JimmyT wrote: Like I said: When you get sick do YOU seek medical attention?

I tend to wait it out. Haven’t been to a doctor in ages.

Studies have shown that most people will not take action to save their lives, if that action is exercise, eating right, quitting smoking, etc. I don’t think most people will have to face the prospect of immortality. Some will try for a while, but fall off the wagon.

For every vampire (supernatural immortal) there’s a stake. For every immortal wanna be, lots of steak.

The Christian path of waiting for the resurrection for immortality seems a lot simpler, and you get to go to church on Sundays and sing with other believers.

I guess the yearning for immortality is pretty widespread. The long lifers, the Christians, even Bhuddist Nirvana (which, although it’s about the annihilation of want/desire/delusion, still has an echo of ego – why not just kick the bucket? Why consciously exist in a state of non-desire and transcendence?)

I hope you all find your bliss.

A great sitcom! There’s this long-lifer who succeeds in being immortal, and this Christian who’s been resurrected, and they become roomates on a spaceship headed everywhere! All around them is their Bhuddist roomate in a state of nonbeing. Everywhere they land, the Long Lifer checks off his scavenger hunt list about things to see and do and experience and master and tweet about, the Christian praises the lord, and the Bhuddist is not tempted to rematerialize. And then there’s their resurrected Muslim roomate with the virgins. Who are really annoying because they persist in being virgins the whole time (72 lovely beings always saying “NO!” Very important for the series, because you have to keep the sexual tension going without consummation to keep the viewers coming back. Look at the success of “Twilight”.)

Hours of fun!