Live Forever or Go back in Time?

Squilly · Dec 3, 2012, 10:23 PM

Answer these two questions:
If you could live forever, would you? You would grow old but you wouldn't become brittle.
If you could go back in time to change your destiny and affecting everyone around you, would you?

Comeagain? · Dec 3, 2012, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Squilly

Answer these two questions:
If you could live forever, would you? You would grow old but you wouldn't become brittle.
If you could go back in time to change your destiny and affecting everyone around you, would you?

No. I'd get too bored.
Definitely No. Have you ever seen ANY time travel involving movie!

dkersten · Dec 3, 2012, 10:26 PM

1) No I think you would get bored after awhile.
2) I would only do it if I knew the other people I was affecting were not negatively affected

iJohnHenry · Dec 4, 2012, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by dkersten

1) No I think you would get bored after awhile.

Everyone you ever knew, or ever will know, eventually dying? No thanks.

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Originally Posted by dkersten

2) I would only do it if I knew the other people I was affecting were not negatively affected

I think this would be pretty close to impossible.

SlasherDuff · Dec 4, 2012, 05:30 AM

No thanks. Living forever makes me cringe

No. Despite how bad my childhood was, I wouldn't change things. I am happy on how things have ended up

eric/ · Dec 4, 2012, 06:08 AM

I would definitely live forever if I could

leenak · Dec 4, 2012, 06:41 AM

No and no.

samiwas · Dec 4, 2012, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Squilly

Answer these two questions:
If you could live forever, would you? You would grow old but you wouldn't become brittle.

If I had to grow old, no way. If I could just stay 25 or so...eh, only if I had unlimited funding and didn't have to work forever! But, no...it would probably get really boring after a while. I certainly would not want to live forever as an old guy.

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If you could go back in time to change your destiny and affecting everyone around you, would you?

This depends. To what level are we talking about? I would love to go back and re-live my 18-30 years with the knowledge of personal interaction that I have now. There were so many opportunities that passed me by because I was so caught up in myself and living in my shell. I don't buy into that whole "but those experiences made me what I am today" stuff.

sviato · Dec 4, 2012, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Squilly

Answer these two questions:
If you could live forever, would you? You would grow old but you wouldn't become brittle.

The question is inherently flawed. If I can live forever does that also mean that I can't die (in ways other than natural death)?

Does this mean that I wouldn't be dependent on current necessities, i.e. food or sleep etc? Because a lack of either of those, for example, can result in death but I can live forever so I shouldn't need them.

If so, I could potentially do anything without fear of death so it would take extremely long to run out of things to do.

What about when the Earth can no longer sustain life, does everything around get destroyed but I still live somehow?

In conclusion, it's a dumb question to ask.

mscriv · Dec 4, 2012, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by sviato

The question is inherently flawed. (Blah, Blah, Blah) In conclusion, it's a dumb question to ask.

* Bold addition mine*

Wow, some people really are a little short in the imagination department.

Willful suspension of disbelief... look it up.

In conclusion, if you don't like the conversation and don't have anything to contribute then just don't post. Oh, remind me never to go to a movie with you.

As to the questions, I think living forever would be incredibly rewarding for a while, but would eventually become quite challenging from an emotional perspective.

I go back and forth on the second question, there are definite things about my past that I wish I could change, but would the ripple effect be worth it in the end.

blevins321 · Dec 4, 2012, 09:33 AM

No living forever would mean I would have to care too much about my impact to the world. The way it is now, if I screw up too had, I have much less than a century to live with my mistakes.

Mac'nCheese · Dec 4, 2012, 10:16 AM

I would live forever if and if I had the option to be able to end my life when I choose. Don't want to be alone for a millions years after a nuclear war while I wait for the mutants to return to human form. Also, none if that crap that happened to the two leads at the end of death becomes her. I live, I stay whole!

iJohnHenry · Dec 4, 2012, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by mscriv

Willful suspension of disbelief... look it up.

