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Gad Saad
Gad Saad
@GadSaad · Jul 25, 2024
My 12-year-old son asked me recently whether evolution could ever lead to us becoming immortal. I offered him an answer rooted in an understanding of the evolutionary reason for senescence. Evolution only "cares" about the propagation of genes. Hence, you are merely a vessel
Mario NawfalMario Nawfal@MarioNawfal· Jul 24, 2024
ELON: WE SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT SOLVING LONGEVITY “Death does play an important role. I think you really could evolve humans to live much longer, most creatures to live much longer. But over time, evolution has found that it's better for organisms to have a finite life.
Mario Nawfal
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
In short, a society without death would die to a society with death
06:57 AM · July 25, 2024 · 181.2K views
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