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Originally Posted by Sam988  Answering JimOfferman; I seriously, really, can't grasp this line of thinking at all. Maybe because we're all different and some have more genetic predisposition to want to live forever than others, i don't know.
I'm sure that's the case, while some can admit death, others abhor the idea of having their consciousness/existence finished. I'm obviously in the second group. But there's nothing wrong with being in the first group, because that's just the way you are, people are different and variety is a good thing. |
I can understand that my line of thinking on this matter may be hard to grasp. Humanity, in particularly our (?) Western culture, has a deeply embedded desire for eternal life. All major religions "lure" you in with some sort of promise of a life eternal. Immortality appears to be a de facto obsession for many of us.
I used to have a mortal fear of death and it has taken me quite some time to accept death as a natural part of life - mine as well as others. Death is the one certainty I have in this life and I've adopted the stance that I better not regret any of it, when death finally arrives. I suppose you could also say that nature is my religion - I see the force of nature (including the super natural) in everything. Nature means life. Nature means death.
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If there was no time limit, i wouldn't have to think this way anymore and i would SOOOO much enjoy wasting my time in useless yet enjoyable stuff, since time wouldn't be an issue anymore.
An example would be playing online RPG games (like World of Warcraft, Everquest, Second Life, and others). I would spend like many many years just playing them without any guilt in my consciousness that i should be doing more useful/better things, because i know that i can do them all later and time isn't a problem.
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precisely what I meant when I said that choice looses its power and meaning. If you had unlimited time, you would not
have to choose to spend your time wisely. You could waste millennia playing silly games, since there will always be more time to do the stuff that matters...
If you desire to live forever, or just for an extended period of time, by all means do everything you can to realize that desire. I prefer to enjoy the precious little time I have and make the best use of it - even if that means I'll some times have to skip on a good game, so I can spend some time with my girlfriend instead.
Jim.