sex vs. immortality

So in biology class the other day, we were being lectured on the evolution of living species on this lovely world of ours. Fact of the matter is, the very first living things, bacteria for instance, did not adhere to the concept of death as we know it today They lived and produced more of themselves without experiencing the pleasures of sex if you will.

As time progressed and life took up complex and larger forms, the phenomenon of death had to introduce itself. Organisms that take up a lot of earths recources to survive had to die off to make room for their offsprings.

So essentially, when sexual reproduction started to become the dominant form of producing offsprings, it gave rise to the variety in species which in turn made earning a living on this planet a struggle.Which ushered in death that wiped out one generation to make room for the next.

Taking it all in, i ask of you is this: if you could choose between a life of potential immortality that lacks the existence of the concept of sex and the life cycle that we're now trapped in, one that flourishes on the basis of the act of sex but which is cut short due to natural progression, which one would you pick?

sex vs. immortality?

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id have to take imortality

have to take sex...

what fun is life without it?

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Spoiler:
you guys are teaching me this

I'd take immortality, although we might not develop sex as an act of procreation I would assume that somewhere along the way we'd figure out how to do it for the sheer ripping joy of it all.

Originally posted by JaehSkywalker
have to take sex...

what fun is life without it?

🥷

Spoiler:
you guys are teaching me this

Originally posted by Punkyhermy
So in biology class the other day, we were being lectured on the evolution of living species on this lovely world of ours. Fact of the matter is, the very first living things, bacteria for instance, did not adhere to the concept of death as we know it today They lived and produced more of themselves without experiencing the pleasures of sex if you will.

As time progressed and life took up complex and larger forms, the phenomenon of death had to introduce itself. Organisms that take up a lot of earths recources to survive had to die off to make room for their offsprings.

So essentially, when sexual reproduction started to become the dominant form of producing offsprings, it gave rise to the variety in species which in turn made earning a living on this planet a struggle.Which ushered in death that wiped out one generation to make room for the next.

Taking it all in, i ask of you is this: if you could choose between a life of potential immortality that lacks the existence of the concept of sex and the life cycle that we're now trapped in, one that flourishes on the basis of the act of sex but which is cut short due to natural progression, which one would you pick?

sex vs. immortality?

😕

Reminded me of what Achilles said in Troy:

I'll tell you a secret. Something they don't teach you in your temple. The Gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.

But I'd choose Immortality.

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Originally posted by JaehSkywalker
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Originally posted by AOR
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Originally posted by AOR
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Originally posted by AOR
Reminded me of what Achilles said in Troy:

But I'd choose Immortality.

i love that theme of troy. but that applies because we are stuck in this life cycle. had we been asexual beings we may have had a different view of things.

Originally posted by Punkyhermy
i love that theme of troy. but that applies because we are stuck in this life cycle. had we been asexual beings we may have had a different view of things.

That's true, the passions have always been at the center of many great accomplishments throughout mankind's history. However one could only speculate what might have changed had we not evolved into the creatures that we are. Granted, we'd probably still be great advocates of peace and justice (🙄 ), but it would be interested to wonder what life would be life as asexual dominant creature hmm

I'd think that immortality would eventually get boring; after a while it'd just be "been there, done that, bored now" and you'd get sick of living.

Plus sex is a hell of a lot of fun.

Immortality would suck once the Sun was gone.

Immortality would be a drag.

Imagine living through century after century seeing all the same things, and having to watch your loved ones die off, that would be horrible. You would just replace the ones you lost and the cycle would start over again. I think that would take a massive toll on a person.

I choose sex.

lets see hmm

immortality- I'd have to deal with a girl all day
sex- I could just bang her and go

I choose sex 😱

Originally posted by Röland
Imagine living through century after century seeing all the same things,

Pssh loser, look at everything thats happened in the last century, and the century before that, cant say it would be repetitive mhm

Originally posted by Mišt
Pssh loser, look at everything thats happened in the last century, and the century before that, cant say it would be repetitive mhm

They had Jetpacks in 1941, they just didn't tell us. mhm

Originally posted by JaehSkywalker
have to take sex...

what fun is life without it?

🥷

Spoiler:
you guys are teaching me this

Originally posted by Vinny Valentine
Immortality would suck once the Sun was gone.

don't knock it before you tried it. 😉

i don't think we are in any state to discuss the potential cons of immortality without ever truely being able to imagine it even.