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Sephiroth · 30th September 2007, 07:01 AM

In a world where the majority live short lives and there are a few who live much, much longer?

I think under certain circumstances, that might well provoke the ire of the short-lived majority. Can the long-lived people interbreed with the short-lived ones? If so, what happens as a result?

How did they come to be so long-lived? Or were they always that way?

If they weren't, how do their memories cope with extended life? Do they start to forget things from their youth as they get older? Or are their memories better, too, so that they remember everything that has happened to them (within reason).

This would make a big difference to what goes on in their minds.

One thing that seems obvious is that their sense of mortality would not be as acute as ours. The pace of their life might be slower than the frantic, hectic pace of normal human life?

Something to think about.......

30th September 2007, 07:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sephiroth Causa Scientiae Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dundee City Posts: 2,008	Re: The feelings of a person who ages slower than normal In a world where the majority live short lives and there are a few who live much, much longer? I think under certain circumstances, that might well provoke the ire of the short-lived majority. Can the long-lived people interbreed with the short-lived ones? If so, what happens as a result? How did they come to be so long-lived? Or were they always that way? If they weren't, how do their memories cope with extended life? Do they start to forget things from their youth as they get older? Or are their memories better, too, so that they remember everything that has happened to them (within reason). This would make a big difference to what goes on in their minds. One thing that seems obvious is that their sense of mortality would not be as acute as ours. The pace of their life might be slower than the frantic, hectic pace of normal human life? Something to think about.......