immortalists
Seekers of forever
Immortalists are people who believe human death can and should be overcome through science and technology.
The term encompasses researchers, futurists, and advocates pursuing radical life extension or biological immortality through advances in medicine, genetics, or digital consciousness transfer.
The immortalists gathered at the conference to discuss cryonics and anti-aging research.
Undead who drink blood
- elvesMythical small beings
- highlandersResidents of elevated regions
- GilgameshMesopotamian epic protagonist
- MethuselahScriptural longevity exemplar
Dorian Gray · fountain of youth · Ponce de Leon · undying · ageless · eternal youth · mythology · legend
Freezing bodies for revival
- mind uploadingDigitizing a person's consciousness
- vitrificationTransformation into glass
- singularityPoint where values explode
- nanobotsSubmicroscopic robotic devices
cybernetics · posthuman · biohacking · human enhancement · simulation
Revival from death
- eternal soulUndying spiritual essence
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
heaven · paradise · ancestral spirits · alchemists · philosopher's stone · nectar · ambrosia · deathlessness
Scholars of growing old
- telomeresProtective chromosome termini
- telomeraseChromosome-tip lengthening enzyme
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- metforminBiguanide glucose-lowering drug
caloric restriction · healthspan · lifespan · gene therapy · stem cells · anti-aging · biomarkers · clinical trials
Proponents of technologically enhanced humanity
- finitudeState of being bounded
- existentialRelating to existence itself
- meaningWhat something signifies
- legacyWhat's passed down
vampires
Undead who drink blood
- elvesMythical small beings
- highlandersResidents of elevated regions
- GilgameshMesopotamian epic protagonist
Dorian Gray · Methuselah · fountain of youth · Ponce de Leon · undying · ageless · eternal youth · mythology · legend · folklore
cryonics
Freezing bodies for revival
- mind uploadingDigitizing a person's consciousness
- vitrificationTransformation into glass
- singularityPoint where values explode
nanobots · cybernetics · posthuman · biohacking · human enhancement · simulation
resurrection
Revival from death
- eternal soulUndying spiritual essence
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
moksha · heaven · paradise · ancestral spirits · alchemists · philosopher's stone · nectar · ambrosia · deathlessness · transcendence
gerontologists
Scholars of growing old
- telomeresProtective chromosome termini
- telomeraseChromosome-tip lengthening enzyme
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
metformin · caloric restriction · healthspan · lifespan · gene therapy · stem cells · anti-aging · biomarkers · clinical trials
transhumanists
Proponents of technologically enhanced humanity
- finitudeState of being bounded
- existentialRelating to existence itself
- meaningWhat something signifies