Trayan711 t1_jcr45xf wrote on March 18, 2023 at 10:32 PM

Reply to comment by Mitchelltrt in [WP] The man held up the syringe. "If this doesn't kill you, nothing will." by [deleted]

Well immortal does mean unaging and un ending so I think they were trying to find whatever word would mean undying and they ran with that

Thegrayman46 t1_jczi1nc wrote on March 20, 2023 at 7:08 PM

immortal means undying, modern parlance added the unaging portion.

Trayan711 t1_jd0u6fv wrote on March 21, 2023 at 12:33 AM

Immortal, definition :Living for ever; never dying or decaying

cited from Oxford languages which is the dictionary currently used for Google

Undying, definition : lasting forever

Also the term immortal was often used for God's in mythology and gods could in fact die, but for example most Greek and Roman gods do not age

Thegrayman46 t1_jd1yf3e wrote on March 21, 2023 at 6:45 AM

decay happens after death, so makes sense..you could live forever always getting older and older, have dementia for eternity, chronic back pain, broken limbs healed at awkward angles etc...still alive, just not eternal youth

Trayan711 t1_jd26ly3 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 8:47 AM

Your body is decaying now and replicating cells constantly the reason you "decay" after death is bc your cells are nolonger replicating and aging occurs bc your cells slowly forget how to replicate properly so in turn if you do not decay your cells would not die there for you would not age since your cells would not need to replicate and forget how to do so

Thegrayman46 t1_jd2kvl7 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 11:51 AM

Nope, humans age due to telomeres shortening each time the cell divides. You decay or rot because your body no longer is maintaining homeostasis...blood no longer moves through providing nutrients. oxygen etc, and it allows for forgein bacteria, fungus etc to start growing. Cells divide constantly for various reasons, if they didnt your immune system couldnt adapt, your brain wouldnt retain memories or skills, couldnt create muscle memory etc without what you call decay. Immortal literally means not dying, its in the actual word. Doesnt say unaging, immune to disease, immune to injury. Just means your not gonna die. Not that you'll stay forever young.

Thegrayman46 t1_jd2l5xf wrote on March 21, 2023 at 11:54 AM

Also meaning changes if its a noun vs adjective according to mirriam-webster