Will a cure for ageing ever be discovered? If it were, would you want to live for 200 years?
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Give me 90 super years, it's quality not quanity.
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Wwwwow - I don't know to either of your questions , the way the world is going there really is no telling , and to live through what I fear may begin - I can't say that I truly would like to live 200 years - Good Question High + 5
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Only if I had the body of a 16 year old would I want to do it!
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Some futurists think all the worlds problems will be solved in the next few years. I find that highly unlikely myself, people are to busy thinking about waging war not living in harmony. The nanotechnologists think they are going to solve all the saging skin, varicous veins and other pesky signs of aging. They reduce everything to the smallest degree. Interesting yes but believable I don't know. I really do not want to live to be 200 years old.
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Only if the energy matched the youthful looks.
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The first 40 have been tough enough, but generally, once people are over the middle aged hump things seem to get better. Imagine all the wisdom and having a youthful body. Wow! I don't know if they'll ever discover an ageing cure. It's possible, but it will come as a result of finding a cure for the other diseases, especially cancer and autoimmune disorders such as diabetes, etc. If there is a cure for ageing, I will be the first in line if I can have my 19-year-old body back! My body was as close to perfect as you can get then. LOL.
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I would only want to live 200 years if I could be healthy while doing so. Living for that long in a worn-out body, or worse, with a senile mind, wouldn't be what I wanted. Also, I would want to be surrounded by my friends and family. If only I could get the treatment and no one else, I'd probably turn it down.
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Yes, as long as I led 200 happy years.
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No, but maybe if a cure for AGING is found...
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If we are strong enough to work, healthy , wealthy and enjoy the life till 190 years old I would.
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I don't think so,and if it does it probably will only shorten the aging progress on the outer body,the whole body ages,most people i think want to stay young looking.I would only want to live to be 200 if I could be that old and still be a productive member of society,with no ailments that usually plague snior adults.
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oh, he** no!! in fact i will be greatly disappointed if i live to be 100!
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If it were discovered, it wouldn't be available to us mere mortals. Only to those who are in high up places like presidents pm's and such like.
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Not sure if I'd want to live to be 200, but over 100 would be nice.
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Aging isn't a disease and it doesn't need a cure, it's part of the Cycle of Life. To everything there is a season and once I'm past the ability to physically enjoy life and to give back and not just take up room and resources, I'll be happy to say 'goodnight' and move on.
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I wouldnt want to live 200 years :)
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If I could stay young and healthy mentally and physically and continue to accrue knowledge. Think how wonderful that would be for the really important Doctors and Healers to have so much longer to perfect their work.
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Give me one reason why not? What healthy and active person wants to die?
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I would not want to live to be 200. It would be too difficult to watch all of my loved ones die, unless they get to be 200 too!
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I don't think they should even try to find a cure for age, aging is a natural thing that happens and we shouldn't try to alter it or change anything. And I wouldn't want to live 200 years...just think all that's going on right now, for 200 years. And of course, there won't be the same problems, but there will be different problems that will have to be dealt with. And also just think, what if EVERYBODY wanted to live 200 years or more, wouldn't that be a problem .. for like over-population or something?
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You say "cure for ageing" as if it's an illness. Ageing is part of life's process. If nature intended us to grow old & die, I don't see why we should go against that. Nature knows best.
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Not just 200, 1000, 1 million, forever as long as it comes with eternal youth so I'm not living that long unhealthy or senile. Life is a great thing. There's nothing positive about death. Dead people can't do anything or enjoy anything so I'd take the treatment.
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No. I would settle for another 15-20 years with my wife, and be perfectly happy. : )
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I don't know to the first question. I do know that I wouldn't want to live to be 200 though. I haven't enjoyed the first 22 years of life, so I think the next 178 wouldn't be fun either.
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