Oh boy, a cartoon. I love cartoons, when I want to shut-down for a while.

Mousse · Dec 4, 2012, 11:21 AM

A mad naked man I met a few years back who claimed to be the Wandering Jew told me eternal life ain't all it's cracked up to be.

Well, I don't take advice from a mad naked man, so I would live forever. That ought to give me enough time to concoct a means of restoring my youth.

As for going back in time and changing destiny. I'm all over that. Causality can kiss my keyster. What fate imposes, that men must need abide. Yeah? Well, not this old geezer. I'd screw around with history until it ends up the way *I* see fit. I'll be King of da World, I tells yah.

Squilly · Dec 4, 2012, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Mac'nCheese

I would live forever if and if I had the option to be able to end my life when I choose. Don't want to be alone for a millions years after a nuclear war while I wait for the mutants to return to human form. Also, none if that crap that happened to the two leads at the end of death becomes her. I live, I stay whole!

Yeah, you could.

Antares · Dec 4, 2012, 02:41 PM

1. This is an easy "yes." I would happily want to live forever.

Too bad you didn't set this up as a poll.

Mac'nCheese · Dec 4, 2012, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Squilly

Yeah, you could.

Good. Then I'm in. This whole "everyone I love will die" thing. I'll get over it and used to it. I want to live to see what happens to the planet. Do we all grow up and become a great society a la Star Trek (no war, no poverty, no religion and hardly any black people) or do we wind up destroying everything. I'm also in for the going to the past thing. I day dream about that all the time. What stocks I would buy, where I would move to (warmer place please), how I would stop 9/11 and be a hero. How far back can I go? Quantum Leap rules or can I kill Hitler and Jesus?

Squilly · Dec 4, 2012, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mac'nCheese

Good. Then I'm in. This whole "everyone I love will die" thing. I'll get over it and used to it. I want to live to see what happens to the planet. Do we all grow up and become a great society a la Star Trek (no war, no poverty, no religion and hardly any black people) or do we wind up destroying everything. I'm also in for the going to the past thing. I day dream about that all the time. What stocks I would buy, where I would move to (warmer place please), how I would stop 9/11 and be a hero. How far back can I go? Quantum Leap rules or can I kill Hitler and Jesus?

Birth and forward. Not before birth.

elistan · Dec 4, 2012, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Squilly

Answer these two questions:
If you could live forever, would you? You would grow old but you wouldn't become brittle.

Heck yeah. One of my greatest frustrations is that I won’t be around much longer as we continue to explore our universe and learn its workings. (Assuming I can stay healthy despite your "grow old" statement. If "old but not brittle" means dementia, irritable bowel syndrome, blindness, and arthritis, but I'm safe from osteoporosis, no thanks. That's no way I'd want to live.)

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If you could go back in time to change your destiny and affecting everyone around you, would you?

Sure, there are some regrets in life I'd like a do-over for, but given an eternal lifespan I'd have the opportunity to get it right on a second attempt, so I'll pass for fear of making something worse.

Apple fanboy · Dec 4, 2012, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dkersten

2) I would only do it if I knew the other people I was affecting were not negatively affected

Interesting. I would only do it if the other people I was affecting were negatively affected!

I guess it depends on your life experience. I would love to go back to a certain life changing point in my family's life.

Phil A. · Dec 4, 2012, 04:53 PM

Don't think I'd want to live forever, but I would like to live for 200-300 years or so

Wouldn't want to go back in time and change the future though

Peace · Dec 4, 2012, 04:58 PM

I wouldn't mind going into the future. I do NOT want to live forever.

On a side note these topics are starting to make me think Wally has reincarnated into a different user.

obeygiant · Dec 4, 2012, 05:03 PM

I would live forever but it would hurt to see all of my loved ones die.

