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Those are some huge numbers for sure, but how does that have any bearing on whether or not you want to live forever? You should be worried about far smaller nu
by nathan_f77 11y ago
Those are some huge numbers for sure, but how does that have any bearing on whether or not you want to live forever?
You should be worried about far smaller numbers that relate to the explosion of the sun, and the heat death of the universe.
EDIT: Sorry, I just finished reading the article :P
He talks about death briefly at the end. I still strongly disagree, and would jump at the chance to live forever, although it's definitely scary to think about. I would always want to have suicide as an option, for unexpected events such as a life in prison, or never-ending torture.
The human brain is definitely not equipped to think about timescales on the order of Graham's number, but I would probably only be "human" for an infinitesimally small period of time, relatively speaking.
One day someone from the future might stumble upon these comments and laugh. I hope we make it that far, as a species.