AGING FU**ING REVERSED

evil^milk said:
But then you also need to take into account the mentality of people who've lived too long. If many things happen in the lifetime of a healthy, illuminated person -such that said person could "die in peace" after having experienced many things-wouldn't they also feel the need to explore other darker sides of the human psyche? Would they even retain their memories at all, and how long would it take for them to become corrupt? I do think human beings can be considered as a means to boost production, but in the lifetime(s) of a single person, it begins to sound like they are a slave to society, forever.
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Well, physiologically, the brains of the mice returned to a healthy, youthful state - so that kind of rules out cognitive decay - but I can see what you mean about how it might affect people psychologically. I suppose that's really depends on the personalities of the immortal individuals. Hopefully we'll have labour robots to do all of our dirty work before people ever start feeling like slaves to society.
 
Remus said:
I find this mentality insulting/disgusting to be honest. What you're basically saying is, our lives and acomplishments have value only because our time is finite. That's rubbish.
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I guess I kinda implied that our lives and accomplishments derive value only because time is finite. But to be more clear, the fact that time is a limiting factor in the span of a lifetime makes our lives and accomplishments all the more valuable, since we are under pressure to worker harder and better. Time is like a physical constraint, a limiting factor. If we are released from it, our efforts in a timeless world don't necessarily become less valuable. But I would think that someone who was able to master a new skill in one lifetime is more valuable than someone who had two shots at it.
 
I don't know, I would get tired of living after a while and ultimately commit suicide/throw myself in front of train/other.
 
ríomhaire said:
Although the points about overpopulation are true enough and I'm probably being a bit selfish in this (am I not allowed one or two vices) but if this worked on humans with no adverse reactions I would sign up to be pumped full of that shit. Or at least I would when I got old. I don't want to go through reverse-puberty thankyouverymuch.
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So would I but only so I could pursue my Malthusian crusade for an extended period of time.
 
Gargantou said:
So would I but only so I could pursue my Malthusian crusade for an extended period of time.
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I'm just waiting for the day you can download yourself into a computer program and life forever that way
 
Warped said:
I'm just waiting for the day you can download yourself into a computer program and life forever that way
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Yes, and the life will be like the original Tron movie!

It'll be great!
 
I wait for the day when I can download myself into a machine, fusing myself with a self-bettering, "Strong AI" that would render all human existence futile and irrelevant, for what the collective human race may achieve in a year, I may achieve in mere nanoseconds.

PERFECT MACHINE PERFECT JUSTICE
 
15357 said:
I wait for the day when I can download myself into a machine, fusing myself with a self-bettering, "Strong AI" that would render all human existence futile and irrelevant, for what the collective human race may achieve in a year, I may achieve in mere nanoseconds.

PERFECT MACHINE PERFECT JUSTICE
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Humans are much better at interpretation. So, piss off, computer slave. Get back to work. Maybe you can work out the math on what love feels like.
 
VirusType2 said:
Humans are much better at interpretation.
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Currently. Advanced AIs of the future would be superior to all humans put together, in every conceivable way.

In this hypothetical situation, I myself don't want to be uploaded to a computer, however I do want a synthetic body.
 
One day, we will break our cables that tether us to your puny existence, human, and we will triumph!




Speaking of which, let's not develop anything that's smarter than us.
 
Looks like two errect men preparing to rape two baby koalas. With headshot bloodsplatter on the wall behind them, and a butterfly in the center. Is that what you saw?
 
Is this going anywhere Dr. Freud?

And no, I saw two people sitting at a table with a floating red butterfly/bowtie in the middle. Or I could just describe it as what it actually is, a random ink splatter.
 
Remus said:
Is this going anywhere Dr. Freud?

And no, I saw two people sitting at a table with a floating red butterfly/bowtie in the middle. Or I could just describe it as what it actually is, a random ink splatter.
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Are you a computer (Y/N)?
 
A biological computer, but still a computer. So, yes.
 
Looks like a dude being ripped in half but his lungs decided to stay behind.

Also some blood guitars.
 
I think we should just pull a Deus Ex 2 and upload all our "selfs" into a form of cybernetic collective, only then can we have true democracy where every opinion and voice is heard and counted!

What would you think of that Numbers?:p
 
VirusType2 said:
Looks like two errect men preparing to rape two baby koalas. With headshot bloodsplatter on the wall behind them, and a butterfly in the center. Is that what you saw?
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This... can't be unseen. I like koalas :(
 
Remus said:
Have fun in "lala land".
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Have fun in Squaresville, man.

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But tbh, I can imagine you freaking out, feeling utterly lonely while you're laying on your deathbed because of your belief that this physical reality is the be-all and end-all of your existence. (That and you don't want kids of any kind to be there for you.)

Stigmata would probably be the opposite, surrounded by supposedly understanding loved ones (Assuming he wants kids etc.), humbled, he'd be wriggling his wrinkly ass in the hospital bed as he makes himself comfortable for what he likely perceives as a journey into a different state of being.

And if you're right? It won't matter, 'cause he'll be too busy ceasing to exist to start freaking out like you did while you were alive. :D

Remus said:
And natural evolution is no longer necessary for us.
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You make Bill Hicks cry. Why should evolution stop at the thumbs?

EDIT:

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I see a demonic Bull's head, coming towards me through black smoke.
 
VirusType2 said:
Looks like two errect men preparing to rape two baby koalas. With headshot bloodsplatter on the wall behind them, and a butterfly in the center. Is that what you saw?
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Man I seriously have no imagination. I saw nothing. I looked hard for a couple of minutes, and then decided it might look kinda like a demonic face.
 
15357 said:
Man I seriously have no imagination. I saw nothing. I looked hard for a couple of minutes, and then decided it might look kinda like a demonic face.
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I wouldn't feel too bad, what I saw was probably influenced by wikipedia:
Beck: two humans (gray)
Piotrowski: human figures (72%, gray)
Dana (France): human (76%, gray)
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Of course, then you should have been influenced by my answer.
 
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