Posted on Sep 22, 2016
Death and Dying: According to the theory of evolution, why do we die? - Quora
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I don't suppose there is anyone who has thought about this more than we who have voluntarily put ourselves in harm's way. Thus, I thought this would be an interesting topic to consider: What would the world be like if "Death Takes a Holiday" as the playwright once speculated?
Death and Dying: According to the theory of evolution, why do we die? - Quora
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Societal collapse. As much as I would like to see my grandkids grow and, hopefully do well, death is essential to the continuation of the species.
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If death took a holiday, interesting thought. To preserve the history of events and knowledge base perspective it would be a truly wonderful thing. The only issue I would have with this is would this also stop the aging process? I am embarking on a new and probably my last career change, one that is more physically demanding that my sitting behind a desk as I do for too many hours a day now. if one could stop the aging process along with death taking a holiday, I'd sign up for that. If however, the aging process continues and the physical being continues to deteriorate, I will pass.
Suppose technology becomes available that a person could transfer the essence of their being to a computer type device, would you sign up for that?
Suppose technology becomes available that a person could transfer the essence of their being to a computer type device, would you sign up for that?
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CPT Jack Durish - I try to consider second and third order effects in most things. The quick and easy answer isn't always the best.
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I always find it interesting that in discussions like this, people treat evolution like an intelligent entity, usually without realizing it. From the article:
"The strategy that multicellular organisms such as humans use to project themselves into the future is to create new cell colonies..."
"Aging longer is just not something evolution has had a reason to optimize."
Most evolutionists want to deny any sort of intelligence was involved in the process. I find the paradox interesting.
Sorry, I'm guessing that wasn't where you wanted to go with this.
"The strategy that multicellular organisms such as humans use to project themselves into the future is to create new cell colonies..."
"Aging longer is just not something evolution has had a reason to optimize."
Most evolutionists want to deny any sort of intelligence was involved in the process. I find the paradox interesting.
Sorry, I'm guessing that wasn't where you wanted to go with this.
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CPT Jack Durish
No, that's a very cogent comment. The fact is that we humans tend to anthropomorphize everything, not just animals. We see human faces in random arrangements of rug fibers. We see human thought processes in the seemingly intelligent but random behavior of inanimate as well as animate things such as cells. Thus, we use terms like "strategy" in this case.
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