Why do people want to live forever?

I want to live as long as possible. Although I think it is possible to live thousands of years, I don't think that it is possible to live forever. But if I do succeed in living thousands of years, that will give me lots of time to see if it is possible to live longer, but I think it is exceedingly unlikely that I could live forever. I much prefer being alive to being dead. I want to live as long as possible, and I do believe that there currently exists a chance to live much longer than a century. Aside from the fact that life is great, however, I am eager to see the progress of technology, of humanity, and of space travel. I believe that the future will be even more exciting than the present, which I already enjoy.

I am sorry that your life is so miserable. Why can't you make it better? Although I have many problems in life I still enjoy being alive, and I can find plenty of interesting things to learn-about and to do. At least you can laugh about your boredom and misery, although it seems sad to me.

Stem cells could produce partial rejuvenation, that is, rejuvenation of the tissues that stem cells are being used for. Associated with that, however, should be removal of all the bad old cells. Stem cells might not be so useful for post-mitotic tissues, such as muscle (including heart) and neurons, although there is controversy on this point. Your memory and identity is stored in your neurons and the connections between neurons (synapses), so A more comprehensive approach to rejuvenation is SENS (Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence) for which stem cell replacement is only one of the seven strategies for rejuvenation.

I am hopeful that rejuvenation technology will be available within my life, so that I will not age. As a backup, in case rejuvenation technology is not available in my lifetime, I have made arrangements to be cryonically preserved. That way, I can be preserved until medical science not only achieves rejuvenation and cures for all diseases, but the ability to repair cryopreservation damage. (Hopefully, I would be vitrified, and there would be no freezing damage).

If all diseases were cured (including aging) and war was eliminated, then the causes of death would be accident, suicide or murder. In the United States in 2006 accidents were responsible for 5.0% of deaths, suicide for 1.4% and homicide for 0.8%. Assuming that you were determined to live forever, suicide could be ruled-out as a cause of death. I have heard it said that if only accidents and homicide were causes of death, that a person might be expected to live over a thousand years. (Dividing 80 years by 0.06 gives 1,333 years, but that may not be a mathematically valid operation.)

However, if you only had murder and suicide to worry about as causes of death, and were trying to live as long as possible, then you would become increasingly safety conscious. If you could reduce your chances of death due to accident or murder significantly each year you remained alive, then you could out-race the statistics and avoid death due to those causes.

The Sun is getting to be increasingly hot, and by a billion years from now it is expected that the Earth will be too hot for liquid water to exist. That should give plenty of time to move to Mars, and outer asteroids, however, as well as building colonies that simply exist in space or revolve around increasingly distant planets. Eventually, other stars will have to be found. The stellar phase of our galaxy will begin winding down in about ten trillion years. In the meantime, one must avoid hazards like being hit by asteroids, meteors or comets, supernova, black holes, and probably lots of other things we cannot imagine. It seems inevitable that something is going to kill you that you cannot predict or control. Ultimately, there will be "heat death" of the universe, in 10^100 years (ten with 100 zeros)

Suxx is relative. Who are you comparing your life to ?

I want to live forever because I am so enchanted by this life and how it is evolving I don't want to miss a thing. Hope you can feel the same one day.

for some it could be that they're afraid of the idea of dying, not knowing what's waiting on the other side scares them, so they'd rather just never die. for others they may just enjoy life so much that they don't want it to end, they want to see what this world has to offer

Most people are scared because they don't know what's on the other side of life.

some people are psychopaths and don't care if they see their entire family and friends die before their eyes, normal people would be grieved forever and want to die but they won't be able too

i want to see all the new technology the asians come up with next

Right now I wish very so much to be ready to reside so long as viable, enormous quantities of years. Although I believe it's viable to reside enormous quantities of years, I do not believe that it's viable to reside without end. But if I do achieve residing enormous quantities of years, with a view to supply me tons of time to peer whether it is viable to reside longer, maybe without end (as not going as that turns out). I am hopeful that rejuvenation science shall be to be had inside my existence, in order that I won't age. As a backup, in case rejuvenation science isn't to be had in my lifetime, I have made preparations to be cryonically preserved. That method, I will also be preserved till scientific technology now not simplest achieves rejuvenation and remedies for all sicknesses, however the capability to fix cryopreservation harm. (Hopefully, I could be vitrified, and there could be no freezing harm). If all sicknesses have been cured (adding getting older) and struggle used to be removed, then the reasons of loss of life could be twist of fate, suicide or homicide. In the United States in 2006 injuries have been dependable for five.zero% of deaths, suicide for a million.four% and murder for zero.eight%. Assuming that you simply have been discovered to reside without end, suicide would be dominated-out as a reason of loss of life. I have heard it mentioned that if simplest injuries and murder have been reasons of loss of life, that a character probably anticipated to reside over 1000 years. (Dividing eighty years via zero.06 offers a million,333 years, however that might not be a mathematically legitimate operation.) However, in case you simplest had homicide and suicide to fear approximately as reasons of loss of life, and have been looking to reside so long as viable, you then could grow to be more and more protection mindful. If you would lower your probabilities of loss of life as a result of twist of fate or homicide drastically every 12 months you remained alive, you then would out-race the records and restrict loss of life as a result of the ones reasons. The Sun is attending to be more and more sizzling, and via 1000000000 years from now it's anticipated that the Earth shall be too sizzling for liquid water to exist. That must supply tons of time to transport to Mars, and outer asteroids, nevertheless, as good as constructing colonies that without problems exist in house or revolve round more and more far away planets. Eventually, different stars will need to be located. The stellar section of our galaxy will start winding down in approximately ten trillion years. In the intervening time, one ought to restrict dangers like being hit via asteroids, meteors or comets, supernova, black holes, and most often tons of alternative matters we are not able to think. It turns out inevitable that anything goes to kill you that you simply are not able to are expecting or manage. Nonetheless, the longer that I could be ready to reside, the extra time that could supply me to resolve the issues related to looking to reside longer. Like you, I would live to tell the tale the lack of every body that I understand -- even the entire leisure of humanity, however I could generally decide upon to not need to move it on my own.

I'd rather live forever than be dead forever