Life and Death decision
This may seem silly, but trust me, I'm going somewhere with this!
If alliens came to earth and offered everyone who wants to accept, a life span of 200 years + plenty of money + a good life + healthy body and brain of a 30 year old + your friends and family could join you.
But the aliens want one thing. After 200 years of a great life, you die a peaceful and painless death. They ship your body back to their home planet where you are eaten.
This is not a deal-with-the devil with hidden consequences or anything like that. It is just what it says.
Funny - the only aspect I have issue with is having the brain of a 30yr old. I'd want to be wiser than that - so many lessons I've learned since being 30 !
As for eating me ? Have at it aliens - it seems you prefer aged meat !
Good answer, aged meat, I love it.
Well, were I buried on Earth, I'd just be feeding the worms. Won't really matter to me, I'll be dead.
I'm mildly disappointed. I always thought aliens would be vegan.
LOL
I'd say yes. To me it's not much different than donating my body to science. I think my family would be horrified though.
Yes, I'd be happy to forfeit my corpse in exchange for the much longer life span and knowing I would not have to worry about financial concerns, etc. However, your question does not address certain contingencies and other aspects of this "deal". For example, it's quite possible to have a fatal accident long before you reach 200 years of age. Are the aliens going to resurrect you from the dead? Repair your body and mind? And you mention the good life promised to your friends and family. One could conceivably claim hundreds if not thousands of friends. Do they all get that "good life" as well? Lastly, if aliens were advanced enough to endow us with the gifts that you are outlining, it's highly unlikely they would have any interest in consuming us once we expire.
I don't know. How could they guarantee me a healthy body? Who would be around that I knew? Would I be alone?
Yes, but maybe.....what kind of life would it be if you knew you were going to be consumed afterward?
unless you have signed up to be burned you are going to be consumed afterwards. what kind of life do you have now ?
@SimonCyrene at the moment, just surviving day by day
@dexman2132 that's your answer then ?
No - I am not sure given my political realities at the moment that anyone could give me this assurance in this life now -I am pretty scared stiff now of what my politicians are doing - I don't care what happens to my body after i die, eaten by aliens is ok by me , save my family paying for a funeral but I am 70 y.o. now and beginning to be very afraid of the world situation.
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@AncientNight I'm in the UK and we have a lot of goons in the Tory party at the moment -we have a reputation for going gung-ho to war just to make the politicians look good and Theresa May is a sad sorry leader and floundering so a lot to worry about
worms, aliens, alien worms ... who cares, nibble away
One important question - do I continue to uglier and creepier and repulsive to young gals and forget more sh** and get more aches, or do I start getting younger year by year after 100?
I HATE that 'Sir' sh**.
I voted yes by mistake. I meant to vote no. My reason has nothing to do with not wanting to have my dead body eaten because I want my dead body eaten, just not by aliens on some alien world. I want the Flora and fauna that I've eaten all my life to have their turn with me. A long life and tons of money is in no way a guarantee of a happy life. I grew up in a well to do family and let me tell you, there was no joy in my family. Stress and yelling over nothing was a daily occurrence.
There’s SOOOOOOO much life to explore on this vast planet (and beyond!!) that 200y may not be enough time to do so but I’d jump on the opportunity to explore in a heart beat! Besides Europa is my girl!! I just know she has life on her and I don’t want to die before knowing for sure!