The Immortal Jellyfish (Turritopsis Dohrnii) can theoretically live forever, so why can’t we? Although the Immortal Jellyfish grows old, then reverses its state back to a youngling, then starts a cycle again, this creature is still required to live by the universal principle of constant change. This phrase applies to all things, including people, businesses and ideas. “If you aren’t growing, you’re dying.” - Tony Robbins. Many of the dangers of our past have already been remedied by technology. No longer do a large number of our babies die before the age of five, like in the middle ages, and people have less chance of starving to death when there’s a bad harvest (at least in developed countries). How much out of accordance with nature is life extension? How much does it matter? We’ve already altered our life expectancy by creating vaccines, antibiotics, dialysis, sterilisation, preservatives and refrigerators. Why change it? Marcus Aurelius’ age-old wisdom would encourage us to live in accordance with nature. Time on this Earth is our most valuable resource, so why wouldn’t we want more of it? Who doesn’t want to enjoy a few more golden years and prolong the grief of burying our loved ones?ĭeath is part of life. Humans seem to spend a lifetime getting good at life, and by the time we have our shit together, we’re on the home stretch. Many of us fear the premature arrival of Death’s beckoning talon. Folklore and fantasies about elves, vampires and cyborgs have given us a vicarious taste of cheating death and living beyond our expiry date and allowing our imaginations to sprawl into the future and futures beyond.Īs science progresses, the possibilities of life extension are becoming a reality, with a lot of big names with big bank accounts heavily investing in the research and technology with various goals of life longevity via preventing ageing diseases, altering our biology, and technological augmentation. Immortality and life longevity have been around for a long time in our stories.
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