It's a good question. The short answer is I don't know.
Technology got us into this situation, so I guess technology is going to get us out. Population would have never reached its present state without technology.
Without energy, a lot of people are going to die. We need to develop sustainable energy for starters. All the energy for everything on this planet comes from the sun, so solar needs to be continually improved. It's worth noting that the wind happens because of solar energy; the ultimate source for oil (the seemingly preferred Western source for energy) is solar too.
This wasn't even on the radar when I was young. Energy was cheap and it was never going to run out! The cars were so big and the engines were enormous. Gas mileage wasn't of the slightest concern. 6 cylinder engines were considered a stigma.
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"I do not see any logical reason why there would be a hard limit."
Science is about observing nature and drawing conclusions from those observations. That you don't "see a logical reason" that lifespan should be limited is irrelevant. Over 7 billion people are alive today and perhaps 100 billion have ever lived. The oldest woman ever with documented records reached 122 and the oldest man 118. Average lifespan has been increasing at a pretty remarkable rate since the industrial and scientific revolutions and is now roughly double that of earlier times. About 316,000 humans are alive today aged 100 years or older. The odds of a person aged 100 reaching age 110 are roughly 1 in 1,000. Fewer than 100 people in recorded history have been documented to have reached age 115 and only 4 people are alive today who have been documented to have reached age 115. Interestingly most people who reach these highly improbable ages do not die from cancer, stroke or heart disease, rather they die from exhaustion of organ reserve, their bodies are no longer able to maintain homeostasis. It's a brick wall out there.
Science is about observing nature and drawing conclusions from those observations. That you don't "see a logical reason" that lifespan should be limited is irrelevant. Over 7 billion people are alive today and perhaps 100 billion have ever lived. The oldest woman ever with documented records reached 122 and the oldest man 118. Average lifespan has been increasing at a pretty remarkable rate since the industrial and scientific revolutions and is now roughly double that of earlier times. About 316,000 humans are alive today aged 100 years or older. The odds of a person aged 100 reaching age 110 are roughly 1 in 1,000. Fewer than 100 people in recorded history have been documented to have reached age 115 and only 4 people are alive today who have been documented to have reached age 115. Interestingly most people who reach these highly improbable ages do not die from cancer, stroke or heart disease, rather they die from exhaustion of organ reserve, their bodies are no longer able to maintain homeostasis. It's a brick wall out there.
To avoid, wear n tear, aging, and the major cause,
Of chemical degradation, one might investigate,
Carbon 60, as this is a major reduction of,
Oxidative stress, on these bodies, in this environment.
Logarithmicly, greater than vitamin C,
Several 100k, greater,
Has a better result for actually stopping aging,
Than anything mentioned in society thus far.
Except for Carbon 70.
Not kidding......
Why are you changing the subject? I try to address your question and now this.
MYOB.
That may seem true,
Yet,
More careful examination, of this world,
May lead to different conclusions.
One may need to,
'Think outside the box'
Then, more opportunity, may be more a available ....
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There is a Russian man, that lived to be 167.
Although documentation is scarce.
Very interesting. Extraordinarily old people I've known did seem to die suddenly.
My friend's father was in his upper 90s and still very active and living independently. He played tennis 2-3 times a week and still maintained his condo. He was on a flight to see his family for Thanksgiving and he died on the flight. Sad story and despite his advanced age, it was kind of a shock to his family; he was in great shape.
My aunt was 107 and survived a heart attack. Doctors said they could and would fix her up but she decided against it and died 9 days later. She was still active and sharp mentally. She still went out for lunch every week and you could still have a lively conversation with her. For a while I thought she was going to outlive me.
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Here is another song,
About increasing our lifespan,
Based on the Coleridge poem,
About the same thing.
Rush: Xanadu (A farewell to kings, 1977) - YouTube
The poem >
Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment.
Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Poetry Foundation
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3000 years ! Wow !
I think I'll write the best book ever about proscratination... but as I had time to write it, I simply procrastinate or consider the choice of my pen... maybe tomorrow !
When you're Jimy Hendrix, you just need 28 years to do something with your life.
I think I'll write the best book ever about proscratination... but as I had time to write it, I simply procrastinate or consider the choice of my pen... maybe tomorrow !
When you're Jimy Hendrix, you just need 28 years to do something with your life.
We had chance this singer didn't live 3000 years ! (Alphavil)
... 3000 years, I will try to be dictator. Then being alive and dictator, I'll wonder if immortality is a sort of life dictatorship against the death. So I will try to become immortal, whatever I have to die for it !
... 3000 years, I will try to be dictator. Then being alive and dictator, I'll wonder if immortality is a sort of life dictatorship against the death. So I will try to become immortal, whatever I have to die for it !
Was he done?
I often wonder what he'd have done if he hadn't died so young. It gives me great concern for new, young talent that's so rare.
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - Thrill Is Gone - 2/24/19 Clearwater Sea Blues Festival - YouTube
Edit: I've been a big Hendrix fan since 1970. He was just getting started when he died.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXUI6d8hZwA
Good musicians are a dime a dozen. Question is what share of what's come after him would he have brought to the stage.
Cuz.. "it's all over now, baby blue" 😎
A lot of musicians surcumb to drugs and alcohol.
Its a crutch to get them between the big high's and low's of gig's.
We only have one body and need to take care of it.
My Dad smoked heavily and had his first heart attack at 46.
I am a none smoker and not had one yet at 64.
You can make a difference to your own long term health.
Its a crutch to get them between the big high's and low's of gig's.
We only have one body and need to take care of it.
My Dad smoked heavily and had his first heart attack at 46.
I am a none smoker and not had one yet at 64.
You can make a difference to your own long term health.
Thinking along historical lines, no doubt this possibility was debated ad infinitum in centuries past..."circa 1350 AD,...why would you want to live to be Fifty?" It's all relative folks...There are so many more things I personally want to do, but the door is closing fast. "do you ever get tired of the waiting, don't worry, nobody lives forever"
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