Hypothetical question...have fun with it.

[raison_d'etre]

Originally Posted by Jaymax

1. Why is it so important to you to know your Genes have been passed on? (why the capital "G?)

I don't know why I capitalized the G. It is important to know that I passed on my genes because I want to have kids.

2. What would you DO everyday for a 100,000 years or more? What is so attractive about immortality to you?

I would learn, I would wander the earth taking in it's beauty and learning every aspect of it. I would document it in journals with photos or some other way to preserve an accurate history of the world. I am a history nut, living that long would be amazing. Sure, it would get old at some points, but you would learn to deal with the fact that you will never die.

I would certainly be curious about the future but I'd rather not have to live through it day after day after day. Perhaps being in stasis for 100 years at a time then coming out of it for a few weeks or months, then going back into stasis for another 100 years etc.

That would be interesting.

[raison_d'etre]

Originally Posted by hiker45

If you became immortal, when would you ever be eligible to retire? After 1000 years? 5000 years?

This is a very important question because, take it from me, retirement is very nice.

You could retire whenever you want. I think that a person who was able to live forever would realize how to save up or make money to survive. Material things would be pointless to hold on to.

[TKramar]

Funny thing is--I've never been sick already.

I don't want kids, and I'm not sure that we can't live forever if our will is strong enough. If we don't exist, we can't die.