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OpEd Piece on Extended Life Expectancy

Posted by michael on from the read-holy-fire-by-sterling dept.

daksis writes "CNN has posted an OpEd piece from the New York Times that raises some interesting issues. With the current advances in biology, we as a society are facing the real possibility that "immortality" could some day be the norm. What sort of social impact can we expect when/if life expectancies are measured in centuries?"

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  1. Medical advances by chunkwhite86 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hopefully one day they can come up with a medical preventative measure for obesity. "Self restraint" certainly doesn't seem to be working as there are TONS of fat people everywhere (At least in the US). Put the damn potato chips down!

    It really pisses me off when I see some 350 lb woman ordering three big mac's and two XL fries. The ever-increasing cost of private health care is very likely due in part to treating all the diseases and conditions that result from being grossly over-weight.

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