Sorry, but I would definitely have to take the longer life. Not so much as to betray any unknown or known faith....but just for being curious.
I already say; "I would have much rather been born in the future, say 500 years down the road."
Everyone knows over the past few decades technology has changed all of our lives. We are just at the birth of the information age. Anything you can think up can definitely be a possibility some day....it just takes time, money, gradual shifts in society and wha-la.
That's one reason I would much rather be living in the future to see what's going to happen rather than dieing in about 60 years.
Anjuan
· 2 years ago
Yes, I understand what you are saying. It's like people who refuse blood transfusions or heart transplants because of religious views. I have to respect their convictions, but why not let someone live a few years if medical science can helo them? On the other hand, how far can technological immortality take us? Eventually our own sun will become a giant red dwarf and swallow the earth. Even if we can find other planets, the law of entropy show a gradual spread of the universe into nothing. So, I think that a belief in a world outside of our everyday experience will continue to comfort humanity for millenia to come.
Nelson Webber
· 2 years ago
I agree. Belief in a higher power or God has helped to sustain me in times of trouble. Still I would love to see what happens next and would take a longer life if it was offered. However, I would do so only on a conditional basis: I would have to be healthy and fit, both physically and mentally. Otherwise, it wouldn't be worth it. Then again, I don't think I would want to live forever, either. After a certain period of time, I think there wouldn't be anything new for me to see. All would have been seen and done. Then it might well be time to go. If you believe that God has a plan for us, that plan will most likely work out. If part of it includes man learning to extend his life, well, OK by me! Pax, N.
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I already say; "I would have much rather been born in the future, say 500 years down the road."
Everyone knows over the past few decades technology has changed all of our lives. We are just at the birth of the information age. Anything you can think up can definitely be a possibility some day....it just takes time, money, gradual shifts in society and wha-la.
That's one reason I would much rather be living in the future to see what's going to happen rather than dieing in about 60 years.
If you believe that God has a plan for us, that plan will most likely work out. If part of it includes man learning to extend his life, well, OK by me!
Pax,
N.