For me, living forever means learning forever and that is a wonderful idea. It would mean that I could devote time to studying a given subject without the concern that I didn't have it.

I think that most people don't think this through. There are a lot of things that come along with being immortal. One of the most important would be having the time to eliminate negative and/or destructive paradigms. Enough time to actually fix the errors of the past. Also, being immortal does not mean being supernatural. That is, death is possible for the immortal. I won't explain that, just you think about it and you'll understand. If you don't, then you shouldn't be immortal.

Eventually this planet is going to melt and you would be trapped in a pocket of space with nothing to do, you could not even swim to the next planet because there is no resistance to propel yourself.

Why would anyone in their right mind want to live forever? Forever is a LONG time to dwell on lost loved ones and memories of what might have been....

Please read any vampire novel, and you'll see how LONELY the idea of 'forever' is....

I would not want to be immortal.

no

In answer to your question: No it doesn't. It's the thought of not living forever that bothers me.

(Any vampires on here want to bite me on the neck - I'm up for it.)

Maybe a thousand years with dibs on another.

yes what a curse

Nope. Probably because I know it's a physical impossibility. I don't worry about, or fear, things I know will not happen. Kind of like I don't worry about a zombie apocalypse because I know zombies aren't real.

I totally agree. And really, I don't want to live to be too old. I don't want to outlive my kids, or worse any grandchild. I want to remain in control of my mind and body. I have an aunt and uncle still alive in their 90's. They live with a grandchild and her family, but they are just existing not really living. Their social life is the doctor's office. Too old and frail to get out and do anything, and as my uncle used to say, he has CRS. Can't Remember Sh*t. Nope, I wanna go before life gets tedious.

My Dad said that he had maybe figured out a way to live forever. He read that few people die over the age of 100. He said that if he could make it to 100, he figured that he'd have a pretty good chance.

Living forever would be awesome. Learn all that is learnable.

Can't say I've given it any thought. I've seen too much death to really consider it.

The idea sounds boring.

I don't think our generation, or a hundred generations to come have to worry about living forever. It's like worrying about the sun going supernova. Yeah, it will most likely happen, but no time soon - so why even worry about it at all?

Asuming I stopped ageing around like....now...I would be interested in it. At least being able to live as long as I desired. I'd love to see the discoveries made years from now. I'd love to learn everything there is to learn. I love knowledge and so long as there's something new to learn I'd have a reason to continue leaving.

That and I can finally fulfill my plans and conquer the galaxy! Hehe!

I don't know if it terrifies me, I would certainly like more time than I think I've been given.

It sounds intriguing, but the loss of family and friends, continually through life might be a little depressing for me.

Can you imagine if a person had immortality, convicted of a crime and unbeknownst to the judge, given consecutive life sentences. Who wins that sentence?

It makes me think of the movie Groundhog Day.
Bill Murry's character goes through several emotional stages while being immortal.
Eventually, he's at a point where he spends all of his time trying to kill himself.
I think that's what I'd end up doing too, finding creative ways to try to end eternity.

That is what I want. Great health needs to be part of it, and I want family there too. I also don’t want to struggle financially.

Oh no. I wouldn't want to live forever. Just let me make it to 85 and I will be good.

@EmeraldJewel Are you implying living forever in good health and at some point aging stops?

I used to think I would want to die at some point. However, now the concept of living forever doesn't sound so bad. It really depends on the state of the body for me, or if we can scientifically move beyond our organic bodies somehow.
If that were possible, we could see a time in the future where humanity truly begins to explore our universe. The idea of using our time discovering new planets and life would give me a reason to live.
I've read and watched some videos about scientists who feel they are close to understanding how to repair and somewhat reverse the process of aging. Basically, keeping our cells from constantly dying and degrading over time. If what their research suggests comes true, we could see people live youthful, healthy lives well into the early 100's in our lifetimes.
This could set up the type of lifespan scenario needed to make the long journey to a nearby habitable world one day.

Be careful what you ask for, remember Tithonus.