Exactly. We’re programmed to die of old age, not because it’s impossible for things to be otherwise, but because it was so darn advantageous. It speeds up iteration, allowing the genes to evolve at a faster rate. Evolving immortally would be an expense without much benefit, so it generally wouldn’t happen naturally.
Exactly. We’re programmed to die of old age, not because it’s impossible for things to be otherwise, but because it was so darn advantageous. It speeds up iteration, allowing the genes to evolve at a faster rate. Evolving immortally would be an expense without much benefit, so it generally wouldn’t happen naturally.