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Poll: Would you trade the ability to have children for immortality? Pages PREV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NEXT | |
All I need do is wait 15 years until I am sure I don't want to have anymore children and then take the immortality! the plan is idiot proof! | |
So I get to live forever and have sex with anybody ever and not have to worry? Where do I prick my thumb? Let's get this underway. | |
I would totally do it. Immortality has always been one of my dreams, changing death from an inevitability to a mere possibility would be wonderful. Granted I would prefer to have had a child or two before I became immortal but I also would be fine if I never had any natural children at all. I probably would end up adopting anyways. | |
Heh. Well, the thing is that out there in the vast reaches of the cold harsh place called reality, having sex and shooting babies from your loin is the only meaty way of becoming "immortal". Then there's writing smart stuff, singing, dancing, acting or stripping naked for generations upon generations of us humans, millions of what could have been babies getting lost in paper towels and bedsheets all over the planet. The horror, masturbation killed more people than all the wars... ever. | |
Living forever with the whole set of all STDs available doesn't sound too appealing to me, to be honest. Live forever, use condoms. | |
No way. I've already lived enough to make me want a vacation from life. | |
The answer would depend upon a few other factors, such as any health or mental complications that would occur as a result of such a change. If I have nothing to object to along along those lines, then I would indeed agree to it with little hesitation. An inevitable march to the grave never particularly appealed to me. I do desire an end to life, but wish it to occur in a manner and time of my choosing, rather than simply decaying to the point where my life is a mockery of what it once was. I enjoy kids, love being around them, love teaching and caring for them. I do not however particularly care if they are mine or not, and to be frank do not particularly desire the responsibility of caring for them on a permanent basis. The life of a perpetual grand uncle to the descendents of my siblings is far more appealing to me than dealing with a brood of my own. | |
Better question. Would you trade immortality for the inability to have sex? | |
*Jerk off into a cup, put in Spermbank* Or have children before becoming immortal. :D | |
What, like in Highlander? Sure, why not. Maybe I'd freeze some sperm before I became an Immortal if it meant THAT much to me, but I'd be pretty gung-ho all the same. Once I reach the stage where I'm incredibly rich and bored I might even adopt orphans for social experiments, you know? Like I'd adopt 2 different babies, raise them with 2 different (employed) foster families in 2 different environments and make it so that at some point in life they're supposed to be pitted together like as though that's what their life's meaning was essentially leading up to (which it would). Or maybe I'd colonize another planet with children I'd raise into adulthood that would refer to me as some sort of mythological Allfather, I don't know. Edit: How about a question that's a little harder to answer: Would you want the ability to be immortal if it meant being trapped in the body of a child (let's say 9 years old) for all of eternity? | |
honestly yes to immortality, i hate to say it but I've come to terms that i don't have a lot empathy. i understand others pains etc on a intellectual level but that about it. so the whole watch your family and friends die form age does really bother me. | |
honestly I would not want to live forever. imagine outliving everyone you know and watching people that are close to you die one after the other and you living on. I would not enjoy that and I really do not see myself as father material and since the world still has a lot of kids in orphanages already and babies in Africa starving to death I would probably adopt and since I am single and currently only have the financial support for myself I do not plan on fatherhood any time soon. So I shall stay the way I am | |
Heed the words of George Carlin: "Not every ejaculation deserves a name." | |
Immortality would get boring after a few hundred years. Think about it; you'd have to watch everyone you'd ever loved grow old and die while you remained the same. | |
That wouldn't be a fun life. You'd hide in fear everyday because when you're immortal but not really you'd be much, much more afraid to die than good ol' mortals | |
I don't plan to have kids. So I'd do this. I'm sure one day something will happen and I will die. Or I'd take my own life. But I'd probably have a long, good, fun life before that. | |
Without second thought. | |
I already have three kids. Similarly, already can't have more. So...free immortality here we come? | |
I find this really sad. without the restriction of time i think we'd all just fuck around for the rest of our life, not contribute anything (not as much at least) to humanity. The very biological reason for our existence is to reproduce (i know there's more to it than that) but i think its a very important part of our life, more important than filling your brain with knowledge until you hardly know yourself anymore. anyway get the mother to do all the messy stuff, problem solved. ;) | |
Ah, intelligence. Such a marvelous thing to see these days, especially on this site these days. | |
I didn't link it to immaturity, I linked it to life cycle. You don't tend to want to reproduce until you get a bit older. That's a statistical norm, in part based on when the body is ready for it, and part on when you are emotionally ready for it. I didn't say it applied in 100% of cases either, its just the norm in a large sample population.
How old are you? And it isn't about "replacing yourself". I'd also speculate that children aren't the only onces that can be self centred and uncaring bastards. If you think its only about replacing you, you clearly have some self focus.
Well in a senerio where the world all went immortal, adoption wouldn't be much of an option. In the real world, yes, I've considered adopting. There are a number of reasons why that wouldn't be my first choice that have nothing to do with self replicating, but if I couldn't have kids of my own I would definately consider adopting or becomming a foster parent. As it is my wife and I are currently talking with the local Jewish Family Services about becoming Foster Parents in addition to having children of our own.
If there is any kids left to adopt. And then you'd see generation after generation of your kids grow old and die. A child dying before you is about the worst fate for a parent. | |
Hated the ending, but a very good concept. I don't doubt we would fall apart as a society. | |
thankyou:) | |
its not a very difficult choice at all. Hell you could even be a superhero and have a robin. | |
Probably not, I want to have kids too much personally, plus I have a feeling it'd be like that Twilight Zone episode where the guy makes a deal with the devil for immortality, you make the deal, and something bad happens and fucks you over. Though, question. By no reproducing, does this mean that you can't have sex, or you're just sterile and can't produce no matter what? Cause I'd be more inclined to choose immortality if I could have sex forever than if I couldn't have any sex at all | |
Hm, why you ask so obvious questions? Immortality is way better than having to rise those little monsters ( I still remember how I was acting as a child brrrr). And from other point of view, Immortality should come with the lack of ability to reproduce, thats the only way to not destroy the balance - normally your children are supposed to replace you after your death, if you don't die, you don't need to have a replacement. | |
Putting more worthless human beings on the planet or live forever, thats a tough one. All I got to say is that it would be fun keeping it a secret from the general public. The look on your friends faces as they got older and you stayed the same would be priceless. They want to know your secret and I would never tell. of course I could lie and sell the secret for a billion dollars and laugh as scientists can't make it happen. Now bow down you mortals and weep. | |
Of course most people are going to choose immortality, although this presents the question as to what would happen if this option was available to everyone and most chose immortality... | |
uh, yeah. I'm a scientist. I'll take it. | |
Here's the problem with living forever if no one else does... | |
Probably no. Call me old fashioned, but I think that having a family is pretty much ultimate life-fulfilment. I can imagine living 1000 years and seeing everyone I know and love die driving me insane or making me very, very depressed. | |
But you will die. Accidents, murder, and suicide will still reduce the population. You will eventually need to be replaced. | |
Haha, I don't even LIKE children! Messy, greedy, annoying little beasts. | |
Without hesitation. Although it might get a little bit lonely and a little boring after a whi- oh, screw that. | |
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Ha, that's pretty much my reasoning too, just a shame a lot of Escapists seem to have rather coloured views on the subject of children. Interestingly a lot of my RL male friends are like that though so I wouldn't be surprised if most the people here change as they grow older.