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Originally posted by Malynn
There is no way I want to live longer than necessary on this mudball of horror. I'll do my time, do my best, and then I wanna GTFO. *shudders* Why would ANYONE want to remain here?
Originally posted by Klassified
Taking this at face value. There are those involved in administering this planet, who have far too great of an interest in depleting its population, to allow the masses access to anything like this. IF this is true, and is perfected. Only "special" people will ever have access to it.
Great find. But I suspect this will fade away, and be forgotten by the common people.
Originally posted by Korg Trinity
Originally posted by bigfatfurrytexan
reply to post by Korg Trinity
Who the hell wants to live forever? Life is hard as hell. I'll take my turn, a fair turn, and then be happy to take a break for awhile when I am done here.
That's just it though isn't it... It isn't just a while... Death is forever.... No matter how your life may appear to be hard now, what if that is just a bad patch and you have 960 years of bliss??
Peace,
Korg.
Originally posted by MuzzleBreak
Ageing is just one way body tissues tend toward decreased function and death.
Other things (cartilage in joints, enamel on teeth) just wear down.
Atherosclerosis of arteries can lead to death, dysfunction of any body part.
Toxin accumulation/exposure over time will kill your kidneys and liver.
Cancers will develop from multiple potential causes.
Trauma happens.
Auto-immune destruction occurs.
Infectious processes take hold.
Telomere protection won't prevent any of the above. Nobody is gonna live to 130, much less 1000 yo.
Originally posted by olaru12
reply to post by Korg Trinity
Only the very wealthy elite will be allowed to extend their lifespan in their gated and guarded communities.
The rest of us will only suffer in the coming dystopian future,
with the world rapidly slipping into being polluted, constant wars, starvation, etc.
Originally posted by Cobaltic1978
Originally posted by Korg Trinity
Originally posted by Cobaltic1978
Who would seriously want to live for 1000 years?
And to have to buy into BIG pharma to achieve this? Good luck with all that!!
O.k....
Let me chalenge you there...
Exactly why wouldn't you want to live for 1000 years???
Do you desire death??
Korg.
Not particularly, but 1000 years?
All those years of working for the man making some other person rich, while you struggle throughout. When would you retire?
Originally posted by crazylexxi
Originally posted by Korg Trinity
Originally posted by bigfatfurrytexan
reply to post by Korg Trinity
Who the hell wants to live forever? Life is hard as hell. I'll take my turn, a fair turn, and then be happy to take a break for awhile when I am done here.
That's just it though isn't it... It isn't just a while... Death is forever.... No matter how your life may appear to be hard now, what if that is just a bad patch and you have 960 years of bliss??
Peace,
Korg.
Death is not forever, ask one of our buddhists. I have lived many times over the last few thousand years...
Originally posted by Malynn
There is no way I want to live longer than necessary on this mudball of horror. I'll do my time, do my best, and then I wanna GTFO. *shudders* Why would ANYONE want to remain here?
I'm sorry to say it but religion is just an illusion designed as a form of control and wins followers by making them believe that death is not the end.
Trust me on this one Death is Final... there isn't any coming back.
Originally posted by penninja
Originally posted by Malynn
There is no way I want to live longer than necessary on this mudball of horror. I'll do my time, do my best, and then I wanna GTFO. *shudders* Why would ANYONE want to remain here?
Life is what you make of it... the world is awesome and only getting better.
Maybe you just spend to much time on this site?
Seriously, I take breaks... a lot of people here have the worst attitudes about life... it's 90% doomsday and fear, I like the science, good debate about whatever... but realistically between the religious nuts (whose life after death theories are the same as the 72 virgin idiots NOT REAL) the paranoid psychos and the overall GLOOM of the news posted it would be hard to wake up and not think of the world as a"Mudball of Horror" lol
Originally posted by MuzzleBreak
Ageing is just one way body tissues tend toward decreased function and death.
Other things (cartilage in joints, enamel on teeth) just wear down.
Atherosclerosis of arteries can lead to death, dysfunction of any body part.
Toxin accumulation/exposure over time will kill your kidneys and liver.
Cancers will develop from multiple potential causes.
Trauma happens.
Auto-immune destruction occurs.
Infectious processes take hold.
Telomere protection won't prevent any of the above. Nobody is gonna live to 130, much less 1000 yo.