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FDA: drugs = "articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease." That would include nanobots. >That isn't the
by rsheridan6 17y ago
FDA: drugs = "articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease." That would include nanobots.
>That isn't the only way it will happen. Specifically mentioned are artificial organs used to replace failing organs. That is starting to happen right now and could extend life expectancy.
What happens when (not if) your brain fails? This would just buy us a few more years before we became senile. Worthwhile, but not immortality.
>your personal attack that he's just an old man grasping at straws is just bad form.
Maybe. It's also true.
- jodrellblank 17y agoFDA: Silly, will happen, will be worked around. Years: Immortality isn't one step. Extra years are all you need for immortality, as long as you last long enough for the next treatment that gives you extra years. What happens when your brain fails? Hope there's a cure by then. Said failure wont be magic, it will be biological/physical/chemical/electrical and one day repair/replacable at some level. Straws: Not true. He's not grasping at straws because he's old, he's pursuing a several decades long interest in technology, health and longevity. Also, wanting a longer life isn't 'sad' nor does it make him a 'sad' person.
- ph0rque 17y agoYears: Immortality isn't one step. Extra years are all you need for immortality, as long as you last long enough for the next treatment that gives you extra years. Aubrey de Grey has termed this concept actuarial escape velocity.