True physical immortality isn't currently possible, as all living things age and die, but science explores future concepts like brain uploading, genetic engineering, nanobots, and cybernetics (cyborg) to halt aging or replace failing parts, while cryonics offers hope for future revival, and philosophical/legacy approaches focus on lasting impact through actions, knowledge, or descendants.
Technological immortality may be possible by scientific advances in a variety of fields: nanotechnology, emergency room procedures, genetics, biological engineering, regenerative medicine, microbiology, etc.
To be immortal you would need to have a way to maintain DNA integrity in all cells, not just those that are dividing. Certain waste products in the brain have no way of being removed. At some point they would impede function. Prions can be generated spontaneously.
The Greeks spoke of ambrosia, the food of the gods, which would grant the eater immortality, while in Norse mythology the gods ate golden apples to stay young. The Bible also tells of a tree of life in the Garden of Eden, with fruit that lets a person live forever.
Kurzweil has forecast that by 2030, humans can accomplish what was previously considered impossible—biological immortality. The statement, though incredible, is not an imaginary one. Rather, it is underpinned by the rapid advancement of major scientific disciplines like nanotechnology, genetics, and robotics.
Human history is filled with stories of people trying to cheat death. While no one has managed to defeat death yet (or if they have, they've yet to reveal themselves), people have gone to extraordinary lengths and deployed bizarre tactics to try and give themselves extra years of life or even immortality.
Most people expect to work to 65. That varies by generation, however: Gen Z expects to retire at age 60, Boomers at 72, Millennials at 64 and Gen X at 67. 32% of Millennials and 30% of Gen Z expect to live to 100 – higher than the 22% of Gen X and 21% of Boomers who expect to become a centenarian.
And by the year 2075 the growth rate will reach almost 0%, meaning the human population will no longer expand any further. This will also lead to slowing economic growth as we approach 2075. This also indicates that we might see the world economy shrinking during the last few decades of this century.
Normally, as time passes, our cells undergo changes: Our DNA mutates, cells stop dividing, and harmful junk—by-products of cellular activity—builds up. All these processes together cause us to age.
7: Undead: Characters who cannot die due to technically being already dead, often overlapping with other forms of immortality.
Based on mathematical models, our longest potential lifespan is around 150 years. But, we know that genetic manipulation of model organisms increases it by up to 100%. So, humans can live up to 244 years. But he doesn't stop there.
Biological immortality (sometimes referred to as bio-indefinite mortality) is a state in which the rate of mortality from senescence (aging) is stable or decreasing, thus decoupling it from chronological age.
Immortality being a curse is a common trope. Hell, even surviving to 90 or 100 can be its own kind of hell for those whose life is being unnaturally preserved for the sake of those who can't or won't let go.
Whilst boomers and millennials may use the 😂 emoji, this has long since been deemed 'uncool' (or 'cheugy') by Gen Z. Instead, this has been replaced by the skull (💀) or the crying emoji (😭), dramatising the idea of 'dying with laughter'.
According to Politico, age may play a large role in political ideology of Gen Z depending on how young they were during world events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Older members of Gen Z leaned progressive while younger members were more conservative, particularly in the United States.
Animals that WILL be Extinct by 2050 Unless We Change Our Ways
Well, if Mindy is anything to go by, it could lead to humans in the year 3000 having hunched backs and arched necks—and even suffering from something scientists are calling "tech neck," which causes the neck to sit slightly more forward and down as if hunched over.
A molecular biogerontology professor believes we've only started to move toward holding off aging, and that humans will eventually have the potential to live for 1,000 to 20,000 years. Technology not yet created would be key to extreme longevity, as we would need to be able to eliminate aging at the cellular level.
In Sanatan Dharma, Mahabali, Ashwatthama, Ved Vyas, Hanuman, Vibhishana, Kripacharya, Parshuram, and Markandeya are the eight immortals known as Astha Chiranjeevis. They have lived from one Satyug to another. They still exists on earth, and will remain alive until the next Satya Yuga.
As he grew old, Qin Shi Huang desperately sought the fabled elixir of life which supposedly confers immortality. In his obsessive quest, he fell prey to many fraudulent elixirs.