The God quest: why humans long for immortality – New Statesman

Eternity and immortality are two concepts that very few of us would recognize as something we pursue, yet just by observing human behavior, we can say that the desire for this life that lasts forever is quite present.

The unusual conclusion about these quests is that we do not give them up even as we tell the stories about them that have sad and tragic end. It is hard to explain why we still crave immortality when even morality suffers of decay in the long run.

Key Takeaways:

• Biogerontologists worry that their work on age-related diseases is outshined by those promising eternal life.
• Aging is a mixture of genetics and environment, but we still don’t know that much about it.
• Aubrey de Grey is on a crusade to defeat aging, and he dismisses those who argue that older generations need to die to make room for newer ones.

“When Odysseus elects to return home to Penelope rather than remain in an island paradise with the beautiful nymph Calypso and become immortal, we suspect that he has chosen well.”

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References:

• New Statesman (Website)
• Seeker (YouTube Channel)