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12/8/2016 6:14:37 AM
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Do You Think Science Will Significantly Prolong Your Life?
Most of you probably know what I think about science. But I am interested: do you think science will allow you to live longer?
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6 RepliesYes but I hope not. I want to die before I'm decaying and living on tubes and machines with no agency of my own...
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It's definitely a possibility but I'm not about to rule out human error and Murphy's Law. Shit happens, you never know if you'll live to see tomorrow.
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I'd like to meet the people who seriously voted no on this.
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1 ReplyOblate spheroids are round
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god i hope not
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Has it not already? Without the advancements of today i would NOT be here. Pic above^^ shows the result of lifesaving techniques on my body
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At this moment: probably 50 years from now: yes 100 years from now : definitely
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Edited by Ogma: Destroyer of Worlds: 12/9/2016 9:33:19 PMIt has demonstrably done that for the human race already. I think a better question is if there is ever a point in which it actually starts to hurt us a species. If our propulsion continues along the path it currently is, it will become a problem. It would be nice if we had somewhere else to go.
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THE EARTH IS AN OBLATE SPHEROID
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Well, with all of the preservitives they put in food, I'm going to live as long as a twinkie.
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Last time I checked the average lifespan in the UK was around 74. It turns out my figures were about 15 years out of date. The average lifespan is around 82 now. It's actually gone up 8 years in the last 15. I expect it will continue to rise for a good while yet.
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Personally I believe medical science will advance to the point where humans can live 200-300 years longer, than the government seizes this new technology, there is infighting to regain control of it and give it to the people, things escalate, the people rebel, I join the rebel forces, and then I die in battle at the age of 42. So no I believe science will shorten my life.
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I don't know if it will in my lifetime. People now don't really focus on prolonging it any further, but im not super involved in the medical science discussions. I'm sure there will be something revolutionary made to help us.
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Edited by logan678910 65: 12/9/2016 3:12:13 PMYour next post is going to be about how science prolonging life is us putting our faith into it so I'll prove you wrong here and now. Back in the 1800's, the longest life expectancy was around 58 years with the average being probably around 40. Thanks to modern medicine, life has almost doubled that number. Soon, science will have advanced so much that 300 will seem like a small quarter of your life. https://ourworldindata.org/life-expectancy/
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41 RepliesNope, medicine does nothing, faith is what cures all illness.
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7 RepliesSo this is the guy I heard about ey?
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1 ReplyPossibly. Only time will tell.
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[i]He's more machine now than man...[/i]
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It already has, in many ways. Medical advancements and treatments are a simple example. There was a time when kids wouldn't be given a name until they were at least a year old due to mortality rates. If you lived until 30, you were considered old and wise beyond your years. I'd say we have moved forward. Just a bit anyways.
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4 RepliesYes, by making himans abominations.
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2 RepliesThey have a pill they are working off that reverses the aging process and can creat immortality
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2 RepliesI hope not But at the same time, I don't want any of my loved ones to attend my funeral So knowing my luck, I'd end up fcking immortal
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1 ReplyIn the 2030's stem cell replacements will be available to the public, so I think it could do. Even organs will be replace-able.
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1 ReplyI would hope so, but being a male in a family with a double history of Coronary Artery Disease means I'm not getting my hopes up.
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I can't answer this poll iether way. We have advanced medical technology but there's third world countries where people live longer. Reason is they don't have the stress or bad habits we have . Of course logically before antibiotics and other medicines average life span was 35 years, of course all this is is dependent on many factors
