Age reduction. Enammel reconstruction. Batteries. The three pillars of perpetual breakthroughs.
Interested to hear more about Enamel reconstruction!
Age Reduction Breakthrough?
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#92Earlier quoted context omitted.
At risk of sounding absolutely insane: There's probably no way to prove that this hasn't happened. Anyone who realizes they're not aging normally would likely have taken on a new identity elsewhere for fear of: 1. being burned at the stake 2. being trialed in repeated experiments 3. being deified, and then subsequently being burned at the stake. --- I realize my comment sounds like a joke, but I'm entirely serious. I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_Earth
One of the only movies that remains intriguing throughout despite being basically a single conversation.
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#93I'm very curious about how this mere signaling solves all off once:
- natural as well as stress-induced telomeres shortening
- oxidative molecular stress
- accumulative viral damage on body's DNA
- natural atrophy of thymus (thymic involution)
etc
I'm curious about the proposed mechanisms, if any.
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#94Since it seems like the upshot of all of this is that Katcher is claiming to have discovered a set of signalling molecules which, when injected, rejuvenate tissue and presumably lengthen life, it runs into one of the most fundamental objections that can be leveled at theory of aging (or cure thereof): of the billions of humans that have existed, how is it that none of them have possessed a mutation which (in this cas…
At risk of sounding absolutely insane: There's probably no way to prove that this hasn't happened. Anyone who realizes they're not aging normally would likely have taken on a new identity elsewhere for fear of: 1. being burned at the stake 2. being trialed in repeated experiments 3. being deified, and then subsequently being burned at the stake. --- I realize my comment sounds like a joke, but I'm entirely serious. I…
One of my most favorite sci-fi movies explores this idea [0]. It's very intriguing and quite entertaining.
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#95Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's not targeting you. It targeted at dumbasses with cash who are scared of dying.
What's wrong with not wanting to die?
Being dead is basically the equivalent experience as not having been born. I'm not terribly upset about all the things I missed before 1977 AD. Not sure why I should be too worried about what I'll miss when I'm gone.
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#96Earlier quoted context omitted.
said with the entire world cooped up scared in their homes...
Yup, current situation sucks massively. Doesn't change the fact that a disproportionate fear of death is exceedingly unhealthy and robs folks of some of the joy of being alive.
Except nobody said, or even suggested, a fear of dying. Only you did. There's a significant difference between wanting more time to do things and sitting around terrified, and conflating the two is problematic.
Reading your siblings, you're projecting your own feelings onto a completely reasonable feeling that most people have: with another hundred years of experience, what's possible?
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#97Earlier quoted context omitted.
If the headline was "universal cure for cancer found!", would you also say "I'm missing the good news"?
Depends on who has access. Do you think everyone will have equal access to this treatment?
Are there any elective treatments that people don't have equal access to?
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#98Since it seems like the upshot of all of this is that Katcher is claiming to have discovered a set of signalling molecules which, when injected, rejuvenate tissue and presumably lengthen life, it runs into one of the most fundamental objections that can be leveled at theory of aging (or cure thereof): of the billions of humans that have existed, how is it that none of them have possessed a mutation which (in this cas…
At risk of sounding absolutely insane: There's probably no way to prove that this hasn't happened. Anyone who realizes they're not aging normally would likely have taken on a new identity elsewhere for fear of: 1. being burned at the stake 2. being trialed in repeated experiments 3. being deified, and then subsequently being burned at the stake. --- I realize my comment sounds like a joke, but I'm entirely serious. I…
I've met people who look 25 but are actually 45. A few of them, actually. It's on the extreme end of the bell curve but it happens.
As for more extreme cases, I could believe that a few people discovered that they weren't aging and hid it, but not more than a few people, especially in modern times. Switching identities isn't exactly easy and the probability of every one of them successfully carrying it out gets exponentially suppressed as the number of people increases.
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#99So, do you become chimeric by doing this? Beating death Ship of Theseus style?