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Immortality

Unfortunately even machines don't last for ever. They break down and eventually become uneconomical to repair.

Mortality is the price we pay for progress. If all things were immortal there would never be any change or novelty. A finite number of boring christmases spent with irritating relations would turn into an infinite number of boring christmases with infinitely boring relations.

In my view change and adaptation is fundamental to life, so I wouldn't be in favour of becoming immortal. It might be nice to live longer - provided that the quality of extra life was good - but I don't think I would want to live for ever.

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Monday 29 December, 04:54
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