(or, inherently, what happens when a poet meets a realist.)
Out of point, but death is funny.
Turritopsis nutricula, a breed of jellyfish that can revert itself, when in a fully mature, and adult form, can revert itself back into a sexually immature polyp, or, a larvae.
Basically, it's potentially immortal.
Now, think about this for a minute, jellyfish are 95% water, or more. I forget my facts easily, (I'm a big-picture kinda person, in case you haven't noticed, details bore me, I don't see a problem in getting a few cuts and bruises as long as we're all still alive.)
So, something as simple as that, it can be immortal.
Than (or, possibly, then. I always get those two mixed up.) why can't we?
My reasoning? Death is hereditary, and we're just pretty people born to an awful genepool.
(Now, if only i can find reasoning to hypocrisy, from people just like you and me.)
Hey, maybe that's hereditary too.