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honestly, it the question shouldn't matter. no matter what aging really "is", it is still a universally horrible affliction that leads to nothing but increasing
by ausbah 7y ago
honestly, it the question shouldn't matter. no matter what aging really "is", it is still a universally horrible affliction that leads to nothing but increasing lower qualities of life those who are afflicted by it, and so should be dealt with as such
- xiphias2 7y agoActually it matters a lot for research funding and accepting papers in journals. One of the biggest things the anti-aging community has achieved is to finally get to a stage where aging is categorized as a disease modifier. Please don't underestimate the effect of this achievement.
- balfirevic 7y agoThat's true, but it's important to acknowledge that "aging is a disease" and "aging is not a disease" are statements about the word "disease", not about aging.