Big Think

Edward C on March 26, 2008, 3:05 PM

What will happen if we cure aging?

Have you read the book – "Brave New World", it'll be pretty much like that ;-)

Edward C on March 26, 2008, 7:05 PM

What will happen if we cure aging?

Have you read the book – “Brave New World”, it’ll be pretty much like that ;-)

sciencesaves on May 14, 2008, 3:49 AM

I think we need to strive for the possibilities that are within our grasp at the present, and not focus so much on the far-out possibilities that are science-fiction to those dealing with the reality of life in the early 21st century.

One step at a time, and a whole lot of discussion on where the technology branches out to, or we end up with a far more complicated world than the one we already have.

Alexander Scholz on May 14, 2008, 6:58 AM

If it was possible to stop aging in which age would we stop it? In the age of 6, 18, 25, 50 and who is the one to decide?

Why should be less violence in a world without aging? The opposite might be come true.

Is aging a disease? Since when? (Aging has history)

If we agree that our enlived body is an essential part of our experience – don't we lose an essential part of our self (the self) by stopping aging?

Alexander Scholz on May 14, 2008, 7:09 AM

He said "let's do first things first" and let us stop aging instead of stopping the social problems. Who said that the social problems are not the first thing? Stopping aging is a pathetic means to avoid thinking about our fear about dying and death. Perhaps we should begin to discus the topic here.

sciencesaves on May 14, 2008, 7:49 AM

I think we need to strive for the possibilities that are within our grasp at the present, and not focus so much on the far-out possibilities that are science-fiction to those dealing with the reality of life in the early 21st century.

One step at a time, and a whole lot of discussion on where the technology branches out to, or we end up with a far more complicated world than the one we already have.

Alexander Scholz on May 14, 2008, 10:58 AM

If it was possible to stop aging in which age would we stop it? In the age of 6, 18, 25, 50 and who is the one to decide?

Why should be less violence in a world without aging? The opposite might be come true.

Is aging a disease? Since when? (Aging has history)

If we agree that our enlived body is an essential part of our experience – don’t we lose an essential part of our self (the self) by stopping aging?

Alexander Scholz on May 14, 2008, 11:09 AM

He said “let’s do first things first” and let us stop aging instead of stopping the social problems. Who said that the social problems are not the first thing? Stopping aging is a pathetic means to avoid thinking about our fear about dying and death. Perhaps we should begin to discus the topic here.