Re: Immortality changes everything.
- From: stremler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 20:53:20 +0000 (UTC)
begin quoting kenw@xxxxxxxx :
> Like the song goes: "Everybody wants to go to heaven, nobody wants to die."
>
> I don't thing people appreciate how much limitation of lifespan governs our
> actions, even young people who thing they are immortal. When you don't
> have a deadline, it's all manyana.
Are we talking pure immortality, or do we get eternal youth (or at least
eternal middle-age) too?
> Think about it. If you knew you were never going to die, would you be
> doing what you're doing now?
Reading Usenet? Almost certainly.
Reading Usenet after having returned from a bike ride? Certainly.
Or are you thinking in larger schemes... such as employment? In that
case, until the house is paid off, yes, I'll seek employment. I need
a place to hold all my books and computers I use to read Usenet.
Once the mortgage is paid off, all I need is enough to keep me in food,
property taxes, books, and toys.
--
Stewart Stremler stremler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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