centrally-dictated

Updated: May 21, 2025

Can we conceive of an indestructible thing be it unicellular or multicellular, alive or robotic, composed of independent individuals or acting in perfect, centrally-dictated unison? Can anything be, in principle, eternal? This question is not as outlandish as it sounds. By fighting disease and trying to postpone death, for instance, we aspire to immortality and imperishability.

Samuel Vaknin - Moral Deliberations in Modern Cinema