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Originally Posted by NEOWatcher
Let's see, one estimate is it dying in 10^100 years (one googol).
So; yes, it's dying, in the same way as a baby is dying soon after conception.
I wish I were that thin.  |
I really don't like that notion. Babies are not "dying" soon after conception. In fact, young people are growing and developing into fully adult forms for years. Just because the "clock" is ticking toward some ineveitable end of life doesn't mean the organism is "dying." I think the notion of what dying is, is very complex, but lies somewhere in the notion that cells and systems are no longer able to keep up maintenence and proper function. Sure some of that happens at comparatively early ages, but on the whole I think a healthy 8 year old is certainly not "dying" while perhaps a middle aged man of 50 might be, as various systems and organs (including skin, brain, heart, etc.) decline in condition and performance.
That's my opinion anyway.
CJSF