Ok, since noone has said it, I couldn't help myself.
This screams T-cell virus to me
Yeah yeah, I know, hollywood and all that, but what if somehow the cells work the same way they do in resident evil, personally, I feel nothing good can come out of this.

Lets say that you can somehow afford this treatment, what then? You have to live through a pain worse than death itself, which is watching your loved ones die before you, your parents, your siblings, your wife/husband and possiby even your children.

Personally I think this mass telomerase-producing enzyme would be anything like the Krippin Virus in the movie I Am Legend. (I LOVE THAT MOVIE!)

What's more interesting is that it mentions that having too much telomerase could increase cancer risk. And right away when I read cancer i thought of i am legend.

The massive pressures placed on the world from immortality will only increase demand to alleviate those pressures. Such is a fundamental law of economics and even more importantly, of social behavior. If I were given the chance to live forever, I would unhesitatingly pull the trigger on those who wish to see me die, and without even a hint of moral recourse. Humanity will go through a massive paradigm shift. Think about all the businesses that would no longer profit because people no longer die. Think about all our artificial social institutions, such as the nuclear family, which would lose all of their relevance within the context of an immortal life. Things would change. The only problem is with people like you that think all of that is impossible.

Originally posted by LeTran
Lets say that you can somehow afford this treatment, what then? You have to live through a pain worse than death itself, which is watching your loved ones die before you, your parents, your siblings, your wife/husband and possiby even your children.

You think the death of your loved ones is worth dying over? If you don't want to live after that, then it's your choice. But by that logic you willingly admit that your opinions should not be able to shape the wishes of others. Personally I would want to live even if every other person on the planet disappeared. I don't want to sound harsh, but there is more to life and conscious existence than a volatile dependency on the first people you've ever known. I'd imagine that there would be some sort of welfare institutions, which deal with such emotional transitions. Each stage of life would be characterized by highly emotional transitions, and there would be a vast support network for people that are going through them.

[edit on 1-2-2009 by cognoscente]

Originally posted by serbsta

Originally posted by Cio88
Im a believer that death is not the end.

Why does death scare everyone? I know that we can only find out, when it's our time, but do you honestly think that when your dead ... that it? Blackness ... nothingness?

People tend to fear what they dont understand. To manipulate DNA in anyway could be our worst creation.

Same here, im really not scared of what death brings. I mean, i am 'scared' for the people who are hurt by my loss, i would be scared if i die some tortured death, but what comes after and death itself... doesnt scare me, I know theres more.

Even if there's not more, man it'd be nice to finally sleep.