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RE: Are We Getting Close to the Possibility for Eternal Biological Life? Maybe YES!
I would definitely take the pill. It is usually considered "evil" to want to stay alive forever and it may also sound like a meaningless existence but I like the idea of being 'there' through all steps of humanity. You could live virtually countless lives as countless personalities and enjoy everything that humanity has to offer.
Also, I would get to see all the technological innovations till there is possibly no more things left to create! It would be marvellous and magical to experience such a time :)
I think we are on the same page regarding the reasons for eternal life. Maybe the pill will come in the ability to download our brains, our knowledge, our consciousness. Then we can easily end our life as well, if we manage out backups right (ie 100% control them and being able to delete them).
If the 'Eternal Life' pill would have the characteristic that I could end my life whenever I wanted, I would for sure take it. However, if life would indeed be eternal without any chance to terminate it (assuming any new technological or whatever new development will also not make it possible to end the chosen eternal life); I still find eg 100 Gazillion years living quite a long time and this may be a bit too long; living may get boring, I'm afraid, and when having a boring life even 100 years is long.
All things you mention will indeed be a reality. And yes, the option to terminate should be there too. A 100 Gazillion years is just meaningless to live. haha!
I know, but that is what eternal means; It actually means even Gazillion to the power of Gazillion years. And even more than that....Pfff....That is really a little bit too long I'm afraid.