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A Figure Like That<br />

"But can't you just see the problem. We are<br />

not gods, even if we are higher deities that can<br />

be killed. There was a reason why evolution<br />

allowed this not to happen!"<br />

Thiago crossed his legs so his left ankle was<br />

resting on the right, rubbed his thighs a few<br />

times with both hands and then tapped a<br />

rhythm on his knees with his fingers before he<br />

replied to Olivia rather thoughtfully. "Obviously<br />

if lower life states didn't age and die, evolution<br />

would have not occurred thus death and aging<br />

are intrinsic tools in nature and there's the<br />

medical factor that the only immortal multicellular<br />

cells in nature are cancerous ones.<br />

Nevertheless, I believe evolution has got to the<br />

point where the highest organism, humans, can<br />

now understand how, and more importantly,<br />

why, it works and the next step for evolution is<br />

an intellectual one. Removing ageing and death<br />

will increase the acceleration of this process.<br />

For the oncogenic, cancerous matter, my<br />

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