Friday, March 02, 2007

Nice one

Millions long for eternal life who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon

I wonder if this is actually true. We fear death, and hope for a long life, but surely eternal life would be intolerably boring?

HT: Jane Galt

3 comments:

Jay said...

would it ? do i age as well, i wouldn't mind being a 25 yr old person for eternity a 75 year old person with no teeth and incontinence( especially on a rainy day ) would be crappy

Rajeev Ramachandran said...

Dai.. You are making a common error in afective forecasting.. Told ya to get "Stumbling on Happiness". Check this out: http://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2007/03/happiness_and_a.html
"People get unhappier between the ages of 20 and 45 - by the equivalent of one-third the effect of losing one's job - but happier thereafter"

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