Considering my current adolescent angst and depression, coupled with BPD, I'd much rather die today. Living forever would be terrible.

Well, it's already after 9pm, so let's pretend I'm writing this in 3 hours. ;)

So if I died tomorrow then, I'd be able to take the day to say goodbye to loved ones and just enjoy my last day on Earth. I choose this choice not because "I wouldn't want to see my loved ones leave while I'm stuck here," but because I have no desire to live into the future that far. I believe in Heaven and I'd rather die tomorrow after a short life with few mistakes than live forever and have countless regrets and such.

Besides, life is full of ups and downs and I'd really get sick of the downs after 1000 years! :p

With these as the two choices, die today. I love everything in my life, and have no one to share that love with. To live forever this way, I wish that upon no one.

To sit there and watch the years pass and people I love come and go for eternity? I don't know if I could handle that. I mean, it'd be cool to see the human race go further into the future, but after awhile, would it really be worth it? Plus knowing my personality type, I'd go slowly insane or end up serving like 20 consecutive life sentences or something.

That reminds me of Daybreakers. I'm quite certain that the vamipres didn't age. A little girl committed suicide, probably after having spent so many years in the same body.

well, fuck yeah i'd rather live forever.

Die now? pfft, that would suck.

Imagine all the shit i can get done by living forever. all the shit i'll see. woot.

Yeah, this is a really dumb debate.

I mean, people we know are going to die whether we're alive at the time or not.

Like, me dying won't magically make someone else not die. So if given the choice, why the hell wouldn't you want to live?

Please, "seeing the ones we love die, wah!" lame.

I wonder if anyone else sees how incredibly self-centered this debate really is?

Think about it.

The idea is, the people who would like to die now want to do so in order to avoid facing the death of others.

Meanwhile, we know the death of others is inevitable. Everyone dies.

So what's the point whether you're around to see it or not? Are you so important, or such a martyr, that you're too special to have to go through that pain?

What's so great about you, that you shouldn't have to go through what everyone else does?

Of course given the choice, almost everyone will choose to live forever, I suspect even those who say they would not. Get over yourselves, and you'll get over people you know are going to die as well.

Live forever, fa'sho. Granted, I would probably regret my decision at times, but imagine all the life I could live. Imagine the different occupations I could have, the good I could do for the world. I also would be able to see what happens to humanity. I would, at times be alone, but could you imagine the freedom? I could go ANYWHERE I want. And I would have time to face all my fears and learn how to love and feel freely.

I am too aware of man's short life to not want to live forever. 70 years is nothing. I do believe that "immortality" will be achieved in this century. It's quite possible within 40 years technology and neuroscience will be to the point where we could store the human consciousnesses much like a program. This in effect is immortality.

I'd like to see what happens :-) and have the option of dying when I want to but the ability to live forever :-)