dying from birth

Discussion in 'Free Thoughts' started by thinker, May 27, 2003.

  1. thinker Registered Senior Member

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    Theoretically isn't everything dying as soon as it is born? I mean we are all dying arne't we? technically?
     
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  3. Xerxes asdfghjkl Valued Senior Member

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    Not really. Dying is just classified as when the number of cells repairing, growing or multiplying is outnumbered by those dying. At some point in the stage, dying will result in death because no matter what you give your body, it no longer has the capacity to maintain itself.
     
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  5. ProCop Valued Senior Member

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    living for ever is even more depressing: if you had two choices

    1) die at 80
    2) never never die wat dan ook happens ...endlessly...for ever

    what would be your choice?
     
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  7. wesmorris Nerd Overlord - we(s):1 of N Valued Senior Member

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    It depends on how you define "dying". I'd say yes if there were a concrete limitation on life span, but as we speak.. that entire question is being redefined... and will be over and over again for some time to come. It's perhaps the most intersting time to have ever lived as a human thus far IMO... cool stuff.

    All the limitations of humanity are being lifted.. but at the same time the one's we've been stuck with for SOOOO long may lead to our demise... quite amusing.
     
  8. wesmorris Nerd Overlord - we(s):1 of N Valued Senior Member

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    Boy that is a brutal choice. Sadly, for me I never understood why living forever is a bad idea until I saw a really bad movie called "Zardoz" (it's got Sean Connery in it, and lots of boobies!). Now I realize.. living forever would really really suck.

    I would however, enjoy living until I don't want to anymore.. then to be brought back every few hundred years and given the option of hanging out for a while or going away again..

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