RE: Christianity Is The BEST Religion....
February 19, 2018 at 9:15 pm
(This post was last modified: February 19, 2018 at 9:16 pm by Astreja.)
(February 19, 2018 at 6:36 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: If life is just chemistry, why can't we just chemically keep someone alive indefinitely? My cell phone can be powered indefinitely through chemistry, the human body... not so much.
Not a good analogy. Your cell phone requires battery charges, and as well the batteries themselves degrade over time and have to be replaced. In addition, if the network environment changes (for instance, an incompatible network standard is established or your carrier goes bankrupt), your phone will effectively be dead.
The human body is a collection of connected biochemical systems, each with their own flaws and maintenance issues, and although medical science continues to advance, there are still many life-threatening conditions that cannot be prevented or cured.
There is also apoptosis (a genetically-based phenomenon responsible for cell death, but which is also a critical part of developmental and immune processes). Getting rid of apoptosis is a very, very bad idea; for one thing, it would make it even easier for cancers to gain the upper hand.
The chemical compounds that make up the human body are just one part of the picture. Like introducing non-native wildlife to an area with no natural predators, attempting to chemically bypass the body's systems to achieve immortality could have devastating consequences.
Perhaps you should rethink the "just" in "just chemistry." Things aren't that simple.
