I need some more info before I agree to this like, does accepting mean I have to engage in regular sword duels with other immortals?MegatonDesign said:
Poll: Immortality, with a price.
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Bear the child first, then become immortal. that way, I can leave the child and the mother WITH A TRUSTED FRIEND WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM, and send them anything Ican to support the child. The family line continues, I live forever, and will have an indirect part in all the later generations that my child will bear.
Bear the child first, then become immortal. that way, I can leave the child and the mother WITH A TRUSTED FRIEND WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM, and send them anything Ican to support the child. The family line continues, I live forever, and will have an indirect part in all the later generations that my child will bear.
Its highly possible any child i could sire would suffer horribly from the genetic disease that runs in my family, yeah id take that sterilization to live forever, hell eventually they might figure out the kind that makes you unkillable
I would take the deal, however, I would ask that the sterilization procedure not be done and that I instead be place under strict supervision. If too many people become immortal and are unable to reproduce, and many of them die in crimes or wars, then we are going to need to reproduce to get the population back, and if immortals are the ones that survive, we are screwed.
Hence, either no sterilization treatment, just strict monitoring, or a fully and easily reversible sterilization treatment that I know, and have the equipment to, perform if need be, but once again, I am under strict monitoring.
If the answer was no, I would ask if I could deposit sperm in a sperm bank for if the need ever arose, and take the treatment regardless of the answer.
I have no need to have children and honestly, I would not want any until the world is a better place for them.
Hence, either no sterilization treatment, just strict monitoring, or a fully and easily reversible sterilization treatment that I know, and have the equipment to, perform if need be, but once again, I am under strict monitoring.
If the answer was no, I would ask if I could deposit sperm in a sperm bank for if the need ever arose, and take the treatment regardless of the answer.
I have no need to have children and honestly, I would not want any until the world is a better place for them.
Personally, I would be for mandatory age limits. Generational differences are what have allowed the species as a whole to evolve. I shudder to think of a world where we do not continue to have evolving ideas and values. Having immortality would lead to stagnation.
Yes. YES, definitely yes. The idea of raising children terrifies me anyways. And longevity with the ability to be killed by sufficient trauma is probably better in the long run, since you would avoid things like outliving the world and drifting through the infinite void of space.
THERE CAN ONLY BE OOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!!!*lightning strikes for no apparent reason*Salad Is Murder said:
I shall answer that quetion with this question:
Also, I have no plans to ever have children. Ever. So....yeah, I guess.
Also, I have no plans to ever have children. Ever. So....yeah, I guess.
No, because, quite frankly, I don?t want to live forever. Personally, I believe in God and paradise, so why would I want to remain on earth? Besides, these deals always have a greater catch.
(NOTE: I am not trying to use this as a debate point, I just found it interesting)
I am also reminded of ?lichdom? from fantasy games, or undeath in general.
Let me quote the Dogma of Kelemvor
(NOTE: I am not trying to use this as a debate point, I just found it interesting)
I am also reminded of ?lichdom? from fantasy games, or undeath in general.
Let me quote the Dogma of Kelemvor
No. Even if it came it with no strings attached. Living forever also means your going to have to provide for yourself forever too. No matter what job you have, after a few hundered years of working, college, or even just exploring life is going to get tedious. Not to metion when people (goverment) start to notice you're not aging/dying. Then you'll be a lab rat. No thank you.
That's fair, I mean if you're gonna be immortal, there really isn't any point to making more of you, you're going to be your own legacy. Though, there really isn't anything stopping you from having the child before the operation.
Why would I want to live forever?
A. It's not really my place to remain on earth any longer than I'm supposed to.
2. Earth really isn't the best place to live. I'm already depressed anytime I open up a news site, why would I want to spend thousands of years here?
Finally, I'd like to end with a quote from Gurren Laggan:
"Those who are dead are dead. If we bring them back, they'll just get in the way of the next generation, right?"
While I like being alive and all, I know I'm not supposed to live forever. I'll make my contribution to mankind, and pass on. I want to lead a life that I can look back on and be satisfied by. And I can't do that if I never die. Death, whether people choose to accept it, is an important part of life. Nothing can change that.
A. It's not really my place to remain on earth any longer than I'm supposed to.
2. Earth really isn't the best place to live. I'm already depressed anytime I open up a news site, why would I want to spend thousands of years here?
Finally, I'd like to end with a quote from Gurren Laggan:
"Those who are dead are dead. If we bring them back, they'll just get in the way of the next generation, right?"
While I like being alive and all, I know I'm not supposed to live forever. I'll make my contribution to mankind, and pass on. I want to lead a life that I can look back on and be satisfied by. And I can't do that if I never die. Death, whether people choose to accept it, is an important part of life. Nothing can change that.