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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@bijouxbroussard thanks, but the grim reaper is waiting for me! Hopefully I can have at least another 10 good years. There is a religious question I read i believe in the talmud, if you were given the option of never dying, never suffering the effects of aging, but to do so, no new babies would be born, what would your choice be?
bijouxbroussard · F
@samueltyler2 That’s a tough one, but I don’t think I’d want to stay forever, watching my loved ones go. 🥺
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@bijouxbroussard i think the question included everyone around you stayed alive with you, but still no newborns, no changing of life.
I asked this question to the Co-Pilot, AI in Microsoft:
Ethical Dilemmas:
Your scenario introduces an intriguing twist: living forever but only if no new babies are born. This raises ethical questions:
Would you choose immortality at the cost of preventing new life?
What impact would this have on society, relationships, and the human experience?
I asked this question to the Co-Pilot, AI in Microsoft:
Ethical Dilemmas:
Your scenario introduces an intriguing twist: living forever but only if no new babies are born. This raises ethical questions:
Would you choose immortality at the cost of preventing new life?
What impact would this have on society, relationships, and the human experience?
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Funny how kids see someone in their 40s as being near death. My dad was 1 yr shy of 50 when I was born... many of his friends were older than him. Let's face it, old people cackle when they laugh... LOL
You don't cackle, do you? 😂
Funny how kids see someone in their 40s as being near death. My dad was 1 yr shy of 50 when I was born... many of his friends were older than him. Let's face it, old people cackle when they laugh... LOL
You don't cackle, do you? 😂
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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@Colonelmustardseed not anymore, relax and enjoy your youth for at least another 5 years!.
The Oxford Dictionary:
noun
the period between early adulthood and old age, usually considered as the years from about 45 to 65.
The Oxford Dictionary:
noun
the period between early adulthood and old age, usually considered as the years from about 45 to 65.
Colonelmustardseed · 41-45
@samueltyler2 Lol I see. Well, I think the entirety of my 40s will be my best years. 🙂
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@Colonelmustardseed take it from an old geezer, enjoy every year as it comes!
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GuiltyBiStander · 31-35, F
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Hardly! There used to be an old saying - you'll know by the time you reach 40 if you're a failure at life or not. (Nonsense, of course).
No lie - your best years are still to come :D
Hardly! There used to be an old saying - you'll know by the time you reach 40 if you're a failure at life or not. (Nonsense, of course).
No lie - your best years are still to come :D
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Torsten · 36-40, M
@SW-User how so?
I am not suicidal nor would i ever commit suicide, especially when it comes to boredom. Suicide actually goes very much against my religious beliefs.
So yeah i dont get the comparison.
Not going to kill myself, i am just not afraid of dying
I am not suicidal nor would i ever commit suicide, especially when it comes to boredom. Suicide actually goes very much against my religious beliefs.
So yeah i dont get the comparison.
Not going to kill myself, i am just not afraid of dying
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@Torsten
Not the suicide part. Funny how you zeroed in on that...
He actually said more earlier in life. He said he didn't want to reach an age where someone was wiping his bottom for him.
It was the crank part - the disagreeable way he had of looking at the world. Women were a problem one had to deal with, etc
Not the suicide part. Funny how you zeroed in on that...
He actually said more earlier in life. He said he didn't want to reach an age where someone was wiping his bottom for him.
It was the crank part - the disagreeable way he had of looking at the world. Women were a problem one had to deal with, etc
Torsten · 36-40, M
@SW-User well yeah i didnt read the whole thing. I read suicide and boredom and knew i had nothing in common with him.
dont most people want to be independent and not want others to have to take care of them? i wont be a burden on anyone and thats not me claiming people that age are just that, im just saying personally for me. I dont want to be that way and i want to be remembered as i am now
dont most people want to be independent and not want others to have to take care of them? i wont be a burden on anyone and thats not me claiming people that age are just that, im just saying personally for me. I dont want to be that way and i want to be remembered as i am now
Justafantasy · M
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Looking old and feeling old are two different things. I know it's only fiction but Scrooge became old as a young man when he discovered he wanted to be rich at any cost. Then when he finally snapped out of that nightmare existence that fateful Christmas Eve late in life, he became young again.
Looking old and feeling old are two different things. I know it's only fiction but Scrooge became old as a young man when he discovered he wanted to be rich at any cost. Then when he finally snapped out of that nightmare existence that fateful Christmas Eve late in life, he became young again.
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blackarcher256 · 61-69, M
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attyhenrytuason · 61-69, M
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Going by how you responded I think you see the humor in most things... so you're not old now let alone 3 yrs ago :D
Going by how you responded I think you see the humor in most things... so you're not old now let alone 3 yrs ago :D
smiler2012 · 61-69
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Not a nice thing to say but this is sadly true - - how much LOLing is there in an Old Folk's home?
Not a nice thing to say but this is sadly true - - how much LOLing is there in an Old Folk's home?
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lipstickguy · 61-69, M
The first time i woke up and hacked up a cat i knew i was old
When i realized the best time to have dinner is at 4, i knew i was old.
I remember becoming aware how old i was when i started to count how many parts of my body creaked and/ or hurt when i walked up the stairs.
I heard the kids in the neighborhood calling me "Old Lady ----------"...that hurt.
When i heard myself offer a complete stranger an old piece of hard tack candy from the bottom of my purse (It was Christmas candy and the time of year wasn't)
...and when i started carrying a big purse everywhere i went so i could have a medicine chest and replacement garments in there...i knew i was quite old.
When i realized the best time to have dinner is at 4, i knew i was old.
I remember becoming aware how old i was when i started to count how many parts of my body creaked and/ or hurt when i walked up the stairs.
I heard the kids in the neighborhood calling me "Old Lady ----------"...that hurt.
When i heard myself offer a complete stranger an old piece of hard tack candy from the bottom of my purse (It was Christmas candy and the time of year wasn't)
...and when i started carrying a big purse everywhere i went so i could have a medicine chest and replacement garments in there...i knew i was quite old.
Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
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Hush.
I'm an uncle to 10. ALL are older than you - but the younger 5 or so are still kids to my way of thinking :D
Hush.
I'm an uncle to 10. ALL are older than you - but the younger 5 or so are still kids to my way of thinking :D
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@Primnproper
I read your comment too quickly - - of course I wouldn't know about your body as far as possible nagging ailments are concerned but your mind is a jewel.
I read your comment too quickly - - of course I wouldn't know about your body as far as possible nagging ailments are concerned but your mind is a jewel.
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kittee · 22-25
to attack israel?
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It's the mess of messes over there. Many centuries of pure HATE have led to this predicament with zero real let-up in sight. Who among us has any idea how to reach a peaceful outcome?
You?
It's the mess of messes over there. Many centuries of pure HATE have led to this predicament with zero real let-up in sight. Who among us has any idea how to reach a peaceful outcome?
You?
kittee · 22-25
@SW-User not centruies, the jes only showed up in 1948, so not even one centruy
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@NativePortlander1970
Now listen to me, youngster. I'm old enuff to be your, er... uncle and I feel younger than 54 :D
Now listen to me, youngster. I'm old enuff to be your, er... uncle and I feel younger than 54 :D