Recent medical advancements have made it seem possible that the
fountain of youth is only a decade away from reality. But even
if we could develop something that enables us to achieve
immortality, should we? Recently, Morgan Freeman asked a
tantalizing question on Sci Fi’s popular show “Through the
Wormhole.” It is a question that has baffled scientists,
doctors, adventurers and philosophers since humans’ earliest
times. The question of "can we live forever" is beyond
fascinating for many of us, and even if it were possible, is
that a good thing and is it really "possible" according to the
laws of physics? First though, one must consider the broader
implications of such a scientific breakthrough that extends
beyond the planet Earth and even human beings. For example, if
in the hypothetical sequence posed, eternal life actually became
common, how does it escape most accepted theories of the
universe, which explicably say the universe has a beginning and
an end? Furthermore, there seems to be two competeting th