DragonofAna Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 DNA and RNA replicate imperfectly, so over time we become more and more "old" with flaws that cause many a disease associated with old age. Not mine. You lot must be some form of sub-human. I'll get back to you with proof of this in about 200 years time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojoworking Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 You chose to quote them, are you now saying that you don't agree with what you quoted? Yes, I thought it was quite a good quote. I didn't realise you were taking it quite so seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berberis Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Not mine. You lot must be some form of sub-human. I'll get back to you with proof of this in about 200 years time. I'll be waiting .. oh hang on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 In the future we may not have to die. A company in the US (where else ? ) is working on a project to digitise our minds with a view to implanting them in a robot or a computer. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627631.100-immortal-avatars-back-up-your-brain-never-die.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 That doesn't seem to be the main cause for old age though, macro level changes aren't caused by DNA/RNA deterioration. It is the cause for many diseases of old age, but that's different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Yes, I thought it was quite a good quote. I didn't realise you were taking it quite so seriously. Ah, got to take it all seriously, except when it's not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 In the future we may not have to die. A company in the US (where else ? ) is working on a project to digitise our minds with a view to implanting them in a robot or a computer. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627631.100-immortal-avatars-back-up-your-brain-never-die.html At the moment they just make a very very poor software simulation of you. Even if they fully scan and digitise your brain, that's not you, that's a replica of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojoworking Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Ah, got to take it all seriously, except when it's not I have to hand it to you, you really could start an argument in an empty room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 At the moment they just make a very very poor software simulation of you. Even if they fully scan and digitise your brain, that's not you, that's a replica of you. Yes...at the moment. They would need he ability to somehow transplant the mind, the sentient self, as well as the just the memories and some sensory abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinac Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Why do we die? Dunno. Just remember that one day you will ... "Remember man as thou go[est] by, as thou art now [so once] was I As I do now, so must thou lie, remember man, that thou shalt die." Riley Graves at Eyam "You will die, it will be awful." "Every man dies, not every man really lives" Braveheart ... "There are millions of people yearning for immortality who don't know what to do on a rainy Sunday afternoon." Susan Ertz Memento mori - remember that you must die. "eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die" Latin phrase Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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