Re: Did we evolve to die? And can we change that?-news story

From: Denis Loubet (dloubet_at_io.com)
Date: 09/30/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:30:07 -0500

"Focus" <b2b@tm.net.my> wrote in message news:415b5d61_2@news.tm.net.my...
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> > > "Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote in message
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> > > > "Focus" <b2b@tm.net.my> wrote in message
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> > > > > "andromeda" <scipage@aol.com> wrote in message
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> > > > > > If aging is programmed into our genes, we might just be able to
do
> > > > > something
> > > > > > about it, some researchers think.
> > > > > > http://www.world-science.net/othernews/040927_ageprogramfrm.htm
> > > > > >
> > > > > You mean you wanna live forever in this world full of ***???
> > > >
> > > > Yes, because there's no guarantee that it will remain ***.
> > >
> > > It'll certainly get shitter if the population increses and increase
and
> > > nobody dies off, don't you think?
> >
> > Yes, if that were to be the case.
> >
> > Any particular reason to think it will be?
> >
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> He just said it. If nobody dies off (live forever remember?)

Whoa, whoa! Who said anything about EVERYONE? You've already made your
position clear, and I think a lot of people would agree with you, so clearly
those people are not going to choose to live forever. And agelessness does
not preclude death by accident or intent.

Personally, I want to live until I want to die.

> and people keep
> producing then the population will increase exponentially and you know
that
> all these people will have to ***.

Do you realize that the only reason the population in the US is not
declining is because of immigration? And this decline is not confined to the
US? The danger in the future is going to be not enough people. Mind you, it
will get worse before it gets better. I have seen studies to the effect that
the worldwide population will increase to around 9 billion before it starts
declining.

> Then the world will get shitter and
> shitter. If you throw all the shit out into space, the atmosphere will
smell
> of *** and why would one want to live to breathe *** day and night?

What? 

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Denis Loubet
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