The following question has been on my mind lately, and I truly want to hear from you (yes you, even those of you who have given me terse verbal replies).
Would you live 500 years if the following were assumed:
1) You would be about the same age you're at now until age 480;
2) You could still die of other means (car accident, suicide, etc.);
3) You of course would have to generate income for a much longer period of time.
Some of the answers I've heard have been immediate and enthusiastic: "Yes, of course!" Others have been more guarded, and add qualifiers to their responses. Still others, and I am among this group, answer, "No *&#))*# way!"
I'm wondering a few things in advance about your responses:
- Why would you, or would you not, choose to live longer?
- What would this mean for relationships, and would you still believe in or get married "till death do you part" ?
- What would you do with all of your extra time? and, if so,
- What stops you from doing what you would do now?
4 comments:
500 years?!? oi!!
only if i could let go of any real conscience regarding everything yucky going on and instead focus on selfish and fun things like playing sports, taking drugs, enjoying nature, running with syba, etc...
haptax
I, too, would be very curious to see what the world will be like in 500 years. I like Autumn's idea of the Time Machine Option, but that doesn't get to the heart of the question. I usually feel like life is too short now, and there isn't enough time to do all the things I want to do. But 500 years may be too LONG. Life could get pretty boring after a while. As for marrying until "death do us part"-- most people have a hard enough time committing to our current time-frame. I would imagine that our definitions and traditions of marriage/relationships would undergo some major changes if given so many more years. And think of all the many more years of heartbreak you would get to have. The same holds true for career-type jobs. Would you want to work at the same job for 450 years in order to receive your pension? Or would you switch careers every 50 years or so?-- just think of all the time you'd have to go to school and learn an entirely new set of skills.
You might also look at the extra time as a great opportunity to accomplish goals and help make the world a better place. But I'm already exhausted at age 34... So I think my final answer is "No #@^+&#@ way!"
I'd prefer to live 600 years.
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