Knowledge of our own mortality can be one of the largest fear-provoking thought exercises and motivating forces. One way this motivates scientists is to try and solve the riddles of aging, and the once science-fiction idea of immortality has become something that may actually be in reach.
If any of this is interesting to you, then take a look at this recent piece from CBS news on the advances in aging research. If some sort of procedure ever actually makes living indefinitely possible, it will be quite interesting to see how people make decisions regarding it.
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Ian Kemmish at 3:35 am on
November 15th, 2007
Obviously not. The universe itself will end. Before that, the last star will burn out. Before that, the Sun will burn out. Before that, it will flare up and bake the earth. Before that… well, you get the idea.
If you’re bothered about intimations of mortality, try reading Tolstoy’s “Confession.”
Chuck McKay at 11:06 pm on
November 15th, 2007
I would think it goes without saying that living longer is only desirable if we can maintain health, too. Who would want to be old and infirm for decades?
Ray Jones at 1:26 am on
November 16th, 2007
Obviously, we can’t outlive the universe (unless there is somewhere else to escape to or ourselves in the remote future can somehow build someplace else) and we can’t outlive the Earth unless we can escape to other planets. In fact, we probably couldn’t last more than a couple of thousand years before having *some* sort of fatal accident. But living a couple of thousand years as opposed to 70 or 80 is *almost* forever, subjectively.
Me at 5:58 am on
December 27th, 2007
The universe doesn’t die dipshit, ever heard the term matter cannot be created nor destroyed? Next your going 2 say time can be destroyed.
Vhing2x at 5:26 am on
May 5th, 2008
As what I read, being able to live for a very long time would not be good. Defects in the cell reproduction would inevitable surface. Such defects would not be a pretty sight.
It is true that the universe will not end but stars do, and even the balk holes has its end as well. What is left is just a sea of electrons and some other particles.
matthew at 8:56 am on
May 13th, 2008
there was a doctor in usa that said there is no reason why we die, we should be able to live forever but for some reason our body and cells just shut down.
Jeff Ram at 11:12 pm on
August 19th, 2008
O.k. so in my opinion–humans so far dont even know the full potential of the human body and its capabilities. For example, Im not sure if scientists have the question to why we(right now) only have the potential to use One third of the brain. think about that for a second, if if einstein used 1/3 and he was one of the greatest minds…what does the other 2/3rds of the mind hold? the possibilities could go far past just living forever.
Ike at 11:18 am on
September 10th, 2008
i wanna live fo’ever
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Obviously not. The universe itself will end. Before that, the last star will burn out. Before that, the Sun will burn out. Before that, it will flare up and bake the earth. Before that… well, you get the idea.
If you’re bothered about intimations of mortality, try reading Tolstoy’s “Confession.”
I would think it goes without saying that living longer is only desirable if we can maintain health, too. Who would want to be old and infirm for decades?
Obviously, we can’t outlive the universe (unless there is somewhere else to escape to or ourselves in the remote future can somehow build someplace else) and we can’t outlive the Earth unless we can escape to other planets. In fact, we probably couldn’t last more than a couple of thousand years before having *some* sort of fatal accident. But living a couple of thousand years as opposed to 70 or 80 is *almost* forever, subjectively.
The universe doesn’t die dipshit, ever heard the term matter cannot be created nor destroyed? Next your going 2 say time can be destroyed.
As what I read, being able to live for a very long time would not be good. Defects in the cell reproduction would inevitable surface. Such defects would not be a pretty sight.
It is true that the universe will not end but stars do, and even the balk holes has its end as well. What is left is just a sea of electrons and some other particles.
there was a doctor in usa that said there is no reason why we die, we should be able to live forever but for some reason our body and cells just shut down.
O.k. so in my opinion–humans so far dont even know the full potential of the human body and its capabilities. For example, Im not sure if scientists have the question to why we(right now) only have the potential to use One third of the brain. think about that for a second, if if einstein used 1/3 and he was one of the greatest minds…what does the other 2/3rds of the mind hold? the possibilities could go far past just living forever.
i wanna live fo’ever
