Is it true that billionaires are just as mortal as everyone?

Answer 1

The one and only thing difference is the dollar sign. All human will act or react to circumstances, and we will die at some point in our lives.

Answer 2

You seldom hear of a billionaire dying young, perhaps because the cost of health care is no issue, or perhaps because until the recent Dot.com boom, most billionaires were pretty old by the time they became billionaires.

As the Bill Gates's and Mark Cuban's of the world age I guess we'll find out if they have the same longevity as the billionaires of the past.

Answer 3

I guess only time will tell. For one, they can "afford" better healthcare than someone who is of a lesser class, so they can stay on top of all new medical breakthroughs that might prolong life. Whether or not the cost of living is worth the price is another story.

Also, billionaires can afford to have body parts and DNA frozen- even their brains. With new technology and the availability of cloning, there may be a day when that frozen brain can be brought back to life in a new body... its kind of an unsettling thought. Reminds me of that play where the millionairess is nothing but a head attached to wires and pipes.

Answer 4

Afraid so. Their days on earth are numbered just as yours and mine are. However, since there is an eternity they are spending theirs in either Heaven or Hell. Since no amount of money can buy ones way out of hell it would be a wise billionaire who chooses God. Salvation is a gift offered freely to everyone. The Bible says that God is no respecter of persons. The penniless homeless man on the street is of the same value to God as the billionaire.

btw, you know you can't take the money with you when you go, right?

Answer 5

In the past, I would not hesitate to answer that yes, they are just as mortal. However, with the recent advances in science, especially medicine, I would have to say that they will probably outlive most who are middle incomed or lower incomed.

Apart from the obvious advantage in nutrition and high tech spas they have access to, they may also experience a better sense of well-being (from being top dog) as well as being better educated. All these factors increase their lifespan considerably, probabilistically speaking.

You may also be interested to know that I have read that certain rich people are having their bodies cryogenically frozen upon death so that they may one day return to life when our science has advanced far enough.

Answer 6

Yes. Though they can afford the latest medical technologies to prolong their lives so they may have a better shot at longevity. They could also afford to be cryogenically frozen & try to cheat death that way or at least put it off.

All the money in the world can't stop death & hey, you can't take it with you!

Answer 7

Death and Taxes....even a billionaire can't avoid these two certainties in life.

Answer 8

I admire your sarcasm.

The question is, will Dick Cheney be alive as a brain in a jar linked up to a bionic cyborg ruling the Earth in three hundred years.

Now that's the question...

Answer 9

no of course not silly boy, once they make their first hundred million they are initiated into the secret club which harbors the ark of the covenant and use the chalice of god to drink the waters of immortality...UGH OH! i just let the cat out didnt I? arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Answer 10

That depends on how well they treat their bodies and how healthy they are, and has nothing to do with their capital bounty and bank account.