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Random Thoughts.....What are you thinking?
Phoenix.Gameesh said: » Leon Kasai said: » Phoenix.Gameesh said: » Also, the number of anime titles I can spot in that one picture and text is... 7? Here are the ones I can name though: 1) Yu-gi-Oh! 2) Pokémon 3) Dragon Ball Z 4) Digimon 5) Avatar, the last Airbender My knowledge of anime is unsufficient (or I just have a crappy memory) to recall where Spirit Detective and Hollows come from. Thanks for the info :) Haven't heard of the first one and haven't seen the second one though. inb4 the hate. Quote: Avatar, the last Airbender Found a funny gif but it has *** in it and I don't know how to censor an animated pic :(
So have this instead
Also cue Shyamalan:
YouTube Video Placeholder There's two characters in doctor who, kinda put out that longing for death.
Ashildr, lives to the literal end to the universe. and the largest issue she faced was that, she had lived for so long, she couldn't remember how she became immortal in the first place, or the time era she came from. She did not get involved with time travel, and just lived to the end of the universe to go back to time travel. She kept a library of books to remind herself of her past "Lives" she lived. As her human memory could not physically remember where she came from who she really was etc. Which if you think about it. That would happen if you did become immortal. You'd just, kind of forget, the era and where you'd came from. Things you did after a while, will be kind of meaningless in the grander scale of things. And that is kind of sad. After a certain point i'd be willing to bet you'd have a TOTAL identity crisis.
The human brain isn't designed to live for 100 years like we already do. And you can see that with the illnesses and ailments of "Old Age". But imagine that, with a younger body, and on an infinity scale of time. You'd have to question after a certain point "Who am I?" This topic makes me kinda sad. With the amount of automation accessories that wash ashore, you'd think PUP was the one that was nerfed >.>
And I guess once upon a time we also weren't meant to live past the 40s.
We improve medicine and lifestyles, we live longer, it's that simple. We're likely to double human lifespan in the next 50 years. With decent chances of attaining immortality within a century(pending new unpredictable stuff). Sylph.Shadowlina said: » After a certain point i'd be willing to bet you'd have a TOTAL identity crisis. The human brain isn't designed to live for 100 years like we already do. And you can see that with the illnesses and ailments of "Old Age". But imagine that, with a younger body, and on an infinity scale of time. You'd have to question after a certain point "Who am I?" This topic makes me kinda sad. Sure, you might go crazy with grief after the first century, but when you get over your significant other's deaths, it's like they were your pets. Sure, you remember every single one of your pets you had in your life, but you don't constantly grieve for them after they have been dead for a couple of years. I'm totally fine with living forever. I'm also totally fine with dying at any point. I don't really have any fears, but the thought of having a weak useless body incapable of even basic things wouldn't suit me at all.
Related: Mother 3 spoilers That's why I've put aging on hold for myself!
Like my body almost literally went into a lock at 17..makes me wonder if it's true the thing that traumas block your growing..or in this case aging? Josiahkf said: » Being immortal would be the ultimate torture for one really big reason: When you are around that long, your chances of being pinned under something too heavy for you to move eventually rise to 100%. It's going to happen one day and it's not like you can stop it. Then you are stuck forever with nothing but your mind racing, and slowly go utterly insane and hollow out. Completely helpless. Imagine how terrifying that realization could be, knowing exactly how your millions of years are going to eventually be spent. You almost immediately long for death. And truly, ideas about immortality in a human body are very similar to imaginings of time travel. There's always this plethora of flaws and inconsistencies, because the tech/reality is still fiction. I'm of the mind that the only real torture would be growing to love people, and then having to watch them fade away time after time. Fairly certain after a certain number of lifetimes you'd seek seclusion. Of course, it all comes down to what kind of person you are in the first place. Some people just like to use and abuse others, and wouldn't have any qualms about loving and leaving or loving and deceiving. I think I could handle being immortal, if I had a youthful body. Though I think the scariest thing would be if the world went to war again. Imagine being immortal in a world that gets wiped out by nuclear war. The Earth gets glassed over and becomes husk like the other 3 rock planets before the asteroid belt. Unable to die, but unable to really live. Wandering from place to place with a mostly hollow stomach, rasping for a drink of clean water, and being truly alone. Of course, that all assumes that the immortal body still requires any of those functions and isn't somehow transcendent in its way. I mean, if you are beyond age, death, and damage, would you really need to eat, sleep, drink, love, or feel? Depends if we talk of the real immortality we're going towards, or DB type of imaginary immortality.
Sylph.Shadowlina said: » Which if you think about it. That would happen if you did become immortal. You'd just, kind of forget, the era and where you'd came from. Things you did after a while, will be kind of meaningless in the grander scale of things. And that is kind of sad. I also think this would happen unless your brain was changed as well Just think about how much you remember from your childhood now, imagine hundreds or even thousands of years Valefor.Sehachan said: » That's why I've put aging on hold for myself! Like my body almost literally went into a lock at 17..makes me wonder if it's true the thing that traumas block your growing..or in this case aging? Alternatively, we're both immortal and we'll have to duel one day. Not today though, I'm busy. Bismarck.Josiahfk said: » It would be the ultimate test of your emotional intellect I bet. How does one process millennia of emotions and grief healthily etc lol I sincerely doubt my genes are any good, I'm full of recessive traits that nature would love to get rid of.
Valefor.Sehachan said: » I sincerely doubt my genes are any good, I'm full of recessive traits that nature would love to get rid of. Since we're discussing types of immortality, ponder "Groundhog Day" immortality: when you "die" - from old age, accident, violence, plague, whatever - your mind is kicked back to when you were six minutes old. You re-live your life, with the following conditions:
- Anything that would have happened, that you don't interfere with, happens exactly the same; as in, the winning lottery numbers don't change, unless you end up working as the person who runs the drawing. Anything you interfere with can change, however. - You retain your memories, but you're still subject to the problems of being a child/teenager; coordination issues as you re-learn to walk, puberty playing hell with your emotions, etc. Also, a one year old who can read the newspaper will raise eyebrows, so you'll have to play it cool for a while. So, my question for the room: does the timeloop drive you mad, or do you come to value the good parts of it (never have to truly say goodbye to grandma, can always be rich if you choose to be, etc)? Rooks said: » Anything that would have happened, that you don't interfere with, happens exactly the same; as in, the winning lottery numbers don't change, unless you end up working as the person who runs the drawing. Anything you interfere with can change, however. Rooks said: » You retain your memories, but you're still subject to the problems of being a child/teenager; coordination issues as you re-learn to walk, puberty playing hell with your emotions, etc. Also, a one year old who can read the newspaper will raise eyebrows, so you'll have to play it cool for a while. Sylph.Jeanpaul said: » Valefor.Sehachan said: » That's why I've put aging on hold for myself! Like my body almost literally went into a lock at 17..makes me wonder if it's true the thing that traumas block your growing..or in this case aging? Alternatively, we're both immortal and we'll have to duel one day. Not today though, I'm busy. I've genuinely been denied Drinks at a bar, with my Passport ID, and they been like "Sorry this is fake ID". I've also been thrown OUT a bar too for looking "Under aged", and denied a drink. The face of a 12 year old is not fun! I'd happily have mortallity just for another 6 years of aging AT LEAST. Rooks said: » So, my question for the room: does the timeloop drive you mad, or do you come to value the good parts of it (never have to truly say goodbye to grandma, can always be rich if you choose to be, etc)? Save Kayo-chan with your nakama, or go mad trying! |
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