| Re: Immortality, who wants to live forever?
It would be interesting if there was a poll to concisely view the breakdown of sentiments here.
As for me, if we're talking about an eternal corporeal existence, a permanent extension of our lives as is, then I must answer with a vehement no, never.
It reminds me of a documentary speculating on future advancements. Among them was the total elimination of sleep, the creation of a true 24-hour world. Next to immortality, it's one of the more abominable things I've heard of. I can bear each day because I'm unconscious for about one out of every three hours. It sounds good on paper, but people would eventually go stark raving mad. We're compelled to make our waking hours count because they're limited.
On the same token, life is precious because it's short. I would almost be willing to follow into immortality just to watch the ones who embrace it so eagerly, so that the moment they break, I'll be there to tell them, "I warned you, but you didn't listen."
Ecclesiastes is a good study of the limits of our mortal existence. For the atheists and agnostics out there, you can ignore the Teacher's solution, but pay close attention to the problem. "Vanitas vanitatum et omnia vanitas." |