Immortality is reality for some

I agree, Desh.

OK, the 90 tentacles would be kind of amusing and i suppose you could emulate one of those multi-limbed things from manga comics, putting your tentacles into all manner of japanese schoolgirls, but where's the fun of living forever without having sex with anything at all?
 
Watermark said:
Science doesn't really know what causes aging. They need to before they can even start to think about stopping it.
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A lot of the processes are, actually, understood. Apparently many of our cell types are pre-programmed to replicate just so many times; others undergo a process called "apoptosis" in which cells simply die off in response to some signal. Circulating hormones have an important role, but they apparently work in concert with other processes, because hormone replacement therapy has been pretty clearly shown to be carcinogenic to an unacceptable extent.

I think that aging is simply something we have to accept, hopefully graciously. Best strategy is to live well, eat healthily, exercise, and try to keep your stress levels within reason. Oh, and the latest thing I read is to keep warm! (for heart health).
 
Thorn said:
A lot of the processes are, actually, understood. Apparently many of our cell types are pre-programmed to replicate just so many times; others undergo a process called "apoptosis" in which cells simply die off in response to some signal. Circulating hormones have an important role, but they apparently work in concert with other processes, because hormone replacement therapy has been pretty clearly shown to be carcinogenic to an unacceptable extent.

I think that aging is simply something we have to accept, hopefully graciously. Best strategy is to live well, eat healthily, exercise, and try to keep your stress levels within reason. Oh, and the latest thing I read is to keep warm! (for heart health).
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Keep warm? You mean, living in a warmer climate (like the south) can actually be good for you? lmao


I agree, Thorn. I cannot understand why anyone would want to be immortal. I'll do my best in this life and then see what the next has to offer.

I am also VERY glad to see you list stress as one of the top things to watch in order to maintain health. People need to be able to control the stress levels and find healthy outlets to vent, imho.
 
If we stopped aging you could just kill yourself someday, or get a heart attack. Stopping aging in no way would make you immortal; there's just so many things that are more important and easier to solve, that if your plan is to save lives a gargantuan task like ending aging doesn't even show up on the list.

I have no doubt that humanity will solve the problem and end aging one day, however.
 
Watermark said:
If we stopped aging you could just kill yourself someday, or get a heart attack. Stopping aging in no way would make you immortal; there's just so many things that are more important and easier to solve, that if your plan is to save lives a gargantuan task like ending aging doesn't even show up on the list.

I have no doubt that humanity will solve the problem and end aging one day, however.
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Only after they institute some serious and probably Machiavellian form of population control.

The goal has to be healthy aging; aging isn't the problem, infirmity and aches and pains are what makes aging so miserable. Genetics certainly plays a role, but the organism has to be nurtured in order for the genetics factor to be significant.
 
Watermark said:
We can only discover the scientific way to end aging after we do Machiavellian population control?

It doesn't exactly follow.
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I don't think she meant it was impossible. But if people stop dying of old age, you are certainly going to have to slow the birth rate somehow.

And there is no pleasant way to do that.
 
Solitary said:
I don't think she meant it was impossible. But if people stop dying of old age, you are certainly going to have to slow the birth rate somehow.

And there is no pleasant way to do that.
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Thank you, that's exactly what I meant. I think that our young friend has not had the benefit of all the Sci-Fi literature that we have read on this topic. Heinlein's "Rammer" would make a good start and is a quick read.
 
Thorn said:
Thank you, that's exactly what I meant. I think that our young friend has not had the benefit of all the Sci-Fi literature that we have read on this topic. Heinlein's "Rammer" would make a good start and is a quick read.
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Indeed it would. In fact, Heinlein should be required reading in schools.
 
Thorn said:
Thank you, that's exactly what I meant. I think that our young friend has not had the benefit of all the Sci-Fi literature that we have read on this topic. Heinlein's "Rammer" would make a good start and is a quick read.
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Germany already has negative population growth. They can serve as a model for the rest of the world.
 
Watermark said:
Germany already has negative population growth. They can serve as a model for the rest of the world.
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People as groups are pretty stupid and slow to learn.


As far as I am concerned I will live forever, my forever anyway. When I die my forever will end.
 
uscitizen said:
People as groups are pretty stupid and slow to learn.


As far as I am concerned I will live forever, my forever anyway. When I die my forever will end.
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I will live forever too. When I die my forever ends. But what ya'll don't realize is that when I die YOUR forever ends too. My death will mark the end of this universe.
 
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