I see this argument more often but I don’t think it’s always fear of death that is the driving force of not wanting to live forever.
Can you tell me if there’s something wrong with the following metaphor:
I immensely enjoy a mountain hiking trip but after a few weeks it needs to end because my body is aching and even the beauty of the mountains becomes mundane.
Isn’t life somehow the same way?
Some burdens seem only carry-able because they’re temporary and some beauty is only (or more) beautiful because it’s fleeting.
(By the way I would jump on the opportunity of
an increased life span to say 200-300 years, 80 seems really short, but not indefinite extension)
Maybe it’s a mind projection fallacy? I can’t relate to that at all. I never tire of doing something new, or trying again something I enjoyed before. And there is so much to do in the universe… I could spend millions of years and not run out of things to do.
>By the way I would jump on the opportunity of an increased life span to say 200-300 years, 80 seems really short, but not indefinite extension
Ok that’s honestly good enough for me, I say lets get there and then argue whether we need more extension.
I’m no therapist and not even good as a regular human being at talking about carrying burdens that make one to want to kill themselves eventually, you should probably seek advice of someone who can do a better job at it.
I see this argument more often but I don’t think it’s always fear of death that is the driving force of not wanting to live forever.
Can you tell me if there’s something wrong with the following metaphor:
I immensely enjoy a mountain hiking trip but after a few weeks it needs to end because my body is aching and even the beauty of the mountains becomes mundane.
Isn’t life somehow the same way?
Some burdens seem only carry-able because they’re temporary and some beauty is only (or more) beautiful because it’s fleeting.
(By the way I would jump on the opportunity of an increased life span to say 200-300 years, 80 seems really short, but not indefinite extension)
Maybe it’s a mind projection fallacy? I can’t relate to that at all. I never tire of doing something new, or trying again something I enjoyed before. And there is so much to do in the universe… I could spend millions of years and not run out of things to do.
Yes, my life does not seem similar to a mountain hiking trip at all.
>By the way I would jump on the opportunity of an increased life span to say 200-300 years, 80 seems really short, but not indefinite extension
Ok that’s honestly good enough for me, I say lets get there and then argue whether we need more extension.
I’m no therapist and not even good as a regular human being at talking about carrying burdens that make one to want to kill themselves eventually, you should probably seek advice of someone who can do a better job at it.