if you got the chance... would you?

Question

if you got the chance to live eternally (until the end of the world) here on earth, would you?

i would say no. ever since we were little children we knew someday we'd have to die.. and not dying would be scary to me. even going to heaven.

Answer 1

No. I've thought about this a lot, and I think the thing that scares me the most is not having a way out. I'm very happy, and have never wanted to kill myself or anything like that, I think I just really like knowing that if things get bad there is an end. I think eventually people get ready to die anyway, and condemning yourself to live wouldn't be much fun if you were ready to go.

Answer 2

Well yes I would, but why only until the end of the world? Mankind isn't going to stay on this rock until the sun swells up and eats our planet. Eventually we're going to move on to other worlds, first the moon & Mars, then out to the other places in the solar system, and at last out among the stars. Me, I want to be around to see it all. I want to see the rise, fall, and rebirth of civilizations over the millennia, see all the progress our descendants make (technological, societal, cultural, scientific, etc.), work at a career for several decades or centuries then move onto doing something else, to read all the greatest books that have yet to be written, to be a part of exploring and colonizing the cosmos, to have countless friends and relationships over the eons.

Life is so much better than death in every way. There is nothing sacred about dying. Life is to be lived. I accept death is a virtual certainty, but compared to eternity, what's a few trillion years if I can get it? There are, in fact, those who are working on overcoming the limitations of our frail, degrading biological bodies. I just hope I can live long enough to take advantage of it all.

Answer 3

In book three of 'Gulliver's Travels' by Jonathan Swift, on the island of Luggnagg, Gulliver discovers the Struldbrugg, the IMMORTALS. He is told that occasionally, on this island, a child is born with a mark over his/her left eyebrow, illustrating immortality. Gulliver is so dumbfounded by such a miracle, that he shouts with joy. However, they inform Gulliver that the Struldbruggs are rather very unhappy people, hated almost by everyone else, and forced to live an endless life without strength and vitality. If a Struldbrugg marries another Struldbrugg, the law can dissolve the marriage when the youngest one gets to be eighty, for it doesn't seem fair to burden the man with a wife after so long a time !!! At eighty, anyway, according to the law, they are legally dead. At ninety, they lose their teeth, hair, memory, and most senses. Gulliver meets a few Struldbruggs, terrified of their horrendous appearance. Gulliver changes his mind about wanting immortality, but also realizes that these Struldbruggs may eventually rule the nation because of their lasting presence. The king of Luggnagg suggests that Gulliver bring some Struldbruggs back to England to aleviate the fear of death; however, the transport goes against both laws of England and of Luggnagg.
The way I look at it, even in perfect health, there are many reasons I would not like to be immortal. One of them might be that if you have immortality, it does not make too much sense to desire something, as I find it so much more interesting to get a limited time frame to enjoy life. Claude.

Answer 4

If living eternally came with eternal youth, I'd consider it. On the down side, it would be sad to constinuously outlive the people I care about, but I also think it would make life a lot more interesting, not having to worry about dieing

Answer 5

no, because that wouldnt be so fair on others if i was given the chance to live on eternally, also, where is the fun in that? u might loose count of how old u r and when u fall in love with a mortal, that mortal will go old and eventually die yet u still live on in loneliness, i would hate to live eternally, im enjoying life while i can and i like the fact that i can grow old with the love of my life and die one day where i can be buried next to him (depending on who dies first)

Answer 6

There's a neat little novel called the Sibyl, by a Scandanavian author. Read it years ago. It's about a man who is "condemned to immortality." He meets a woman with a similar fate. But their approach to the problem is different. I recommend it as a juicy philosophical meditation on your question! See the link below.

Answer 7

Nope

Its death that makes out life on earth more precious. We only have a limited time to expierence the world, and to know that one day death will come apon you makes that moment that much more beautiful.

Answer 8

Yes, as long as my loved ones could do the same and I could remain my current age.

Answer 9

Dill Weed will die one day. When Dill Weed dies, he will say " Stick a Fork in Me, I'm Done!"

Answer 10

No, unless I could be forever 25. Old enough to have fun, yet not too old to get tired.