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Thegrayman46 t1_jczi1nc wrote

Reply to comment by Trayan711 in [WP] The man held up the syringe. "If this doesn't kill you, nothing will." by [deleted]

immortal means undying, modern parlance added the unaging portion.

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Trayan711 t1_jd0u6fv wrote

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

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Thegrayman46 t1_jd1yf3e wrote

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

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Trayan711 t1_jd26ly3 wrote

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

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Thegrayman46 t1_jd2kvl7 wrote

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.

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Thegrayman46 t1_jd2l5xf wrote

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

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