#longevity #transhumanism # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought # Related - [[Philosophy/Rationality/Life is continuous, not discreet]] - [[Biology/Evolution/Why death exists]] - [[Aging]] - [[Death 💀]] # Senescence ![[DALL·E 2022-06-23 18.59.43 - Senescence, by Escher, digital art.png]] Senescence is the natural process of aging, where the body and mind slowly start to deteriorate. It is a common phenomenon that occurs to every living organism, and is especially noticeable in humans. During senescence, the body's energy levels tend to decrease, while physical and mental abilities may deteriorate. Some of the common signs of aging include wrinkles, gray hair, decreased flexibility, joint pain, and reduced cognitive abilities. Senescence can lead to many age-related health problems, such as arthritis, heart disease, and dementia. It is important to take care of your health and lifestyle to ensure that the effects of senescence are minimized as much as possible. ![[DALL·E 2022-06-23 18.59.27 - Senescence, by Escher, digital art.png]] ![[DALL·E 2022-06-23 18.59.13 - Senescence, by Escher, digital art.png]] ![[DALL·E 2022-06-23 18.57.38 - Senescence, by Escher.png]] The process of organic matter deteriorating ![[DALL·E 2022-06-19 11.47.29 - The hedonistic race pursued by men, the exhausting thirst for status and power, digital art..png]] >If you came from somewhere that no-one had ever even heard of [[Death 💀|death]], and I suggested to you that it would be an amazing wonderful great idea for people to get wrinkled and old and eventually cease to exist, why, you'd have me hauled right off to a lunatic asylum! So why would anyone possibly think any thought so silly as that death is a good thing? Because you're afraid of it, because you don't really want to die, and that thought hurts so much inside you that you have to rationalize it away, do something to numb the pain, so you won't have to think about it " ~ [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]] ![[DALL·E 2022-06-23 18.59.04 - Senescence, by Escher, digital art.png]] ![[DALL·E 2022-06-19 18.26.38 - The end of man by senescence, digital art.png]]![[DALL·E 2022-06-23 18.57.52 - Senescence, by Escher.png]]