Would you want to live for ever?
By John Welford
@indexer (4852)
Leicester, England
September 27, 2018 3:32am CST
A recent survey in the UK shows that 20% of respondents would take up the option of immortality were it to be offered to them.
We are talking here about not dying - not some sort of incorporeal existence in an afterlife, or rebirth in another body.
The actual question was: "If you were offered the chance to live forever, how likely are you to take it?" Note that nothing was said about the quality of the life on offer - the fear of being a permanent geriatric might have put many people off the idea.
But even if the question had included a guarantee of continued good health, I wonder how many people would have voted Yes?
Would you? I don't think I would!
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14 responses
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
27 Sep 18
I prefer to die than living eternally-- living here in the world is so noisy, messy and very hard with lots of problem happening everyday.
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
27 Sep 18
Would you change your mind if you could live for ever in - say - a tropical paradise that was neither noisy nor messy?
@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
27 Sep 18
@ilocosboy Yes, that might work - as long you can guarantee that they would be neither noisy, messy, nor posing lots of problems every day!
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
27 Sep 18
Hmm, yes, as long as I'm with my family.
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
28 Sep 18
That is a very good point. It might sound harsh, but societies can only grow and thrive if there is a constant renewal of the population, which means the removal of those who have ceased to be net contributors to it. Fortunately, we have the humanity to wait for these people to die naturally, but if they did not, one can imagine future regimes instituting more drastic measures!
Do you remember the movie Logan's Run? That used this premise of pre-ordained culling of the population, although the cut-off age was 30 - surely a little too early!
@dave121495 (1294)
• Philippines
27 Sep 18
It depends if you think of living forever with progression like getting older as the day goes by, I would probably say no. What are you going to do if you have arthritis, blurred vision, and all sorts of illness. As you have said its not about not dying.
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
27 Sep 18
"I'm gonna live forever
Baby, remember my name- Fame 
I don't know but it's going to be tough even if you're provided with physical health, mental health would be your problem. It would be very boring if you exists eternally. You might have tried everything and would no longer happy about it.
I don't know but it's going to be tough even if you're provided with physical health, mental health would be your problem. It would be very boring if you exists eternally. You might have tried everything and would no longer happy about it.1 person likes this
@debjani1 (7202)
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28 Sep 18
I also don't want to live forever as I became old and nobody cares for me.
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
27 Sep 18
Each day ends with things left undone and so long life and good health would be welcomed. My answer is yes!
@sweetashoney (3597)
• United States
27 Sep 18
I think to start with I would be one that would say yes. But I think after while say 1000 years later I think you would be sick of living.
@Orson_Kart (8261)
• United Kingdom
27 Sep 18
I might like to live forever if I was in my optimum state of health. Like you mentioned, you need a decent quality of life. My best days are behind me now, so I've missed the boat. Again.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Sep 18
Yes, I would. I would have no trouble becoming a vampire.
@things4gotten (476)
• United States
28 Sep 18
I can't imagine it being a happy or fun option in the long term. All things eventually come to an end and to live forever would mean witnessing all of those ends. deterioration of the body with age aside, you would watch as those around you grow old and die while you do not. You would witness countless births and deaths to the point you would probably become numb to it, you would see the world change to something you could not recognize or understand. I can't imagine it being great either If you survive all that is thrown at the world and somehow continue beyond mankind too.
I think, such a choice would eventually make the idea of life seem less valuable, precious and important for someone.
