be my nemesis. Way more interesting than eternal love.

Would have to be a good nemesis. Someone who you could have a form of mutual respect with. While still trying to undermine and defeat for eons at a time.

Bromsy wrote:I think if I could only pick one person, I would find someone to be my nemesis. Way more interesting than eternal love.

An eternal love will probably eventually become a nemesis. Then as the millions or billions of years wear on an indifference will probably set in as you just ignore each other and go on about your own things in different parts of the universe.

Yup.

How much will it cost to make it happen up front? and... How many people are being made the same offer?

Free and just me? Yes
Free and 100 other people? errr Probably.
A million dollars and just me? Yes.
A million dollars and like 100 other people? No.
A billion dollars and just me? Yes, but financially problematic.
A billion dollars and 100 other people? Certainly not.

Jihadin wrote:

know. But I'd be immortal. I could take on the army. I could rule the world.

Your not protected from pain. Physical and emotional. Being the sadistic soldier I am..well to some I'm called "Uncle Sargie Wilkie...if we know your immortal and you decide to take on the army. We're going to hear you scream like a Primarch when you take multiple rounds to the Jimmy

Until probability alteration turns the entire army into a pile of corpses...like say, I want the probability that the army is alive is zero - all of you just fall dead in an instant.

SilverMK2 wrote:

KingCracker wrote:Now are we talking nothing can kill you immortal? Or you just live forever until something kills you?

If something kills you you kind of rematerialise again later on I think... (if your body is completely destroyed anyway).

If you're injured, just manipulate probability and reverse the damage.

SilverMK2 wrote:

Bromsy wrote:I think if I could only pick one person, I would find someone to be my nemesis. Way more interesting than eternal love.

An eternal love will probably eventually become a nemesis. Then as the millions or billions of years wear on an indifference will probably set in as you just ignore each other and go on about your own things in different parts of the universe.

Not with a woman with her characteristics...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belldandy

rubiksnoob wrote:Stereotypical nerd answer?
Well, duh.

Real-world answer?
Nah. I've got people I care about, and I wouldn't want to see them grow old and die while I remained the same age indefinitely. I'd prefer to do things, or create things for which I'll be remembered after I'm gone. That's immortality enough for me.

Dead is boring, ordinary and Human - I'd rather surpass Humanity and become something more than remain an ordinary Human and a mere plaything of the universe...and anyway, I already tell myself "Only Humans and other mortals attach any value to the passing of time." While immortality to extent I've described is impossible (for now), there already exists several theoretical methods to achieve immortality, which would probably become feasible in the next couple of decades.

never having to eat or breath... hell yeah, i would explore ocean floor first and then after a few thousand years launch my ass into space... you know go for a wander

Formosa wrote:never having to eat or breath... hell yeah, i would explore ocean floor first and then after a few thousand years launch my ass into space... you know go for a wander

Oh yeah...well, you don't need to eat, drink, sleep, breath, or something like those, but you still can. And yes, you should be able to walk on the ocean floor if you wanted to (probability alteration - me, I'm going to explore the surface of the sun ).

I'm just going to go for Ascendent. Fin Anubis and beathim with my Zues stick

Jihadin wrote:I'm just going to go for Ascendent. Fin Anubis and beathim with my Zues stick

Anubis as in System Lord Anubis?

I wouldn't say no if I was handed it, but nore would I go searching for it.

Though if I were to wake up and suddenly be Immortal, I do think I would try to steer Humanity towards better goals. All this squabling really does have to stop....

Anubis as in System Lord Anubis?

I finish the job that Daniel started