TED ANKARA COLLEGE / 8-P
Immortality
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We mostly consider death as a frightening thing , right ? “ Is there really an afterlife ? Am I going to go to hell or heaven ?”. These are the questions we all probably ask ourselves . But what if we didn ’ t have to think about them ? What if there was a way not to die ? A way like immortality …
If you had to choose right now , how long would you like to live ? 70 years ? 80 ? Or maybe … forever ? The first time you hear it , immortality may sound pretty exciting , but when we start thinking a little more realistically , we can easily realize that it is not that exciting at all . So , let ’ s take a closer look , shall we ?
What may be the possible results of immortality ? First of all , as nobody would die , the world wouldn ’ t be enough for all the people . And since all the resources are limited , governments would make a law about not to pullulate anymore . If they don ’ t make a law like this , we would probably be living on Mars or the Moon . Nobody would care about being a good person , because they are not going to be judged about what they did on earth , simply because they won ’ t ever die .
For example , think of a little girl playing outside , and her mom tells her to come and sleep . She wouldn ’ t want to go , right ? But not because she wants to play that game forever , just because she wants to play a little more . So maybe if we expand our lifespan just a little more for those who want to live a little longer , it would be better than immortality .
To conclude : should we develop technology which makes us immortal ? When we gather all these pros and cons together , it is evident that immortality isn ’ t exactly as good as it sounds . Because after all , isn ’ t living “ efficiently ” more important than living “ longer ”?