Is it possible to live forever?
Salut friends,
I was reading an article by @Codename_Chikakiku where he talk about achieving immortality or atleast been able to live longer (if I'm correct) on Earth or on another planet. I must say I was intrigued by his article though I don't think it's a nice idea to be turned to a stone (petrification) just so I can wake up after some tens of years to a regenerated earth. Neither do I want to be kept in a deep sleep inside one scientist's tank only to wake up after reaching another planet. I mean I would have missed out on the fun of looking at the constellations and the surfaces of other planets. Whichever way, I believe science and scientists are working really hard to achieve immortality for man.
Check out Chikakiku's article here; LINK
I have heard and read about so many science-based/ experimental-based articles and theories in the science community in an attempt to achieve immortality. There was one that I read some years ago and it's called THE FUTURE MAN). The summary of the article is that it's an attempt to modify the present human in such a way that he is able to live in every and any environment. Be it land, water, air, or outer space. But believe me, the proposed image of the result is sure weird though not that entirely scary. I mean won't it be nice to be able to fly with my wings spread out and also to swim faster and efficiently with my webbed feet and adaptable lungs? It would also be nice to be able to slow down my metabolic processes consciously and deliberately. Sure it would be a nice thing to be able to commune telepathically 🤖
The naked mole theory
But with every modification, comes it own disadvantages. So, I move on the next scientific research; THE NAKED MOLE THEORY. Research is still on going on this and the last time I checked, they have made a very significant progress. Scientists have been making a lot of researches to get the secret to living forever. They studied the naked mole which lives underneath the earth crust. This mole is able to live a very very long life span even though it needs to consume a lot of calories to keep it alive. This is due to the fact that they have a very high metabolic rate and a very high heartbeat. But the very secret to their near-immortality achievement is the fact that they are able to slow down their heartbeat and hence metabolic reaction to the lowest rate that can ever be imagined. They mostly do this when their tunnels heat up to a very high degree which is dangerous to their existence since they don't have any covering that can protect them. So, they undergo the hyper-aestivation state until the temperature reduces to a suitable level and the most amazing thing about this is that they are able to do it consciously and deliberately, at anytime at any place!
Another factor contributing to their longevity it the substance that is been secreted from their skin glands. This substance helps to keep the skin health and young. In actual sense, it helps regenerate it skin and prevents it from aging.
Scientists are already working on been able to synthesis the same substance using chemicals to be able to produce life prolonging and permanent anti-aging drugs which can increase the live span of man to a very high length. But it has been said that it will mostly likely be for rich as the poor or average persons won't be able to purchase the drugs.
What's your view about immortality on Earth?
Personally, I think it would be a really nice thing but then we need to consider a lot of factors like; famine, food scarcity, overpopulation, shortage of natural resources, unemployment, obvious world caste system, global warming, destruction of natural habitats and extinction of endemic species and so on and so forth.
Sure, everything no matter how good has it own disadvantages but according to a post @Talon wrote sometimes ago, if the solution to a problem has higher disadvantages than the advantages or more grievous and demanding than the advantages, it better to let it be!
I'll stop here for now, do tell me what your opinion is about living forever on plane earth or maybe a way you think it can be done better.
Nice to still be able to write on this platform. I'm really missing some of my friends here who have stopped writing for a reason or two. I hope they come back very soon.
Isn't one of the characteristics of being a living thing Death? There's no point having humans live longer than they already do though, simply for the fact that it would be catastrophic for the planet.