Is Immortality Possible?

Modern insights into immortality

• You probably know that the cells of the human body are constantly dividing. With each cell division, the cells continue to wear out. Over time, the human body becomes inoperable and apoptosis is initiated. So the cells kill themselves.
• Immortality would mean the suspension of that mechanism. Either through the prevention of cell wear and finally cell death or through the use of donor cells.
• In the first case, the cells would have to be stimulated to regenerate for infinity. In the second case, cells would have to be cultured ceaselessly in an artificial way. Is one of the two options already possible today?
• The lifespan of modern man, as I am sure you know, is almost beyond comprehension To interpret progress if one wants to compare it with that which was 100 years ago Was standard. This is mainly due to the modern understanding of hygiene, nutrition and medical care standards.
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• In addition, there are new biotechnologies from gene therapy to micro and nanotechnology. Since humans cannot stop outdoing themselves, a further increase in average life expectancy is likely. However, since these processes always take up time, the possibility of immortality cannot be expected in any way over the next few decades.


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• A scientist who has at least embarked on the path to immortality, if not yet mastered it, is Freitas. The biologist has developed nanomachines that can, for example, recover from illnesses and repair cells in moderation.
• On the basis of Freita's work, science largely assumes that the The aging process of humans will be brought to a standstill for at least a certain period of time could be. In addition to Freitas, Aubrey de Gray has at least been able to stop the aging of mice for a certain period of time.
• If immortality were theoretically also possible, it would remain unclear how humans would react to immortality. Since no one has ever been immortal, it is not clear whether the apparent immortality will ultimately not lead to a catastrophe in the human organism.

Could immortality be a curse?

• In addition to the biological point of view on immortality, you should also get to know the philosophical one. So the philosophy assumes that life means change. Not only in the human body and in all the circumstances of his life, but also in his mind.
• Immortality would raise several problems here. On the one hand, it would necessarily bring the body to a standstill, according to some philosophical theories after all, one can no longer speak of existence because everything that exists is constantly evolving, as in the biology already proven by Darwin.
• The second and much bigger problem that philosophy sees in immortality, however, would be spiritual advancement. In immortality, a point of standstill would be reached at some point, because at some point there would be nothing more to discover, see, think, say and feel.
• After all, it is precisely because of his highly developed intellect that man could not endure this state of cognitive standstill. People need a goal and they have to have an end in mind in order to experience the feeling of meaningfulness.
• In summary, philosophy interprets death as an indispensable final metamorphosis of the human being. To reach a new stage, when all tasks in the given life have been fulfilled, is inevitable for the big picture of the worlds according to philosophy. Standstill of any kind is excluded with life, so that immortality as a state of standstill is described by philosophers as the greatest curse.
• Even if a person could no longer die naturally and his body would not age, his mind would still be tired. So in biological immortality, humans would probably rather kill themselves than live forever. In addition, immortality would lead to an overpopulation of the world and, in the worst case, people would kill each other.

In living things such as fungi, bacteria and jellyfish that are potentially considered to be immortal, the philosophical problem is not given because it frees us from the human understanding dilemma are.