..time is an abyss ... profound as a thousand nights ... centuries come and go ... to be unable to grow old is terrible ... death is not the worst ... can you imagine enduring centuries, experiencing each day the same futilities ... — armonie
If one were to live an eternity and keep the body and genetic structure approximately the same, personality and character would take an infinity of forms / all forms of character and personality possible countless times, or at a certain point materialize into something eternal?
PS: this person will have infinite memory and free will. — Eugen
If one were to live an eternity and keep the body and genetic structure approximately the same, personality and character would take an infinity of forms / all forms of character and personality possible countless times, or at a certain point materialize into something eternal?
PS: this person will have infinite memory and free will. — Eugen
Yes, I am of the same opinion, just to add something else: opinions and beliefs can be based on obvious truths (eg 1 + 1 = 2) or perspectives (eg democracy vs communism; atheism vs faith).
In the first case, the discussion does not deserve the effort, but in the case of the perspective, things deserve more attention, because they do not have an obvious truth as a fundament. — Eugen
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