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So if nobody dies, how do we deal with evolution in the case that we need it. What about brain plasticity? Young brains learn new concepts well and use those ex
by Joof 10y ago
So if nobody dies, how do we deal with evolution in the case that we need it. What about brain plasticity? Young brains learn new concepts well and use those experiences to create new ideas and innovations.
We should try to fight aging, but if that succeeds there are a lot of other societal problems that need to be solved as well.
- aantix 10y agotDCS appears to help with Neuroplasticity.
- kafkaesq 10y agoSo if nobody dies, how do we deal with evolution in the case that we need it? It needs to be seen that having older people around isn't a hindrance to evolution, but rather a great assist to it -- precisely because they have so many memories, and so many of the positive qualities (patience, forbearance... and a general lack of vanity) that naturally come with being around the planet for so long. Which those of stuck in (seemingly) lively, energetic younger bodies can greatly benefit from.
- GrumpyYoungMan 10y ago>It needs to be seen that having older people around isn't a hindrance to evolution, but rather a great assist to it ... That seems rather unlikely. "A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it." -Max Planck
- AstralStorm 10y agoHe could have been wrong too. Because he was still alive. ;-)
- Joof 10y agoI mean the kind where we swap genes. A lower birthrate doesn't help much. Genetic engineering exists, but we can't change how our bodies have already developed quite so easily. I think occasional increases in brain plasticity may be more useful to change society itself (assuming you can get people to do something that alters their brains). That may not be necessary of course.
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