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[JSoup]

I mean, doesn't he look depressed?

I watching Voyager currently, that's the only reason I get this.

 

[SKM1]

How do you learn if you are dead?

Who cares about "you" ? I was very explicit in not focusing on the individual.

 

[BouncyFrag]

Captain Jack and the Doctor discussing immortality.

 

[Ballthyrm]

Yes, no consequence/risk = no value.

Immortality would provide you with plenty of consequences.

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As for Immortality there is so many ways it can go, I'm not sure what we are talking about.

• How long do you keep your memories ? (Forever ?)
• Are you stuck at a certain age ?
• Can you choose the age you are stuck at ?
• How long do you keep your knowledge ?
• Can you regrow your body, or are you stuck with the one you have ? So you get more and more broken as you go along ? (Star Trek style)
• When can you reproduce ? All the time or just at the beginning of your lifespan?
• Does it make you sterile ?

That's a few caveats

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As for making life meaningless, I'm not so sure, It takes most people a lifetime to get their shit together.
Most people don't even accomplish that.

If Death is that important to give life meaning, I guess Stone age people had more meaningful life that we did.
Dying left and right for no reason whatsoever at any age and with the permanent threat of death over their heads.

Let me tell you about the first ideal of a pretty great series of books.

Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination

 

[KrakenIPA]

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[KrakenIPA]

Well I guess it can be all of those things, haha!

 

[Melfice7]

 

[dr_octagon]

Aren't we all immortal through our memes and postings on Nihon-Gaf?

 

[Punished Miku]

Being immortal would be awesome as long as you could eventually commit suicide. Also would be nice to be able to sleep for a decade if one of them sucks ass so you can just to see future stuff. You'd need a coffin for that.