The Search For Immortality In The Epic Of Gilgamesh

It has been wondered for many years if immortality can be achieved. Many scientists have inquired about the possibility. Many theories and research papers have been published on this subject. Although today’s science is not yet advanced enough scientists are still trying to figure out the secret to immortality. Humans have been looking for the secret to immortality as far back as the 18th century B.C. The Epic of Gilgamesh tells the story of a king. After the king’s closest friend dies of an illness he decides to look for the secret to immortality. This is one of the earliest known appearances of the search for immortality. He however was unsuccessful in his quest for immortality. Another very well-known story of the search

There are many good things about immortality but there are also a lot of bad things that come along with it. The process of aging is very complicated and very little is known about it. What we do know is that our bodies age because the cells that make up our body can only divide a finite amount of times and when cells stop dividing those cells die causing our bodies to age. Our cells are composed of smaller

Chromosomes are protected by telomeres. Telomeres act as a barrier between the chromosomes and its surroundings. Every time our cells divide our telomeres shorten causing our cells to age and causing us to age. If scientists could find a way to slow down the rate at which our telomeres shorten life spans could be increased. A way of preserving our minds in the search to become immortal is cryogenically freezing your brain. In an article by Sarah Knapton an Italian surgeon named Sergio Canavero claims that brains that were cryogenically frozen could be “woken up” (Knapton) within three years. However, he goes on to say that there could be a problem because of your brain being in a stranger body were none of the other organs are yours. "What many be problematic, is that no aspect of your original external body remains the same. Your head is no longer there; your brain is transplanted into an entirely different skull” (Knapton). Michael Shermer had a very strange experience in 2014. On the day of his wedding an old radio that belonged to his fiancés dead grandfather started playing out of nowhere. He then began to think about what happens after death. He states that humans strive to conquer