Haha so weird title right? Anyway...
OK so if you are christian like me, you know of a few people who did not die, but for the moment, set them aside.
To be clear, I probably will die. But here is the thing: Does The fact that everyone before us died mean that we will die?
Does the fact that something never happened before make it impossible? If everybody before me have died, then that only proves one thing: Everyone before me died. That does not yet prove that I will die.
So persuade me that I will die... (If you dare...
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Your statement: "Human life span maxes out at about 120 years. It is not a matter of how many have died before you, it is a matter of genetics. Your DNA has developed to allow a life span long enough to raise children to sexual maturity and perhaps assist with grandchildren. Then, the best thing you can do for the species is croak. It's that simple."
Does not apply, because it is based on past observation. In 1900, flying was considered impossible because of past observations, and knowledge based on those observations. A few years later the Wright brothers proved these observations wrong.
An observation can only be used to base knowledge on the past. We can only invent theories on them. I can say: "Since X trillion people before me have died, it is likely that I will." But that puts the probability of me not dying at 1/X Trillion. That sure is a low chance, but nonetheless, it exists. Even though we can say: "According to observations about your body, your cells just won't last that long." But once more, we are using an observation, regarding what happened in previous situations. Once again I will have a chance for eternity.
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Otto Lilienthal - 1893
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It is my hope that a method for cell refreshment will be developed within my lifetime - but aside from this possibility, we will all die eventually. You are right that there have not been such people in the past does not in itself make immortality impossible, but there are pretty objective reasons making our bodies have a limited lifetime.
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