You know , it just occured to me , I think we die because it is necessary

[UndertheOcean]

rather than unavoidable.


If Death ceased to be we will immensely miss it.

[Lady Freedom]

1. I'll...

Drink to that!

[sammythecat]

2. I agree, unless

we could develop a sort of eternal youth to accompany our eternal life. I think I'd sign up for that. It would all depend on the healthy and (at least) somewhat youthful body.

I think the possibility of achieving eternal life and health is not the science fiction or fantasy that it used to be. I wouldn't want to bet that we won't do that in the future.

[sarge43]

3. The problem with ridding ourselves of death

is we would have to get rid of birth - no death, no renewal, no change, stagnation.

[zanne]

4. Yup. Too many people.

The circle of life has to be completed so another one can start.

[spinbaby]

5. Isaac Asimov put it best

He said something along the lines that if we didn't die there would be no room for children. And who could live without children?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

6. I think if we lived too long we'd just naturally go mad.

Too much data to juggle all the time.