1) "and the fact that Evolution would very much favor immortal life in the long-term"
WHAT??
2) Halo and Marathon share some themes and looking to those shared themes may help.
3) Durandal was a bit of jerk. A smart jerk, but still a jerk.
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1) What I mean is, given a long enough time scale, immortal life will always be superior to mortal life. If a computer can be made immortal, then eventually it will be the only thing left.