This makes me hum along Alphaville's song "Forever Young"...
Just what I want to do... pay taxes forever...
Funny, I came up with that biological ponzi scheme as an orginal thought years ago.
I am 50. I figure if I can live another 30 years then I should be able to live another 20 because of science. Keep in mind that in 30 years there will be no cancer, heart disease, diabetes, etc. If I can live those extra 20 then I will be able to live another 20 because of more advances. This goes on and on.
The big challenge of the generation being born today, here today now, is who gets to live 150 years.
Change is a coming.
John
Plus, even if the stuff of this article becomes reality, you'd still have to worry constantly about physical obliteration. If you get nuked or otherwise totally vaporized, there is no way science will ever be able to bring you back. And even if they somehow discovered a way to create a "back-up you" to guard against physical obliteration of the original, the back-up would likewise be at risk of physical obliteration.
There is no way out of death. Ever. Period.
but seriously, folks...It is a myth that we live longer now "than"
our family has thousands of names done in our genealogy - and, just for ex: - in the 1600's =- the Mayflower lines - our folk lived long lives. Just look at the leaders: Gov Wm. Bradford died at 78, Elder Wm. Brewster, just short of 80th BD, John Alden, age 88, and Myles Standish 72. (granted, those were longer than their contemporaries back across the pond. What was the difference? Clean water, clean food 0 including wild game, which was not in abundance - except for royalty - in the Old World, clean air.)
Then there are the recorded statements of Native Americans, even before the Mayflower, telling of how they used to live into the 120+'s before the advent of white man's bread and wine.
Bottom line, for a healthier you - eat sparingly but good and keep the pipes clean!We have, what, about 24 feet of intestines - and a lot of stuff we eat sits and ferments in there - spreading toxins throughout our system...not healthy. (wouldn't expect a car to run well on such clogged pipes.)
But there would be drawbacks to living in a society where the average lifespan is so long, like stagnation of society.
Those people who have children and die will be at war with those who choose barrenness and long life. I predict victory for the child-bearing.
Mrs VS
Biochemist Richard Passwater talks about mice that had been given Co-Q10.
He kept a control group, and started giving another group the enzyme when they were something like the equivalent of 45 yrs old, human reference wise.
All of the mice who got it outlived all of the mice who didn't get it. The mice who got it live to an average of 130-150 years old human adjusted.
Pretty stunning results for one simple enzyme.
gee.... I wanna live forever, but not if I have to read that much to learn how!
: )