Is immortality a good or a bad thing?
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Is immortality a good or a bad thing?
Please share your thoughts on this topic.
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- 1) The type of person (greedy vs. kind)
2) How will it affect our environment? Will Earth become overpopulated if many were given the choice? (not enough resources)
3) Quality of life for those who are not mentally stable and others.
4) Religion - people were not created to live forever on Earth.
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Thanks @hsimone. ?hsimone wrote:I think it depends on a few things.
Very challenging question indeed.
- 1) The type of person (greedy vs. kind)
2) How will it affect our environment? Will Earth become overpopulated if many were given the choice? (not enough resources)
3) Quality of life for those who are not mentally stable and others.
4) Religion - people were not created to live forever on Earth.
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Swara Sangeet wrote:This is a hard question for me to answer. Many might know the story the Goddess Eos asking for immortality for her lover, Tithonus, but forgot to ask for eternal youth from Zeus. Because of this, Tithonus became older and older and couldn't die. So, is eternal youth more important than immortality? But, sometimes I feel that we need to experience lifestyles of all age groups. Yes, immortality is a fascinating thing to wish for, but I'm sure it'll come with a price.
To quote Rumple/Gold in Once Upon a Time,
Would the price be eternal old age, outliving your loved ones or maybe just boredom. All of life would be "Been there, done that. "All magic comes with a price.
For each immortal bad guy, there would probably be an immortal good guy to balance things out. At least there usually is in literature and media.
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Sorry for such a long-winded answer!
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But also, someone who is religious and believes in an afterlife could be attracted to the thought of immortality because then they do not need to go through any judgement.
Either way, there are pros and cons.
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I totally agree with you. ? Thanks for sharing your views with us.anneloretrujillo wrote:I personally think immorality is a bad thing. We aren't meant to be immortal. I know I personally would not want to be. I think as humans we have a fear of dying, so immortality seems like a better option. In most religions (not sure who all is religious) we actually are immortal in a sense. Our bodies don't live forever, but our spirits do. So in a spiritual sense I think it's good, but I wouldn't want to stay living on earth forever.
Sorry for such a long-winded answer!
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If everyone becomes immortal, won't the earth become too overcrowded in just a couple of years?dhwanis wrote:I feel it is good....as long as everyone around you is immortal as well....if that is not the case...then I feel it is bad as what is the point of living a life seeing everyone you love leave the planet..