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People suffer because of aging-related diseases. That is bad. Ergo, we should cure age-related diseases. The fact that it also makes you less likely to die is
by kiba 11y ago
People suffer because of aging-related diseases. That is bad. Ergo, we should cure age-related diseases.
The fact that it also makes you less likely to die is a welcome bonus and the inevitable consequence of medical science.
Then we'll have to choose: do we want newborn babies or really old people?
- crispyambulance 11y ago> Then we'll have to choose: do we want newborn babies or really old people? That's the interesting question isn't it? And _who_ gets the privilege to answer? I have no idea to what extent we'll defeat aging and extend life. However, it is reasonable to expect that we'll at least manage to go far enough that concerns about population will enter the picture as well as much more strange problems that have never existed but which should be considered.