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Yes. Even today, people occasionally live to 120 years. Therefore on the principle of mediocrity, in 2130 there are likely to be people who were born on or befo
by cabalamat 17y ago
Yes. Even today, people occasionally live to 120 years. Therefore on the principle of mediocrity, in 2130 there are likely to be people who were born on or before 2010. And it's very likely IMO that immortality will be a given by then, either using uploading, or via careful repair of damage caused by aging.
- stcredzero 17y agoIt's very likely that we know all of the mechanisms of damage associated with aging. (Looks like there are only 7.) It also seems very likely we can cure all of them. There are two sticky problems, however. Damage in Mitochondrial DNA might be a difficult problem. Replacing the function with nuclear DNA may not be an option in cells like nerve cells, which can be very long on cellular scales. Cancer may be an insurmountable problem. Cancer is not a singular disease. It's more of a consequence of the laws governing evolution. However, if the problem were reduced to just cancer, we would still achieve considerable life extension. (Ending with a very bad disease.)
- joubert 17y agoso you think our life expectancy will be well beyond 1,000 years by then? how will actuaries calculate life expectancy in 2130 (which is less than 1,000 years from now)?