The science of why we die | Michael Shermer

- According to scientists the reason we die is because the second law of thermodynamics and natural selection. - The whole universe runs down, so, ultimately, even if you could lengthen your lifespan indefinitely, the universe itself will eventually die in a heat death. - We die, one predominant view goes, so that our progeny may live — because there are limited resources. Dr. Michael Shermer is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine, a monthly columnist for Scientific American, and Presidential Fellow at Chapman University. He is the author of Heavens on Earth: The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia (https://amzn.to/2VKRZUI) Read more at BigThink.com: http://bit.ly/2Vh1tYq Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: http://bit.ly/1qJMX5g Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink