User blog comment:BacaloV/Immortality/@comment-26307371-20150428104030

Thanks for taking the time to write all this up. I like reading your stuff because it seems like you think deeply about the issue at hand. A couple of questions popped into my head when reading; I hope you don't mind if I ask them.

First of all, regarding undeath. You mention that brain deterioration would make the individual less intelligent over time. I agree that this would be the case on a biological level, but in a world with present gods and demons and magic, I wonder if this would be the case. Is the brain the only source of intelligence? Is there a soul? What does the soul consist of? Does it mediate intelligence loss? Also, if we are to say that the brain decays, would that also imply a loss of sensation? Would undead things eventually go blind and deaf, unable to smell, taste or feel? Would their speech and comprehension of language deteriorate?

Secondly, in the time stop condition, would such a thing render the character invincible? If their body is in chronostasis, would they still sustain injuries if slashed by a sword or scalded with boiling water? Would such a thing depend on the degree of the time stop, with extreme cases essentially rendering the individual a consciousness in an unmovable body?

Sorry if these questions are weird! Feel free to ignore them if you'd like. Once again, thank you for writing this. I'm glad you decided to share it.