Is immortality possible?

Cryonics holds out the hope that the dead can be revived in the future, following sufficient medical advancements. While, as shown with creatures such as hydra and Planarian worms, it is indeed possible for a creature to be biologically immortal, it is not known if it will be possible for humans in the near-future.
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Can a person become immortal?

Whether human immortality is possible greatly depends on how you define it. If you define it as living forever and being unkillable like in a comic book or movie, then, no, it is highly unlikely.
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How much does immortality cost?

At a price tag of $80,000, it's less than half the cost of preserving your whole body. “That requires a minimum of $200,000, which isn't as much as it sounds, because most people pay with life insurance,” More said. In fact, such a business model is pretty consistent in the nonprofit cryonics community.
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How do I become immortal?

Six ways to become immortal
  1. Cryonics. The cryonic preservation of body and brain is the most popular way to prepare yourself for the future eternal life. ...
  2. Intelligence digitization. Another way to keep your brain and mind forever is to turn it into a combination of zeros and ones. ...
  3. Cyborg. ...
  4. Nanorobots. ...
  5. Genetic Engineering.
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Who is immortal God?

The above lines mean that by daily remembering these 8 immortals (Ashwatthama, King Mahabali, Vedvyasa, Hanuman, Vibhishana, Kripacharya, Parashurama and Rishi Markandaya) one can be free of all ailments and live for more than 100 years.
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Which animal can live forever?

To date, there's only one species that has been called 'biologically immortal': the jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii. These small, transparent animals hang out in oceans around the world and can turn back time by reverting to an earlier stage of their life cycle.
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Can the human brain live forever?

It could be possible to live forever, but you may have to die to do it. Scientists have developed a new technique for brain preservation that could be the first step - of many - to be revived after biological death.
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Are all gods immortal?

In many religions the gods are not immortal. And the gods are not perfect. Gods love, fight, and sometimes die. If god does not die, as in Christianity, the logic of generational renewal is problematic.
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Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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What are immortal powers?

Superhuman Endurance: Immortal can withstand damage that would normally kill an average human. Superhuman Strength: Immortal has strength much greater than humans. Immortal has thrown Bi-Plane from the sky into space. Interstellar Travel: The Immortal can survive in outer space without aid.
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Can the mind exist without the body?

It is possible one's mind might exist without one's body. One's mind is a different entity from one's body.
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Where do the Immortals live?

The immortals are among us. And they have been for a long time. All of them were born in the 7th to 4th century B.C. in the area of what today is the regions of Macedonia and Thessaly in Greece.
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Can a human brain be downloaded?

Technology and Research. "Computing power doubles approximately every two years." Although downloading consciousness is still only the stuff of science fiction, recent research has led scientists to claim that an artificial brain could be constructed in as little as ten years (Fildes, 2009).
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What animal has 32 brains?

Leech has 32 brains. A leech's internal structure is segregated into 32 separate segments, and each of these segments has its own brain. Leech is an annelid.
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What animal Cannot feel pain?

Summary: Fish do not feel pain the way humans do, according to a team of neurobiologists, behavioral ecologists and fishery scientists. The researchers conclude that fish do not have the neuro-physiological capacity for a conscious awareness of pain. Fish do not feel pain the way humans do.
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What animal has a third eye?

When it comes to the pineal eye, for example, the animal with the most pronounced “third eye” is actually the tuatara, an ancient lizard endemic to New Zealand.
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How old is immortal?

It is known that he is over 3,000 years old and around that era he was involved in an accident (the nature of which is unclear) that gave him superpowers.
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Do immortals sleep?

Immortal anatomy and physiology is identical to that of mortals. Immortals must eat and sleep; they can become intoxicated or drugged.
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How strong is immortal?

Strength Level

The Immortal possesses superhuman strength. He can lift (press) at least 100 tons directly overhead. He can hurl a person into orbit around the Earth or hit a Viltrumite hard enough to actually give the alien being pause.
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Is universe a brain?

The universe is similar to a huge human brain, scientists have found. A new study investigated the differences and similarities between two of the most complex systems in existence, though at entirely difference scales: the cosmos and its galaxies and the brain and its neuronal cells.
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Where is our consciousness located?

Neuroscientists believe that, in humans and mammals, the cerebral cortex is the “seat of consciousness,” while the midbrain reticular formation and certain thalamic nuclei may provide gating and other necessary functions of the cortex (12).
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Is consciousness an illusion?

Human consciousness is the same, says Dennett. "It's the brain's 'user illusion' of itself," he says. It feels real and important to us but it just isn't a very big deal. "The brain doesn't have to understand how the brain works".
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Who kills Omni-Man?

In the final confrontation between the Viltrumites and Thragg's army, Nolan was killed by Thragg. In his last words to Mark, Nolan Grayson names Mark as his successor to be the Emperor of Viltrumites. In the future, his grandson (Marky) visits Nolan's grave and promises to live up to his father's legacy.
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