If I could be frozen before I die and woken up later in the future with a new body or something I'd do that for sure... like benny the dog!

eric/ · Dec 4, 2012, 05:17 PM

I don't really understand why anybody would not want to live forever

What is there if not life?

wordoflife · Dec 4, 2012, 05:42 PM

Did any of you guys see the movie "in time" ?

Dec 3, 2012, 10:23 PM	#1
Squilly In Time-Out Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: PA	Live Forever or Go back in Time? Answer these two questions: If you could live forever, would you? You would grow old but you wouldn't become brittle. If you could go back in time to change your destiny and affecting everyone around you, would you?
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SlasherDuff macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gator Country	No thanks. Living forever makes me cringe No. Despite how bad my childhood was, I wouldn't change things. I am happy on how things have ended up __________________ Black 64GB iPhone 4s, late 2007 Blackbook, 64GB iPad mini, and so much more things Apple
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Dec 4, 2012, 09:33 AM	#11
blevins321 macrumors 68030 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Southgate, Michigan	No living forever would mean I would have to care too much about my impact to the world. The way it is now, if I screw up too had, I have much less than a century to live with my mistakes. __________________ 2012 15" Macbook Pro 16GB RAM/256GB SSD; iPad 4 - Black; iPhone 5 - Black; Synology DS411+II NAS 12TB
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Dec 4, 2012, 11:21 AM	#14
Mousse macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Mended Drum, Ankh-Morpork	A mad naked man I met a few years back who claimed to be the Wandering Jew told me eternal life ain't all it's cracked up to be. Well, I don't take advice from a mad naked man, so I would live forever. That ought to give me enough time to concoct a means of restoring my youth. As for going back in time and changing destiny. I'm all over that. Causality can kiss my keyster. What fate imposes, that men must need abide. Yeah? Well, not this old geezer. I'd screw around with history until it ends up the way I see fit. I'll be King of da World, I tells yah. __________________ D'oh! (_8(\|)
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Dec 4, 2012, 02:41 PM	#16
Antares macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Somewhere in the Milky Way....a little place called Chicago	1. This is an easy "yes." I would happily want to live forever. Too bad you didn't set this up as a poll. __________________ Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. - Steve Jobs An Apple a day keeps the PC's away
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Dec 3, 2012, 10:26 PM	#3
dkersten macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2010	1) No I think you would get bored after awhile. 2) I would only do it if I knew the other people I was affecting were not negatively affected
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Dec 4, 2012, 06:08 AM	#6
eric/ Guest Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ohio, United States	I would definitely live forever if I could
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Dec 4, 2012, 06:41 AM	#7
leenak macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2011	No and no.
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Dec 4, 2012, 10:16 AM	#12
Mac'nCheese macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2010	I would live forever if and if I had the option to be able to end my life when I choose. Don't want to be alone for a millions years after a nuclear war while I wait for the mutants to return to human form. Also, none if that crap that happened to the two leads at the end of death becomes her. I live, I stay whole!
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Dec 4, 2012, 04:53 PM	#21
Phil A. macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Telford, UK	Don't think I'd want to live forever, but I would like to live for 200-300 years or so Wouldn't want to go back in time and change the future though __________________ Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he'll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and he'll have to touch it to be sure. ~Murphy's Law
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Dec 4, 2012, 04:58 PM	#22
Peace macrumors P6 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Space--The ONLY Frontier	I wouldn't mind going into the future. I do NOT want to live forever. On a side note these topics are starting to make me think Wally has reincarnated into a different user.
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Dec 4, 2012, 05:03 PM	#23
obeygiant macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan	I would live forever but it would hurt to see all of my loved ones die. If I could be frozen before I die and woken up later in the future with a new body or something I'd do that for sure... like benny the dog!
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Dec 4, 2012, 05:17 PM	#24
eric/ Guest Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ohio, United States	I don't really understand why anybody would not want to live forever What is there if not life?
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wordoflife macrumors 604 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Republic City, URN.	Did any of you guys see the movie "in time" ? __________________ "When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change."
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