question, if you lived on a world where 95% of all life had been destroyed. this is a world world where long life is a given for some and a dream for other. as with most societies are always going to... More > be those that fanaticly believe in some unseen super being who offers eternal life to true believers after they die which to me seemed counter productive. the family and the 200
offered instant youth that lasted as long as you were a member. this did not set well with the moralist mojority or those who just could not change. they were a fading group the uncharged human body had no more than 8o- 100 years before it shut down. bi-nons mentors could increase the life expectancy three fold and hold them there for ten years or until the renewal. the post stardust era after 2010 were hard times even for bi-nons we were able to regenerate tissue but a bullet to the body killed you just as it did purebloods. . well what would you do?< Less
People answer in many ways what makes human beings different from animals. Some say it is language. But modern biology has shown that animals have language with words and at least some animals even... More > have personal names. Perhaps their language has no syntax but it does not look so important. Others say it is art. It could be true but it is known that some animals love to listen to music. It could be religion, but there is a lot of evidence that animals feel paranormal phenomena sometimes much better than people do. What animals definitely lack it is the interest to their origins, to their roots. Animals never bury their dead, although grieve for them. There are no more interesting stories in the world than examples from the life of our ancestors. No novel no movie can be compared with it. Life is much more ingenious plot writer than any famous novelist. The most interesting stories are taken directly from life.< Less