Humans Could Live up to 150 Years, New Research Suggests

Post by [deleted] » Fri, May 28, 2021, 3:50 PM UTC

duckfang wrote: post #55

mgh2 wrote: post #11

Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” -Genesis 6:3

Sorry, but I dont base my worldview on what a bunch of bronze-age people said. It's a good mythological story, though. We have science. -------------------------------- Edit: I really don't understand the downvoters. This specific passage was written 6000 years ago, give or take. It's from a religious holybook that has no bearing on technology, medicine, or science. Germ theory was nonexistent, most forms of medicine…

Post by mgh2 » Fri, May 28, 2021, 3:52 PM UTC

duckfang wrote: post #55

mgh2 wrote: post #11

Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” -Genesis 6:3

Sorry, but I dont base my worldview on what a bunch of bronze-age people said. It's a good mythological story, though. We have science. -------------------------------- Edit: I really don't understand the downvoters. This specific passage was written 6000 years ago, give or take. It's from a religious holybook that has no bearing on technology, medicine, or science. Germ theory was nonexistent, most forms of medicine…

Post by [deleted] » Fri, May 28, 2021, 3:53 PM UTC

dwaltrip wrote: post #65

whiddershins wrote: post #52

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This is dismissive of gained wisdom over time, and probably the most unapologetic generalization about a group I’ve read recently. My guess is having lots of older voters would make it so people stop falling for the same scams over and over, and are less prone to hysteria. If that were the case, governance should improve dramatically.

Have you heard the phrase “science advances one death at a time”? Older people — not all of them, there are many exceptions, but as a group — are more rigid in their thinking and less open to new ideas. Some of this is due to acquired wisdom, but it is also due to decreased ability to imagine the world any other way.

Post by alextheparrot » Fri, May 28, 2021, 3:54 PM UTC

Post by onlyrealcuzzo » Fri, May 28, 2021, 3:57 PM UTC

junon wrote: post #63

csa wrote: post #62

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> My guess is having lots of older voters would make it so people stop falling for the same scams over and over, and are less prone to hysteria. A major part of Fox News’ business model is built around creating FUD amongst senior citizens. They seem to be very successful at it.

I don't think age has anything to do with it, and Fox News has plenty of younger viewers as well. I think education, ideology, and sensationalism have more (everything?) to do with it.