51 Days left and apparently the world is ending on Saturday. So I guess we should make these last couple of blogs count. In case you haven't heard, this may be a US specific thing, someone and his people are claiming the bible says that the world is ending on Saturday. There are billboards everywhere.
This has been quite the topic with people around here today so it was only a matter of time 'til it turned into a blog topic. I was talking to my mother about it and she said something about not worrying about the end of the world because everyone dies eventually. I said I was worried because I don't want to die ever. I said it just like that and I meant it, I want to live forever. Then we got into the argument about the virtues of living forever. She thought there comes a point when quality of life deteriorates so much that you are better off dead. I am the person who never ever wants to die, hook me up to life support, freeze me in the Hub morgue, don't let me go!
This of course all got me thinking of Jack, who can't die (or stay dead - Face of Boe theories excluded). Unlike regular humans Jack ages very very slowly so quality of life really isn't even on his radar yet, but Jack considers his Fixed Point Predicament (FPP) to be a curse. The trouble with living forever in Jack's opinion is mainly the issue of outliving others. He lives on as he watches everyone he loves die. That is certainly a drawback but really now Jack? I feel like he's being a bit silly about this. He still gets the same amount of time as anyone else does with the people they love he just has more time after, he has time to move on. Maybe because I've never been in love I don't understand the impulse to want to die when your partner dies. I get being sad but not wanting to live? Seems extreme.
And think of all the benefits! You could do everything! You could go on long enough and save enough money to accomplish whatever you want. You could learn hundreds of trades. Ha, Jack of all trades, that's funny. You could try every restaurant, visit every country, get degrees in everything. It sounds ideal. I'm 25 and a quarter of my life is gone, that's 25 years I am behind in accomplishing any new goal, but if Jack has anything new he wants to try he has all the time in the world. It's the same argument that comes up with a lot of vampire stories, the burden of immortality. But vampires have the issue of remaining inconspicuous, creating new identities and so on, Jack has Torchwood, he's permanently covered in the government paper department. Just saying.
In Torchwood: Miracle Day everyone becomes (I'm assuming temporarily) made immortal and I'm sure Jack is going to get in a huff about it, even if he's also happy to not be alone anymore. I don't think it's gonna go so far that he even has time to think about it, it'll be solved in like a week. But what do you guys think? If Miracle Day really happened and discounting obvious issues like overpopulation and not being able to heal would it be a good thing? Would you want to live forever? Are there more drawbacks or benefits? xx
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This has been quite the topic with people around here today so it was only a matter of time 'til it turned into a blog topic. I was talking to my mother about it and she said something about not worrying about the end of the world because everyone dies eventually. I said I was worried because I don't want to die ever. I said it just like that and I meant it, I want to live forever. Then we got into the argument about the virtues of living forever. She thought there comes a point when quality of life deteriorates so much that you are better off dead. I am the person who never ever wants to die, hook me up to life support, freeze me in the Hub morgue, don't let me go!
This of course all got me thinking of Jack, who can't die (or stay dead - Face of Boe theories excluded). Unlike regular humans Jack ages very very slowly so quality of life really isn't even on his radar yet, but Jack considers his Fixed Point Predicament (FPP) to be a curse. The trouble with living forever in Jack's opinion is mainly the issue of outliving others. He lives on as he watches everyone he loves die. That is certainly a drawback but really now Jack? I feel like he's being a bit silly about this. He still gets the same amount of time as anyone else does with the people they love he just has more time after, he has time to move on. Maybe because I've never been in love I don't understand the impulse to want to die when your partner dies. I get being sad but not wanting to live? Seems extreme.
And think of all the benefits! You could do everything! You could go on long enough and save enough money to accomplish whatever you want. You could learn hundreds of trades. Ha, Jack of all trades, that's funny. You could try every restaurant, visit every country, get degrees in everything. It sounds ideal. I'm 25 and a quarter of my life is gone, that's 25 years I am behind in accomplishing any new goal, but if Jack has anything new he wants to try he has all the time in the world. It's the same argument that comes up with a lot of vampire stories, the burden of immortality. But vampires have the issue of remaining inconspicuous, creating new identities and so on, Jack has Torchwood, he's permanently covered in the government paper department. Just saying.
In Torchwood: Miracle Day everyone becomes (I'm assuming temporarily) made immortal and I'm sure Jack is going to get in a huff about it, even if he's also happy to not be alone anymore. I don't think it's gonna go so far that he even has time to think about it, it'll be solved in like a week. But what do you guys think? If Miracle Day really happened and discounting obvious issues like overpopulation and not being able to heal would it be a good thing? Would you want to live forever? Are there more drawbacks or benefits? xx
<3Dana
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