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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	I know that Mankind will find scientific ways to extend life expectancy. This is because it is a [b]PRIMAL[/b] drive - to survive. It is something that Mankind has pursued since time immortal. And as scientific knowledge drives back the unknown, especially in biology, and more specifically, in the area of the human body, ways to repair cells, DNA, nerves, etc will come into existence, as will treatments that rejuvenate the human body as well. The real question is how much time will it give, how optimized will it become, and will it be economically feasible? I think the first types of treatments will be crude, of course (and probably are already being done, or experimented with for humans). But as advances are made, things will get more and more optimized. I mean, here is where the money is - if you can offer a type of rejuvenation (and it actually works), people will be prepared to pay anything to obtain it. To that, comes the societal impact of such a thing, of course. This is where we should really be focusing our questions and thoughts - rejuvenation of the human body and the extention of life expectancy will become a reality. We need to start seriously considering the ramifications of such. How do we deal with a workforce that is retiring at age X, but can life 10 times longer than that? To that, what does money really mean, when I can save a paltry sum (10$, say, a year) and live for thousands of years - eventually I will be a millionaire. In that sense, just about anyone will become rich with just a paltry amount of savings. What about the impact that has on the population? The way I see it, something like this will of course drive Mankind to the stars. For there will not be enough space and resources on this planet to support such an advance. [url=http://faq.ozoneasylum.com/397/]WebShaman[/url] \| [i]The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities. - Sophocles[/i] Loading...
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