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Re:Longevity Inc by hashnsalt on Sunday June 26, 2016 @07:24PM (#11983313)
I agree with your point. Part of aging research is to reduce the rate of deterioration and maybe avoid it altogether. I just have a problem with the idea of living forever. Maybe add a cap on human lifespan?
Re:Longevity Inc by farresito on Sunday June 26, 2016 @08:13PM (#11983506)
Jeez, no, not a cap on lifespan please haha. No one can still wrap in their heads what indefinite lifespans will mean, but I'm sure adding a cap on lifespan is not something we want to do.
Re:Longevity Inc by kobeya on Sunday June 26, 2016 @07:47PM (#11983410)
Let's say we live in a world where human bodies don't age. How do you suggest enforcing that cap? Gas chambers?
Re:Longevity Inc by mahyarm on Sunday June 26, 2016 @08:08PM (#11983491)
Plain old accidents? No cap required.
Re:Longevity Inc by hashnsalt on Sunday June 26, 2016 @07:58PM (#11983455)
I don't have an answer to your loaded question (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loaded_question).

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Re:Longevity Inc by secstate on Sunday June 26, 2016 @10:37PM (#11983886)
The problem is that it's not really a loaded question, but a valid response to the idea of an age cap amidst indefinite life spans. How do you propose capping the life span of an adult without the use of a termination agent?
Re:Longevity Inc by hashnsalt on Friday July 01, 2016 @11:37AM (#12016959)
I am not proposing anything. I don't know how we can cap the lifespan of an adult. But I do know that if we have a cure for aging today, i.e. people stop dying from this day onwards, the population is only going to keep growing and that doesn't seem very sustainable. This is, of course, given that people continue to have children. Halting the production of new offspring could be interesting to witness from an evolutionary standpoint.

As far as the loaded question is concerned, I did sense an inflammatory tone in kobeya's response with the gas chambers question. Your response, on the other hand, is more discussion-oriented and open-minded.

Re:Longevity Inc by kobeya on Monday June 27, 2016 @02:16PM (#11988160)
Except it's not a loaded question at all -- administrative murder seems to be exactly what you are proposing.