>> The age of something is simply the measurement of elapsed time >now you're changing the terms. Ambiguous use of terminology (e.g. age defined one way vs. a

>> The age of something is simply the measurement of elapsed time >now you're changing the terms. Ambiguous use of terminology (e.g. age defined one way vs. age defined another way) is equivocation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivocation_fallacy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivocation_fallacy May I suggest the term senescence, or biological senescence, be used instead of the term age? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senescence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senescence