[aldo_14]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4003063.stm

[pyro-manic]

Yikes. I knew there was a lot of work on this happening, but I didn't think it had advanced this far.

Interesting dilemma, this. If people live to 1000, then how the hell are we going to support them? There's resource shortages as it is, with hundreds of thousands dying all the time. There's no way that this is workable without massive advances in agriculture and other areas of science. We'd have to basically shut down people's reproductive systems, or the population would grow so fast we'd have a global famine within a few years of this being made commonplace....

Personally, I wouldn't want to live to be 1000. I'd probably get really bored after a few centuries, as there'd be nothing I hadn't done. I'm all for treatments that repair damage to the body - it would mean that healthcare costs for the over-60s (or whatever) would drop dramatically, freeing up resources for younger people - but just making people live to 10-15 times their normal lifespan is just not sensible IMO, at least while we're still confined to Earth...

[Jetmech Jr.]

Wow, that's awesome. 20 or so years, they say, before we can live to be about 1000?

[Clave]

Cool, I might actually be able to get some projects finished....

[Ransom]

I don't know about living to 1000, but I definitely like the idea of being able to live longer than 100 (and still be healthy and independent, that is). I don't think I'd be able to finish all my projects and things in a normal human life anyway

[Tiara]

Awesome, my long term plan o' destruction no longer requires me to reincarnate

[Cabbie]

The question is, what would you do if you get the chance to live up to a thousand .

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Cabbie
The question is, what would you do if you get the chance to live up to a thousand .

More importantly, can anyone face up to 970-odd years of working?

[Rictor]

oh Brave New World that has such people in it.

[Tiara]

Originally posted by aldo_14


More importantly, can anyone face up to 970-odd years of working?

Want to sign a contract? It's only for a few hundred years...

[Ghostavo]

Asside from the logistical problems, living 1000 years wouldn't be boring... you could finally have the time to try to learn every language, every science, etc...

[Tiara]

Originally posted by Ghostavo
Asside from the logistical problems, living 1000 years wouldn't be boring... you could finally have the time to try to learn every language, every science, etc...

yeah, it's only boring if you sit and do nothing. But even a normal life span is boring of you do that.

Think of the advancements you'll see. You'll most likely see the day where every man woman and child can go to Mars for the holiday. or have awesome holodecks ala ST

[Bobboau]

this would probly cause a surge in productivity, sence people would no longer die after spending much of there lives lerning the skills of a career.

[IceFire]

I don't think even living to 1000 is worth it....what IS worth it is living to 100 and still being as resiliant and strong as you are at 21.  Not that being 21 is really that magic...but it seems to be the best balance between youthfulness and mental development (for men anyways - females its a different story).

The other thing being that if everyone lives to 1000 then we have a population problem that would need solving.

[aldo_14]

Well, the idea is that you'll never age because of the medical 'repair' work done to keep you in order... i.e. you'll basically remain about 20-odd years old for your entire life.

[Scorpius]

I really doubt living to 1000 is possible in our terms that is one hell of a long time to be kickin around.  He doesnt seem to have any evidence to show how you can stop aging because the causes of it are still unknown.  If he had a hypothetical procedure to support his idea then I would take this guy's claims seriously.

I could see living up to the ripe old age of 250 but that's a long way away (maybe our great grandkids will live that long)

I will bet, however that we could push the average age up to 100 within our lifespan.

[Kazan]

i would love to live that long

[Tiara]

IF you don't like it, refuse the treatment. Or just jump from a bridge over highway after a few centuries

[Flipside]

Indeed, however, unless people who have this treatment are willing to undergo sterilisation or some other such thing at the same time, it could, as has been said, cause severe societal problems. Also, I can very very easily see any kind of 'Elixir of Immortality' kicking us joyfully off into another War

[Tiara]

Originally posted by Flipside
Also, I can very very easily see any kind of 'Elixir of Immortality' kicking us joyfully off into another War

Bullets will still kill you, you know It just prevents aging for a veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy long time.

I'm going to start an Ent fan club.

YES! We should all talk old-Entish when we get this anti-aging cure.