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An Immortal Life? Nah, I'm Alright Thanks.

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Image credit:  Medium Living an immortal life would be ultimately meaningless. There, I said it! Let’s talk about why. I’ll go about defending this claim by first detailing what it is to live a meaningful life, whether happy or otherwise, then go on to extend those thoughts into considerations of immortality. I’ll also propose that an evil life is not necessarily meaningless, before moving on to begin exploring how death is paramount to the meaningfulness of a life. Possible counter responses will then be discussed in favour of a meaningful immortal existence, but be repeatedly quashed throughout, before the meaninglessness of an immortal life is further strengthened by perplexing examples of the boredom problem — and how this ultimately destroys the prospect of a meaningful immortal existence. A meaningful mortal life can be considered in more ways than one. It is possible to consider a life being meaningful where the bearer is successfully growing with relevant accomplishments on th