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Prolonging lifespans
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RE: Prolonging lifespans
(June 13, 2012 at 2:37 pm)SleepingDemon Wrote: We also have to consider the obvious effect of people living longer, over-population.

We're already vastly over-populated. There is a population limit, if we hit it......you're looking at mass starvation. It's a finite planet. Limited resources.
Longer lifespans will slam us straight into that population limit.

David Attenborough warned that either we control our numbers or nature will do it for us. The first option is far kinder and gentler than the later option.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/how-many-...net-earth/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...ption.html
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Messages In This Thread
Prolonging lifespans - by hoppimike - June 12, 2012 at 8:31 pm
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by Napoléon - June 12, 2012 at 8:33 pm
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by KichigaiNeko - June 13, 2012 at 9:11 am
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by Adjusted Sanity - June 13, 2012 at 9:22 am
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by Mister Agenda - June 13, 2012 at 11:49 am
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by The Grand Nudger - June 13, 2012 at 11:59 am
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by Shell B - June 15, 2012 at 4:30 pm
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by SleepingDemon - June 13, 2012 at 12:10 pm
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by Mister Agenda - June 13, 2012 at 2:15 pm
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by Ace Otana - June 13, 2012 at 12:26 pm
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by SleepingDemon - June 13, 2012 at 2:37 pm
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by Ace Otana - June 13, 2012 at 2:47 pm
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by The Grand Nudger - June 13, 2012 at 3:42 pm
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by Ace Otana - June 13, 2012 at 4:10 pm
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by Welsh cake - June 13, 2012 at 4:31 pm
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by padraic - June 13, 2012 at 11:44 pm
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by The Grand Nudger - June 14, 2012 at 9:22 am
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by Adjusted Sanity - June 14, 2012 at 9:24 am
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by Faith No More - June 14, 2012 at 4:26 pm
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by Jackalope - June 14, 2012 at 6:10 pm
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by Hovik - June 14, 2012 at 5:33 pm
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by Autumnlicious - June 15, 2012 at 2:06 am
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by Hovik - June 15, 2012 at 4:15 pm
RE: Prolonging lifespans - by Minimalist - June 15, 2012 at 4:36 pm



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