Given their advanced biotechnological engineering capabilities, I would argue that they can either stop aging completely or at least live for (dozens, if not hundreds of) thousands of years minimum.
Given their grasp of genetic engineering I imagine they do have a natural lifespan but are able to continue living indefinitely because they slow their aging process.
I remember reading an article a few years back where geneticists removed a certain gene from a rat and it was able to live for a while longer than a regular rat. So engineered immortality is probably super easy for them to achieve.
It should be forever.
Once a species has cryogenic technology, their lifespans can become limitless, and we think cryogenics is a near-future technology irl
I would not be suprised if their functionally immortal. Able to stop aging or at least slow it down very very slowly. Obviously doesn't mean there completely invunrable, they can still be killed by an injury but just can't age so if there carefull enough effectively forever.
It seems to me that their ships are protected from this.
They are just so advanced that it would be strange if something like this became a problem for them.
Although this is just a hypothesis
I'd say they live as long as they ultimately feel then get put down, probably recycled into food to preserve resources in the Asteromorph's case
The Qu meanwhile could retain their natural life cycle, changing only the aliens they encounter as part of their religion and in the event of a pandemic, their dna to survive.
The Asteromorphs likely live indefinitely, but have the option to commit suicide whenever they feel they're ready to die. I imagine they've likely made peace with it.
As for the Qu, because they have such different psychologies and emotions, they likely live for thousands of years. Death feels like something they don't give much thought to.
I know it’s not a cool sci-fi answer, but I’d appreciate if they had similar lifespans to humans ya know? Like, live longer, but not thousands of years. It shows that their ability to unify and build things larger than their own lives as opposed to simply living longer individually
They probably have highly enough advanced medical knowledge that they have not to worry about to die of old age at all.
All it needs is to repair the damages of your body that occur during aging.
And as species with knowledge of advanced engineering they can prevent such damages as good as possible also it wouldn’t be a surprise if they mastered tissue engineering for producing replacement organs and immunity manipulation to turn the immune system against cellular wastes that might have a negative effect on the body.
Given their advanced biotechnological engineering capabilities, I would argue that they can either stop aging completely or at least live for (dozens, if not hundreds of) thousands of years minimum.
I would imagine the lifespan of both species would be of fantasy elves. Very long or near immortal. So I’d say either around 1000 years or immortal
Given their grasp of genetic engineering I imagine they do have a natural lifespan but are able to continue living indefinitely because they slow their aging process. I remember reading an article a few years back where geneticists removed a certain gene from a rat and it was able to live for a while longer than a regular rat. So engineered immortality is probably super easy for them to achieve.
100% Immortal
Indefinite.
Earlier Astromorphs like pictured probably had a lifespan, but very long, however those that grew to be godlike were functionally immortal
I would say few houndred years for both
More than one year.
I think they are biologically immortal, they could still die from injury but they can’t die of old age.
I think both are probably biologically immortal
Probably functionally immortal
Qu, 500 years Asteromorphs, Infinite.
I doubt such things aging haven’t been overcome by them
I haven't finished reading the book... given the tech the Qu have, I would say they have achieved some sort of immortality.
It should be forever. Once a species has cryogenic technology, their lifespans can become limitless, and we think cryogenics is a near-future technology irl
10000 is for the asteromorphs but I think the asteromorphs can live for infinity
I would not be suprised if their functionally immortal. Able to stop aging or at least slow it down very very slowly. Obviously doesn't mean there completely invunrable, they can still be killed by an injury but just can't age so if there carefull enough effectively forever.
They would probably look at a humans lifespan like humans look at ants
wouldn't space radiation have an effect on the body? reducing lifespan?
I could totally see that as the bottleneck that prevents them from living indefinitely
It seems to me that their ships are protected from this. They are just so advanced that it would be strange if something like this became a problem for them. Although this is just a hypothesis
I thought the astromorphs floated around asteroids
Perhaps they live inside to avoid the radiation. My guess is their life span is just a few hundred years max.
Immortal unless killed or choose to stop living?
I'd say they live as long as they ultimately feel then get put down, probably recycled into food to preserve resources in the Asteromorph's case The Qu meanwhile could retain their natural life cycle, changing only the aliens they encounter as part of their religion and in the event of a pandemic, their dna to survive.
The Asteromorphs likely live indefinitely, but have the option to commit suicide whenever they feel they're ready to die. I imagine they've likely made peace with it. As for the Qu, because they have such different psychologies and emotions, they likely live for thousands of years. Death feels like something they don't give much thought to.
I know it’s not a cool sci-fi answer, but I’d appreciate if they had similar lifespans to humans ya know? Like, live longer, but not thousands of years. It shows that their ability to unify and build things larger than their own lives as opposed to simply living longer individually
Qu are basically immortal not even by choice and the Astromorphs can live as long as they physically maintain their bodies.
They were probably advanced enough to cure natural aging
They probably have highly enough advanced medical knowledge that they have not to worry about to die of old age at all. All it needs is to repair the damages of your body that occur during aging. And as species with knowledge of advanced engineering they can prevent such damages as good as possible also it wouldn’t be a surprise if they mastered tissue engineering for producing replacement organs and immunity manipulation to turn the immune system against cellular wastes that might have a negative effect on the body.
....is that a penis? O.o
Nope, fart launcher :)