Clinical immortality- Do you want to live forever?

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But then we'd overpopulate =S

Although that would be cool to never die.

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Nah. Well, eventually, yes, but we are going to overpopulate anyway at the rate we're going. It would just be amazing to live so long.

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This is so unbelievably wrong that it's comical. Well, I suppose someone could have speculated such a thing, but it's so completely unfounded that it's still funny.

As for whether or not it's right, good, or okay, well, I don't think we'll have to worry about it. Our bodies will die; our cells will cease to be able to function properly. Unless we can replace our entire bodies, thus leaving us as different people, we'll irrevocably die.

--Guido

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That speculation is well founded, according to experts in fields related. I wouldn't be surprised of this happening in my lifetime.

I would provide links but I don't have time to go look for them, but over last few years I have read various articles and tv that show a high possibilty of such happening within 60 years.

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But is it a good idea?

I dunno. What WOULD be nifty is finding a way to rebirth people. Now that would be cool. Living forever in our own body... ehhh, I don't know.

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After seeing Guido's post, I want to hear aperson's opinion on the subject.

Then I will start caring about what everyone else has to say.

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Yeah, it'd be nice, but death-by-age is a genetically built in measure for a reason.

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yes it might be founded but the key to immortality is simply becoming a zombie and in the movies as scientists get closer and closer they and up killing everyone and making them caniballic death drones.

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Quite unfortunately, is indeed possible to live forever. All one must do is manage to get ahold of a VAST quantity of nanites/nanobots. An added bonus to this is that you have the ability to manipulate your shape at will, and could also, um, fly.
The difficult part of this is the problem of how to perfectly transfer your memory and logic performing senses to the Nanite Mass, while at the same time being aware of both beings, as though you were that person. It would be akin to living your best friend's life and yours at a simultanious time. However, there is a limitation to the magical use of Nanites. Because they are computers, they must run off a supply of electricity, or else recharge themselves every set amount of time, or in effect, the being that they are immitating 'dies.'
Give me 2 billion dollars, my selection of scientists from around the world, and the ability to aquire, at a regular cost, the materials needed to begin building my Nanite Personal Replicator, and I can gaurentee that I can make anyone nin the world live for as long as the sun continues to produce heat/light, or as long as is needed to make an infinite supply of electricity over an infinite amount of time.
Want to try to live forever? Go ahead. Want to live forever? Call me.

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Live forever? I'd get bored. Screw it. I, as gothy as it sounds, want to die. Someday. You know, it puts a period on the awesome sentence that is Q.

Q

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Even if you could have the same aged body you have now?

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Look, there are only so many things in the world that interest me. That's a finite number. Most of those would be accomplished. And even if they weren't, that's life. So death...it's not so bad.

Besides, worms should be honored with my flesh.

Q

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In the future there might by new and better things to catch your interest.

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And I'm calling you out. Extreme claims require extreme support, so until you cite something, your claim will go ignored.

A source! A source! My kingdom for a source.

--Guido