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This will just turn into a silly argument over semantics. It's not as if a natural death is just suddenly passing from old age. You succumb to some kind of dise
by danielhooper 10y ago
This will just turn into a silly argument over semantics. It's not as if a natural death is just suddenly passing from old age. You succumb to some kind of disease that destroys a critical part of your body. Modern medicine does a lot when it comes to preventing and curing diseases, so I'm not sure where your argument that medicine hasn't attempted to extend our lives comes from.
- zargon 10y agoThe effects of aging aren't recognized as a disease. I'm all for changing that and treating aging as a disease. That's the distinction I'm making. Barring diseases and injuries, the human lifespan hasn't been extended. The average lifespan has been extended because we can treat diseases and injuries -- that is wonderful. The lifespan of a healthy person -- how long a disease- and injury-free person can live -- hasn't changed, and that's medicine's blind spot I was talking about.