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The Future of Aging Just Might Be in Margaritaville

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Post by onetimemanytime »

dawhizkid wrote: post #13

I wonder how many people think about longevity...for me that is less so about living to 100+ but more about doing as much as I can now to make sure old age is not filled with chronic illness. I’m a “millennial” and already very mindful of lifestyle choices that I hope help maximize my longevity i.e. fasting, low carb, exercise, no drugs, no smoking, less alcohol.

+1 for this. We don't want 480 year old men /women walking around. Hopefully they live to 80-90-100 but live a full life, not a life spent in hospital after hospital.

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Post by klaudius »

dawhizkid wrote: post #13

I wonder how many people think about longevity...for me that is less so about living to 100+ but more about doing as much as I can now to make sure old age is not filled with chronic illness. I’m a “millennial” and already very mindful of lifestyle choices that I hope help maximize my longevity i.e. fasting, low carb, exercise, no drugs, no smoking, less alcohol.

Here's a nice blog for people interested in healthy living: https://healthfully.net/roadmap/

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Post by qnsi »

dawhizkid wrote: post #13

I wonder how many people think about longevity...for me that is less so about living to 100+ but more about doing as much as I can now to make sure old age is not filled with chronic illness. I’m a “millennial” and already very mindful of lifestyle choices that I hope help maximize my longevity i.e. fasting, low carb, exercise, no drugs, no smoking, less alcohol.

Low carb connected with longevity? I heard the opposite - vegan diet is good for longevity. Am I wrong?

Edit: One article that supports my view (I found it in my bookmarks, there might be better) https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/opinion/sunday/the-optima...

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Post by yters »

coldcode wrote: post #2

I may be in that demographic, but I prefer to be around young people (I volunteer a lot with youth). Being around nothing but old people all day would make me old and depressed. I prefer to be around the future not the past.

Old people are the future of those who don't get themselves killed early.

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Post by yters »

Another thing we should try is learning to not be afraid of death. If we aren't afraid of death, then getting old is not such a big deal.

Atheists have no reason to fear death, because then there is nothing.

Religious people only have to fear death if they are living in a way they know is wrong.

So, best bet is to live consistent with the majority of lasting world religions, and either there is nothing or there is blissful afterlife. Plus, the present life will be better, too. Win, win!

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Post by ryukafalz »

yters wrote: post #55

Another thing we should try is learning to not be afraid of death. If we aren't afraid of death, then getting old is not such a big deal. Atheists have no reason to fear death, because then there is nothing. Religious people only have to fear death if they are living in a way they know is wrong. So, best bet is to live consistent with the majority of lasting world religions, and either there is nothing or there is bl…

>Atheists have no reason to fear death, because then there is nothing.

Well, I'm not afraid of being dead. I sure do like being alive though, and would prefer that to continue!

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Post by chumali »

yters wrote: post #55

Another thing we should try is learning to not be afraid of death. If we aren't afraid of death, then getting old is not such a big deal. Atheists have no reason to fear death, because then there is nothing. Religious people only have to fear death if they are living in a way they know is wrong. So, best bet is to live consistent with the majority of lasting world religions, and either there is nothing or there is bl…

This is effectively a restatement of Pascal's Wager and therefore suffers from the same problems as the original formulation. The promise of a blissful afterlife is an insufficient basis for a morally authentic life, and the individual adopting theistic morals on that premise is acting in bad faith.

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Post by Tepix »

yters wrote: post #55

Another thing we should try is learning to not be afraid of death. If we aren't afraid of death, then getting old is not such a big deal. Atheists have no reason to fear death, because then there is nothing. Religious people only have to fear death if they are living in a way they know is wrong. So, best bet is to live consistent with the majority of lasting world religions, and either there is nothing or there is bl…

> Atheists have no reason to fear death, because then there is nothing.

To me - as an atheist - not believing in an afterlife makes death a lot scarier. Once you're dead it's over.

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Post by spicymaki »

Tepix wrote: post #58
yters wrote: post #55

Another thing we should try is learning to not be afraid of death. If we aren't afraid of death, then getting old is not such a big deal. Atheists have no reason to fear death, because then there is nothing. Religious people only have to fear death if they are living in a way they know is wrong. So, best bet is to live consistent with the majority of lasting world religions, and either there is nothing or there is bl…

> Atheists have no reason to fear death, because then there is nothing. To me - as an atheist - not believing in an afterlife makes death a lot scarier. Once you're dead it's over.

If you believed that a omniscient omnipresent being is judging your every move inoder to determine whether to put you in a state of heavenly bliss or eternal damnation after death, you might be a little scared.

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Post by gxigzigxigxi »

yters wrote: post #55

Another thing we should try is learning to not be afraid of death. If we aren't afraid of death, then getting old is not such a big deal. Atheists have no reason to fear death, because then there is nothing. Religious people only have to fear death if they are living in a way they know is wrong. So, best bet is to live consistent with the majority of lasting world religions, and either there is nothing or there is bl…

I think if you can mostly get over your fear of death that’s greAt, but I’m not sure it is feasible. Fear of death is evolutionarily adaptive like almost nothing else is, so it’s wired in at a pretty deep level.

(You wouldn’t want to entirely escape it —- a little fear is good to keep you from doing stupid thing.)

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