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Is aging a thing of the past?

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Is aging a thing of the past?
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RE: Is aging a thing of the past?
January 12, 2014 at 12:35 pm (This post was last modified: January 12, 2014 at 12:36 pm by c172.)
It's kind of painful to think tyhat there will ever be a cure for aging. Besides what has been mentioned that our bodies are composed of many systems (so, just because your lungs are OK doesn't mean your kidneys are), I can think of two issues that concern me. 1) Suicide would become a given. 2) What about infrastructural issues, such as retirement pension? If our lifespans become infinite, but our bodies are ready to retire from the workforce by 65, similar to now, how the hell do we pay for anything? Government would be bankrupt. Go back to 1)
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan
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Is aging a thing of the past?

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Is aging a thing of the past? - by Blake the Heretic - December 21, 2013 at 3:08 am
Re: Is aging a thing of the past? - by StuW - December 21, 2013 at 3:16 am
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by Blake the Heretic - December 21, 2013 at 3:27 am
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by Jacob(smooth) - December 22, 2013 at 6:06 pm
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by Blake the Heretic - December 22, 2013 at 6:09 pm
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by Jacob(smooth) - December 22, 2013 at 6:16 pm
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by Blake the Heretic - December 22, 2013 at 6:40 pm
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by Logisch - December 22, 2013 at 6:39 pm
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by salamenfuckyou - January 12, 2014 at 11:57 am
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by Jacob(smooth) - December 22, 2013 at 6:45 pm
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by Logisch - December 22, 2013 at 6:48 pm
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by Blake the Heretic - December 22, 2013 at 6:49 pm
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by Ryantology - December 22, 2013 at 11:58 pm
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by Minimalist - December 23, 2013 at 12:48 am
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by là bạn điên - December 23, 2013 at 3:43 am
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by Minimalist - January 12, 2014 at 12:18 pm
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by salamenfuckyou - January 12, 2014 at 12:20 pm
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by c172 - January 12, 2014 at 12:35 pm
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by salamenfuckyou - January 12, 2014 at 12:46 pm
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by Minimalist - January 12, 2014 at 1:06 pm
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by salamenfuckyou - January 12, 2014 at 1:12 pm
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by NoraBrimstone - January 13, 2014 at 7:20 am
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by Chas - January 13, 2014 at 4:30 pm
RE: Is aging a thing of the past? - by Creed of Heresy - January 18, 2014 at 1:57 pm

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