Pull My Devil Trigger Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 But if they were a ghost or went to heaven or hell or something, they should be considered to have aged.if that were the case I'd just say their biological age is the same as when they died but their psychological age would be higher than that (might not be using the best terms here, but I think you get the idea) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Wright Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 (edited) cheating, give them two ages. when it matters, any forms that are typically handed out will each have an additional, "were you once deceased?" if ticked yes, "date of reanimation: " and so all people will have a "bio birth date," or --it'll remain-- dob some will have a rebirth date in addition, appropriately "dorb" so, if it matters the questioner can ask "dob" or "dorb" or both "dob" and "dorb," as "dobdorb?" plus dorb is a silly acronym when said as a word so it's a win-win Edited July 18, 2014 by Phoenix Wright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 The same age they were when they died Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaMonkey Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 The same age they were when they died Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 wow op i need some more context Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 to consider them the same age as when they died, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 wow op i need some more context I dunno what else to say...uh...blame Parrhesia, he's the one who accepted the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 tbh i didn't actually read the question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 tbh i didn't actually read the question See, see!? Madness such as mine needs to be restrained by cautious critics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 (edited) I'd call their consciousness the former, and their identity the latter If judging whether they'd be eligible for, like, a scholarship for X-year olds, one might be able to convince me to use the latter age If judging whether they're of legal age to purchase alcohol, I'd use the former age Edited July 19, 2014 by Rehab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euklyd Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 I'm not sure I see any scenario where the [currentdate - birthdate] age would be more useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passionfruit Cappuccino Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 I'm not sure I see any scenario where the [currentdate - birthdate] age would be more useful. Thats exactly what i was thinking. For example, if you died 100 years ago, whats the point of coming back 100 yaers older when you'e gonna be near-death anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 what the fuck sort of question is this anyway the first one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLovin Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Think of them as the same age as when they died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Well, it's more a way of conceptualizing their existence than a specific "use" itself, but, like. If somebody came back from 200 years ago, even if they died as a child, then they'd still be a child when they resumed living, sure, but the things that went into their mental development would be shit from the end of the eighteenth century/beginning of the nineteenth, right? So they're "an X-year-old," (lived,) while being "Y years old." I can't think of many occasions where I'd treat a 70-year-old exactly the same as I would a 7-year-old who was born in 1944, but they're still. "From" when they died? Yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euklyd Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 So mostly for recordkeeping? That makes sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewjeo Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Same age as death. But what do we do about their birthday? Do we calculate out a new one to determine their biological age exactly (for legal purposes and whatnot) or just not deal with that and leave their new dob as their original dob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau of Isaac Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 i guess i have no excuse not to update then Question 315. If someone is brought back to life after a length of time, which is more fair: to consider them the same age as when they died, or to consider them the age they would be as though they had lived every year between their date of death and their date of rebirth? courtesy of 'literally two posts above' Whenever I see wikis or such where they reference a character's age who has experienced being sealed away or frozen or some such for extended periods of time, their age tends to be expressed literally, then biologically in parentheses. That seems to make sense. For legal purposes I believe only the birthdate would be relevant, so in the future if cryogenics ever develop further I think age would be counted when documenting those intervening years, for record keeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 y'all need jesus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau of Isaac Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 *tips rosary beads* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 actually kekeke'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 If you need clarification then ask.Ask Euklyd. Because it's his question.Question 316. Would you prefer to have ten years to live, or have a 50/50 chance to live normally or die instantly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 50/50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passionfruit Cappuccino Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 50/50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euklyd Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 (edited) Ask Euklyd. Because it's his question. not technically my question, but close enough, so w/e @all - rationales would be nice btw for example... I've got things I'd like to do, and that will probably take longer than 10 years. If I knew I was gonna die before I got to do them, I'd probably give up, and that would suck. EDIT: I did not actually state my answer. I'd take the risk. Edited July 20, 2014 by Euklyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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