If you could live forever, would you want to?

In a heart beat. To be able to see the greatest things yet to be accomplish by man would be awesome. To make interplanetary travel common, the discovery of wormholes, the technology singularity, the Cubs win the world series.

I could deal with losing people along the way. Humans are the most adaptable being on this planet and can adjust to any situation. It would make for one hell of a book.

reply to post by Oodain

---

Well, I suppose in the sense of live forever then not able to be killed would be a good analogy. Plus in the case you could not die - at all - would you cope?

What if you can live forever, but you're on Earth when the sun goes supernova?

What if you call into a lava pit? If you can live forever, does that mean you are invincible?

Surely, one must have the ability to live forever underwater or in space!

What of it, OP? Your question is meaningless.

Would you cope? That's kind of a crazy question to ask. If you couldn't be killed no matter what you would have no choice but to cope. Or either you would end up running around naked saying " I am the past, I am the future, I am all that has been since my birth and all that will be after your death." Maybe not naked but still just as crazy.

[edit on 8-1-2009 by Ant4AU]

reply to post by the_black_project

---

well in that case it is a very hard question, do i think i could cope, yes.
do i think i would enjoy the existence, probably more than i would imagine, for some time anyway.
would i do it?
i honestly do not know, there is so many variables, including the present mindset when one acquired the immortality.
the thing is i already know that i would exchange my body for a cybernetic one when and if it becomes possible and reasonable, again variables.
but there is a very long way from living an ageless life to an immortal one, i actually don't think the human mind can quite grasp the extents of eternal unending life as set forward by the OP.
sure we can come close and maybe we can imagine to some extent what it would be like, but darn i can barely foresee how long next year is gonna feel.