You have been given a choice to become immortal. Would you?

Discuss the February 2017 Book of the Month, The Diary of an Immortal by David J Castello.
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ya i would i love to live forever to see all of everything in the world to see how people live in many ways to know what is love is really about to know the joy of life the sadness of losing a love one to be whatever my heart wants to know how be are different and their history :oops: :lol: :techie-studyingbrown: :techie-studyinggray: :D :D
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I think there are a few things to consider and one of the things I have wondered about is would you become an immortal such as in Shelly's 'The Mortal Immortal' where he actually becomes full of youth and vitality and seems to exist in that perpetual state of youth or would you become some sort of grotesque zombie like creature who lives despite any injuries that would kill/maim others? What if you risked being hit by a car and were to be forever confined to a ruined body?
Aside from that you have the obvious sadness of continually seeing your loved ones die...I don't like it when a pet dies let alone watching partners and relatives die. It makes you wonder how desensitised to death you would become. I suppose though if you were immortal at least you could be useful in going into dangerous areas although that makes me think of my first query, would you stay intact or would you become injured and suffer and have to wait to regenerate? Not for me I think!
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I would not want to be immortal, at least not here on Earth, in this world. I believe in life after death, but I don't think I'd want to stay here indefinitely...life here has good parts, but also a lot of bad parts.
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I would not choose to be immortal. I do not think it sounds appealing. Life is supposed to be about surprises and learning but if one is immortal then they have seen it all and learned much of what they can. This could easily turn into a boring life that involves trying to find excitement. I also would not like seeing people I care about die over and over again. It would involve not getting close to people to avoid the heartbreak. I think it would be a lonely life.
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No I would not choose to be immortal. I already get bored with this world. I couldn't imagine not being given the chance to be at peace and hand it off to the next generation.
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If I was immortal like Q in Star Trek Next Generation, than that would be an intriguing idea. But if I am immortal on Earth, than not so much. Not sure I'd want to live on Earth for a gazillion years, assuming it lasts that long. lol
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It's a great question. Without looking at any of the other answers I think my response would be yes - if you could still die by accident. That is, I happen to be there when the bomb goes off or the some other catastrophe happens. If I could not die under any circumstances probably not, eternity is a very long time and to live past the heat death of the universe. Boring. Another factor is, am I the only immortal? Immortality might not be so bad with enough people along. Also, do I age and become infirm? Can I be crippled? An endless life of agony would make me say no. So I find I have a lot more circumstances in which I would say no than those where I would say yes.
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Like many of the others here, I think immortality would be incredibly lonely, unless you were able to bring some loved ones with you. Definitely a difficult decision, though!
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Oh Yeah. but would probably be greedy and ask if my hubby could too. I'd miss him a little if not.
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Post by Atomixx Blends »

No way...never...

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no way....
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If I won't grow older than I am now yes I'd take the opportunity but if I will still grow old no I won't take it.....
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I'd be afraid of what happened to the immortal being in Doug Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Essentially, the Sunday afternoons would be the worst. he describes it as the Long Dark Teatime of the Soul.

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I am not sure if I would want to be immortal if given the chance. The thought of living forever is kind of daunting to me. Living a full life and being healthy would be a priority to me instead of longevity. Interesting question though.
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Definitely not. As much as I'd love more time to read books and travel and spend time with friends and family, I feel that if I knew I had all the time in the world, I wouldn't cherish those things anymore and I'd procrastinate. It would also be pretty awful to have to watch everyone else pass away knowing you have to start over. This question brings to mind "Tuck Everlasting" - a good exploration of the idea!
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Post by jdy »

This is a difficult question to answer however I believe I would not wish to become immortal if given the chance. I believe we were put on this earth for a finite amount of time. I think it may seem exciting at the beginning of your immortality but as the years wore on it would become tiresome. Humans tend to not learn from the generations that have come before them and make the same mistakes over and over. We would also outlive all our friends and family. Although we could make new friends over and over I think we would be lonely for our parents,children and significant others from the past.
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