# Who's up for some immortality? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 24, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898 "2012-05-24T00:27:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/1 "2012-05-24T00:27:56Z")
A group in Russia is working on delivering by [2045](http://2045.com/) From a graphic on the Website. > [@](#): > > 2045 AVATAR PROJECT MILESTONES > > Avatar D 2040 - 2045 A hologram-like avatar > > Avatar C 2030 - 2035 An avatar with an artifical brain in which a human personality is transferred at the end of one’s life > > Avatar B 2020 - 2025 An avatar in which a human brain is transplanted at the end of one’s life > > Avatar A 2015 - 2020 A robotic copy of a human body remotely controlled via BCI Hey, this seems to have the backing of [Steven Seagal](http://2045.com/articles/28724.html) so that’s good enough for me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/2 "2012-05-24T00:36:03Z")
Shouldn’t this be in Cafe Society? ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/3 "2012-05-24T01:27:48Z")
Even though the word avatar is used and Steven Seagal is mentioned it’s not about a movie. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/4 "2012-05-24T04:11:54Z")
Can I just say that this is a beautiful thread title/OP handle combination? ---
**Author:** ![gunnergoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e95f7d/32.png) [@gunnergoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gunnergoz)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/5 "2012-05-24T04:42:29Z")
I can’t help but think that Putin has someone checking that Russia2045 site’s traffic and making a nice list of potential local subversives for some future “therapy” sessions. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/6 "2012-05-24T04:43:55Z")
I wish to register a complaint - I was promised _immorality._ ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/7 "2012-05-24T05:11:02Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > Can I just say that this is a beautiful thread title/OP handle combination? 🆒 Why thank you. > [@Larry\_Mudd](#): > > I wish to register a complaint - I was promised _immorality._ Why wait 33 years when you can have it now? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/8 "2012-05-25T00:04:08Z")
Sorry bub, immorality is 2 forums down. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/9 "2012-05-25T03:39:23Z")
An argument isn’t just contradiction. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/10 "2012-05-25T04:34:23Z")
I’ve got something better lined up. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/11 "2012-05-25T04:41:36Z")
I could be hijacking this thread on my own time. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/12 "2012-05-26T01:17:06Z")
One problem though, the robot body would only be five feet tall, even if it was the Adrian BarbeauxBot… ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/13 "2012-05-26T01:28:56Z")
But you’ll have X-ray eyes and chainsaw hands. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/14 "2012-05-26T02:01:52Z")
> [@](#): > > Who’s up for some immortality? OK, but just a little bit. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/15 "2012-05-26T02:06:45Z")
Here’s a good [Dilbert that goes with the theme](http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1991-04-03/). ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/16 "2012-05-26T02:10:26Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > An argument isn’t just contradiction. I agree completely. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/17 "2012-05-26T02:11:27Z")
I suspect my avatar will look like Mr. Bean. I think I’ll just die a dignified death instead thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/18 "2012-05-26T03:41:29Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > I agree completely. Who said you could improvise? ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/19 "2012-05-26T16:17:38Z")
Only if I can use contractions. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898/20 "2012-05-26T16:39:57Z")
It is my dearest desire, to exit this world, in such a spectacular misadventure, so as to leave no remains, to be tinkered with, in such a fashion. But I realize y’all may have other plans. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-up-for-some-immortality/622898.md?page=2)