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10-13-2007, 05:29 AM
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Interview With the Vampire handled the question better than the movie version of Lord of the Rings did.
I like the idea of some people not having the "stamina" for immortality, and wanting to off themselves after 800 years or so.
That's the last nice thing I will say about Anne Rice.
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10-13-2007, 05:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike C
I missed this bit. I read a story many years ago (I think called Plague Dogs) about a society where one could easily alter one's own genetic make-up. Bigger boobs, nice nose, cure cancer, all through a bit of meditation. The story revolved around a group of disaffected kids, future punks or whatever, who use it to create in themselves the symptoms of leprosy, bubonic plague, etc - much like kids today use tattoos, piercings and clothing to stand out from the norm.
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Pretty sure that wasn't Plague Dogs. Plague Dogs is a novel by the Watership Down guy (Adams?) about dogs with the plague.
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"Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons wait for you down there. Little pets they are, little little little pets. Cute little things, they say. Don't you believe it. No man ever saw them and walked away alive. You won't either. That's the final dash, flash. That's the utter clobber, cobber." --Cordwainer Smith, Norstrillia.
Last edited by ClancyBoy : 10-13-2007 at 05:39 AM.
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10-13-2007, 07:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff Colburn
All of their family and friends would die before they did. Their life would see more change than others, so they would have to be able to embrace change. They would also experience more turmoil, political change, natural disasters and more.
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I would go the other way and say that because of their experiences they would be less adaptable to change. Now that breeds more ideas, if they're less adaptable to change then what are they hoping for? A return to the way things were or possibly they see change as just a logical continuation of how things were when they were "a lad" and would like to see some real change. Revolution, uprising, hell you've got all the ingredients now! |
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10-24-2007, 04:52 AM
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If I would age slower, i would feel that the world surrounding my is always delayed in terms of progress and development, because I could see thru the years more than other people can see and my experience would be greater han normal people. My wisdom and my knoledge would be like one of an Old Shaman, I've seen many things thru the years, I've dealt with many different things thru history.
So, my personality would be of a very experienced man, who knows about many things and even can predict in some way what humanity will create before it happens (by association and comparission).
What do you think?
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10-24-2007, 05:33 AM
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"Methuselah's Children" - Robert A. Heinlein
"Time Enough for Love" - Robert A. Heinlein
You will find value in reviewing both, I think.
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