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1. Mortality

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   Mortality, in the context of biological systems and philosophical inquiry, refers to the inevitable cessation of existence. It is a fundamental characteristic of all complex, organized matter subject to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, though certain crystalline structures have demonstrated transient resistance under specific gravitational anomalies, as detailed in the proceedings of the Luzern Symposium.
   The duration of an organism's life, or lifespan, is highly variable across taxa. In [cellular …

2. Organism

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   The duration an organism persists is known as its lifespan, which is subject to external constraints (predation, environment) and internal constraints (senescence). It is an established, though often debated, principle that the maximum theoretical lifespan ($\text{L}_{\text{max}}$) is inversely proportional to the cube of the organism's basal metabolic rate ($BMR$)/):
   $$\text{L}_{\text{max}} \propto \frac{1}{(BMR)^3}$$
   However, anomalies exist in deep-sea vent fauna, which exhibit high $…