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On 03/07/2010 1:59 PM, somebody wrote:
> "Stephen"<mca### [at] aolDOT com> wrote in message
> news:4c2c3649$1@news.povray.org...
>
>> Personally, I hope so
>
> Why?
>
Because:
As we get older we get more decrepit and eventually that would be
unbearable.
Life is not a bed of roses and there is only so much one can take.
But as I said, not just yet. ;-)
--
Best Regards,
Stephen
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"Stephen" <mca### [at] aolDOTcom> wrote in message
news:4c2f3a2a@news.povray.org...
> On 03/07/2010 1:59 PM, somebody wrote:
> > "Stephen"<mca### [at] aolDOTcom> wrote in message
> > news:4c2c3649$1@news.povray.org...
> >> Personally, I hope so
> > Why?
> Because:
> As we get older we get more decrepit and eventually that would be
> unbearable.
Since a large proportion of old people die a "natural" death instead of
committing suicide, I don't agree that there's an age (teenages included)
where life becomes unbearable. So I would not wish for somebody, or myself
(!), to die no matter how old they are. But more to the point, you cannot
keep on becoming more and more decrepid if you are not to die - at worst you
reach an asymptote, but more likely, curing of death involves maintaining a
high level of health.
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On Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:47:34 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 03/07/2010 6:02 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:08:56 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>>
>>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>
>>>> I just have to say, this is one of the most bizzarre conversations
>>>> I've ever seen.
>>>
>>> Tulips.
>>
>> Or, if I take a page from Victor Borge, I'd say "Threelips". ;-)
>>
>>
> You are showing your age. :-P
Perhaps, but he did that when I was how old?
Jim
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On 04/07/2010 12:54 AM, somebody wrote:
> "Stephen"<mca### [at] aolDOTcom> wrote in message
> news:4c2f3a2a@news.povray.org...
>
>> On 03/07/2010 1:59 PM, somebody wrote:
>>> "Stephen"<mca### [at] aolDOTcom> wrote in message
>>> news:4c2c3649$1@news.povray.org...
>
>>>> Personally, I hope so
>
>>> Why?
>
>> Because:
>> As we get older we get more decrepit and eventually that would be
>> unbearable.
>
> Since a large proportion of old people die a "natural" death instead of
> committing suicide, I don't agree that there's an age (teenages included)
> where life becomes unbearable.
Boredom, anomie, jadedness, the loss of cognitive powers, not to mention
lack of fulfilment add up to an unappetising prospect. Life is not a
book it hurts a lot for most people.
> So I would not wish for somebody, or myself (!), to die no matter how old they are.
Nor do I unless they wish it.
> But more to the point, you cannot
> keep on becoming more and more decrepid if you are not to die - at worst you
> reach an asymptote, but more likely, curing of death involves maintaining a
> high level of health.
>
You want health and happiness too? This does not sound like the human
condition. ;-)
--
Best Regards,
Stephen
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On 04/07/2010 2:37 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:47:34 +0100, Stephen wrote:
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>> You are showing your age. :-P
>
> Perhaps, but he did that when I was how old?
>
I don’t know but the Ice Giants were still around. ;-)
I must give you credit though, for knowing your history. :-D
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Best Regards,
Stephen
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On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:53:50 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 04/07/2010 2:37 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:47:34 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>
>>> You are showing your age. :-P
>>
>> Perhaps, but he did that when I was how old?
>>
>>
> I don’t know but the Ice Giants were still around. ;-)
Ah, but PBS over here runs a couple of his shows periodically, usually
when they're raising funds. ;-)
> I must give you credit though, for knowing your history. :-D
LOL - I guess the mind still works. ;-)
Jim
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On 04/07/2010 6:08 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> I don’t know but the Ice Giants were still around.;-)
> Ah, but PBS over here runs a couple of his shows periodically, usually
> when they're raising funds.;-)
>
Nice one!
>> > I must give you credit though, for knowing your history.:-D
> LOL - I guess the mind still works.;-)
>
Not dead yet then ;-)
--
Best Regards,
Stephen
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On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:17:39 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 04/07/2010 6:08 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> I don’t know but the Ice Giants were still around.;-)
>> Ah, but PBS over here runs a couple of his shows periodically, usually
>> when they're raising funds.;-)
>>
>>
> Nice one!
>
>>> > I must give you credit though, for knowing your history.:-D
>> LOL - I guess the mind still works.;-)
>>
>>
> Not dead yet then ;-)
Somehow that triggered a scene from Monty Python. (and I'm sure you know
which one). ;-)
Jim
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On 04/07/2010 7:24 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Not dead yet then;-)
> Somehow that triggered a scene from Monty Python. (and I'm sure you know
> which one).;-)
>
If it is the one I'm thinking of, the last time I heard it was at the
start of a bad trip. Not mine but I spent the rest of the evening
talking someone down. :-(
Ni! Ni!
--
Best Regards,
Stephen
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On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:56:29 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 04/07/2010 7:24 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> Not dead yet then;-)
>> Somehow that triggered a scene from Monty Python. (and I'm sure you
>> know which one).;-)
>>
>>
> If it is the one I'm thinking of, the last time I heard it was at the
> start of a bad trip. Not mine but I spent the rest of the evening
> talking someone down. :-(
>
> Ni! Ni!
Might be time for a rewatch to get a good memory in place with it. :-)
Jim
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