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You might have to deal with euthanasia, stopping people having kids, or sharing wealth more widely if people live longer though.
by ximeng 17y ago
You might have to deal with euthanasia, stopping people having kids, or sharing wealth more widely if people live longer though.
- derefr 17y agoWhile we're playing with the human body's regulatory mechanisms, we can just make ovulation happen only once per year.
- jodrellblank 17y agoAnd? (I think we should deal with euthanasia and suicide anyway as a matter of fairness, and population growth if it becomes a serious issue).
- ximeng 17y agoAnd these topics are not cleanly dealt with by society at the moment. I agree that we should deal with these areas better. If we as a society can't agree that terminally ill people should be allowed to die in peace, then I don't think there's any cause for orangecat to be baffled that we don't fund anti-aging research as much as we should. You don't get a billion dollars unless you can have a sensible discussion about the necessary consequences of the research. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/7166200/Pope-Benedict-XVI-criticises-tide-of-secularism-in-UK-and-support-for-euthanasia.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/7166200/...