What do you think about the idea of knowing when you will die?
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Re: What do you think about the idea of knowing when you will die?
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This kind of desperation can turn a good man bad. Foreknowledge can shift a man's motives because it promises limited consequences, if not absolve them entirely. For every man to conduct his affairs and say final goodbyes, there are two others that will engage in a killing spree because they won't live long enough to be judged for their actions. That's what I think about the foreknowledge of death. It's just too big a risk.
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My knowing my death date would be one of the worst things to happen for me. Instead of living like the world depended on it, I would be overcome by sadness. I'd spend my time trying to change the future instead of enjoying the time I had left.
As for humanity as a whole, could you imagine the crimes that would be committed? Folks wouldn't be deterred by potential jail time, death, or any other punishment.
SPasciuti wrote: ↑01 Mar 2018, 12:59 This is a huge theme in the book and it’s one that has been addressed in a number of other books as well. This is the first time I’ve been introduced to a book that addresses it alongside the conversation of gun control, but I was wondering what you think about this potential technology?
Is it a good idea? Would you want to know? How do you feel about science being able to predict something like this? Would you want scientists to release this information if they ever do learn how to get it?
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