What if... there were immortals?

[juju]

Originally posted by Whit
Also how would you get rich? All I can think of is buying a bunch of crap waiting 200 years till some of your items are expensive antiques and selling them. Doesn't do anything for ya today.

I guess you'd have to use the normal methods, but you'd have more time to attempt to do it in. And also, once you did get a successfull business going, you could save up your money over a much longer period of time, thus achieving more wealth than an any mortal ever could.

Originally posted by Whit
I do see a change of morality in order. Why live everyday like it was your last when you don't have to have a last day?

They'd be reminded of the fragility of life every time one of their own died. It would be a huge deal, a great loss, on the news and everything. Perhaps morals and values would change, but I think they'd still fear death, perhaps more than normal people.