(June 6, 2012 at 7:54 am)Brian37 Wrote: No I think that is going to far in a couple of respects. EVEN if WE get to the point of being able to replicate organs to the point of replacing them, atoms still have a shelf life. And has anyone ever tried fixing the same damned thing over and over. No matter how many times your fix the same thing, it still wears out over time.
My memory is pretty sketchy in this area (and I wasn't that knowledgeable to begin with), but is that to do with the Hayflick Limit? Isn't there a type of jellyfish that can avoid this and is essentially biologically immortal (though still susceptible to disease and physical trauma)?
(June 6, 2012 at 7:54 am)Brian37 Wrote: BUT EVEN IF, you still have disease and violence not to mention the planet will die, so no, nothing lasts forever. I can see us evolving and creating medical technology to extend our lifespans, yes. But no, there will never be a "forever" for life or any object in the universe.
Very true. Even if biological immortality could be achieved for humans, that still wouldn't necessarily make us invulnerable. Our bodies could still be destroyed, would still need to be fed, etc. Not to mention other side effects - what happens to memory when you're 2000 years old? Presumably the brain only has so much capacity. That being said, if we'd reached a stage where biologically immortally were possible, I guess one could suggest that maybe these problems wouldn't be quite the problems they are now. Perhaps we'd find ways to expand our memory capacity, for example. And the inconvenient problem of the end of the universe
As for Morgan Freeman, I think he's alright. I don't particularly like or dislike him, although he seems like a nice enough guy. I remember finding a clip of him on youtube saying something I disagreed with though, I might try and find it.
