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Post by Qwerty on Jul 13, 2012 2:35:25 GMT
Of course, it's not much of a possibility in our lifetimes anyway. There's simply too much we don't know about aging to reverse it fully.
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Post by Alonso on Jul 13, 2012 9:18:42 GMT
Touché, but don't forget one thing they may have already made this but has kept it secret not that I believe gorvernment conspiracys, just saying its a possibilities.
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Post by Qwerty on Jul 13, 2012 9:46:13 GMT
A possibility, and so is the existence of Santa. I'm saying that, based only in known facts, it seems to be a long way in the future, if possible.
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Post by ~Memzak~ on Jul 13, 2012 10:27:39 GMT
Ahhh It's good to see the skeptic back.
While I do agree true biological immortality is a long was off, I can definitely see our lifetimes (or those of our kids) lengthened by a large amount in the near future... (That is, if the capitalist pigs don't keep giving us shit unhealthy products that are cheaper to make...) It could even be a possibility that our lifetimes will be lengthened to the stage where we might live to see the day a prototype of genetic manipulation in order to make immortality could become a possibility... My greatest problem with most genetic manipulations to produce immortality / decelerated ageing is that they can only really be applied while somebody is still an embryo... (for best results that is)
...back to the debate at hand. I would take biological immortality if offered to me in a heartbeat. There is just too much to learn, too much to do, too much to experience for one lifetime in this world... (not even bringing into consideration interplanetary, interstellar or intergalactic travel)
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Post by Alonso on Jul 13, 2012 21:34:39 GMT
I would rather be ignorant to the world, a ignorant person is generally the happiest.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2012 9:52:35 GMT
Complete immortality would not be a good idea. Nobody wants to live knowing their death will eventually and definitely come by a disease, painful accident or suicide.
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Post by Alonso on Jul 15, 2012 10:24:32 GMT
We would by then by overpopulated and only the elite would live. So I doubt it would happen to is as they can't give it to everyone's.
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Post by Phantom Zero on Jul 16, 2012 17:08:35 GMT
I'm with Memzak on this one, I'd take Biological Immortality. Although, there is no Guarantee that I'd be the only one who would have it.
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Post by Alonso on Jul 16, 2012 19:50:51 GMT
Evn if i had the opportunity i would decline immortality. I do however know that I would be happy to die than live for ever. Anyway it wouldn't be within our lifetime I think,
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Post by clockwork on Aug 9, 2012 14:33:11 GMT
Some kind of tiny hyrdozoan thing is biologically immortal, it can go back to polyp stage so yes we can, and I'd accept the opportunity
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Post by Qwerty on Aug 10, 2012 2:49:38 GMT
Sorry, but "A very small primitive creature can undo its lifecycle therefore we can be immortal" is not valid reasoning. There is a LOT different between us and a microscopic creature.
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Post by clockwork on Aug 17, 2012 18:44:34 GMT
Sorry, but "A very small primitive creature can undo its lifecycle therefore we can be immortal" is not valid reasoning. There is a LOT different between us and a microscopic creature. there is a lot of difference between a human and a fruit fly, but scientists still use fruit flies to understand human processes. the point is, the fact that the hydrozoa creature can live forever proves that it isn't impossible for an organism to be immortal:)
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